On the map below you can see an overview of internet exchange points (IXPs) around the world, zoom in and click on a city marker to see the internet exchange points available in the city.
All the internet exchange points from the map above are also listed in the table below, that you can sort by clicking on the headlines of the table. Further information about each IXP is available by clicking its name.
IXP |
Area |
Country |
Locations |
ANIX - Albanian Neutral Internet Exchange |
Tirana |
Albania |
N/A |
ANG-IXP - Angola Internet Exchange Point |
Luanda |
Angola |
N/A |
NAP-Cabase - Network Access Point Cabase |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
N/A |
ACT-IX - ACT Internet Exchange |
Canberra |
Australia |
N/A |
AUSIX - GlobalCenter AUSIX |
Melbourne |
Australia |
N/A |
WAIX - Western Australian Internet Exchange |
Perth |
Australia |
N/A |
EQIX-SYD - Equinix Exchange Sydney |
Sydney |
Australia |
1 |
SAIX - Salzburg Internet eXchange |
Salzburg |
Austria |
1 |
VIX - Vienna Internet eXchange |
Vienna |
Austria |
1 |
GIX-BH - Gateway Gulf Internet Exchange |
Manama |
Bahrain |
N/A |
BDIX - Bangladesh Internet Exchange |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
N/A |
BNIX - Belgian National Internet eXchange |
Brussels |
Belgium |
2 |
FreeBIX - Free Belgian Internet Exchange |
Brussels |
Belgium |
3 |
PIT-BOLIVIA - Punto de Intercambio de Tráfico - Bolivia |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
N/A |
PTT-AME - PTT Americana |
Americana |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-BEL - PTT Belem |
Belem |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-MG - PTT Belo Horizonte |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
N/A |
FIX - Ponto Federal de Interconexão de Redes |
Brasília |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-DF - PTT Brasilia |
Brasilia |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-CPV - PTT Campina Grande |
Campina Grande |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-CAS - PTT Campinas |
Campinas |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-CXJ - PTT Caxias Do Sul |
Caxias Do Sul |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-PR - PTT Curitiba |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-SC - PTT Florianopolis |
Florianopolis |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-CE - PTT Fortaleza |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-GYN - PTT Goiania |
Goiania |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-LDA - PTT Londrina |
Londrina |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-MAO - PTT Manaus |
Manaus |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-NAT - PTT Natal |
Natal |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-RS - PTT Porto Alegre |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-PE - PTT Recife |
Recife |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-RJ - PTT Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-BA - PTT Salvador |
Salvador |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-SJP - PTT Sao Jose do Rio Preto |
Sao Jose do Rio Preto |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-SJC - PTT Sao Jose dos Campos |
Sao Jose dos Campos |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-SP - PTT Sao Paulo |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil |
N/A |
PTT-VIX - PTT Vitoria |
Vitoria |
Brazil |
N/A |
NetIX-KAN - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, KA |
Kapitan Andreevo |
Bulgaria |
N/A |
NetIX-RUS - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Ruse |
Ruse |
Bulgaria |
1 |
NetIX-SOF - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Sofia |
Sofia |
Bulgaria |
4 |
HTN-CIX - Cambodia Internet Exchange |
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia |
N/A |
PIX-MON - PEER 1 Internet Exchange Montreal |
Montreal |
Canada |
1 |
QIX - Montreal Interent Exchange |
Montreal |
Canada |
2 |
OttIX - Ottawa Internet eXchange |
Ottawa |
Canada |
N/A |
PIX-TOR - PEER 1 Internet Exchange Toronto |
Toronto |
Canada |
1 |
TORIX - The Toronto Internet Exchange |
Toronto |
Canada |
1 |
VANIX - Vancouver Internet Exchange |
Vancouver |
Canada |
2 |
WPGIX - Winnipeg Internet Exchange |
Winnipeg |
Canada |
N/A |
NAP-CL - Network Access Point Chile |
Santiago |
Chile |
N/A |
PIT-Chile - PIT Chile Interconectando Chile |
Santiago |
Chile |
N/A |
CHN-IX - China Internet Exchange |
Beijing |
China |
N/A |
EQIX-HKG - Equinix Exchange Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
China |
1 |
HKIX - Hong Kong Internet eXchange |
Hong Kong |
China |
N/A |
NAP-CO - Network Access Point Colombia |
Bogota |
Colombia |
N/A |
CIX - Croatian Internet eXchange |
Zagreb |
Croatia |
N/A |
NIX-CZ - Neutral Internet eXchange |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
3 |
DIX - Danish Internet Exchange |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
1 |
KINIX - Kinshasa Internet Exchange Point |
Kinshasa |
DR Congo |
N/A |
NAP-EC - NAP Ecuador |
Quito / Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
N/A |
CAIX - Cairo Internet Exchange |
Cairo |
Egypt |
N/A |
TIX-ES - Tallinn Internet eXchange |
Tallinn |
Estonia |
N/A |
FICIX - Finnish Communication and Internet Exchange |
Helsinki |
Finland |
N/A |
TREX - Tampere Region Exchange |
Tampere |
Finland |
N/A |
GrenoblIX - Grenoble Internet eXchange |
Grenoble |
France |
1 |
Lyonix - Lyon Internet Exchange |
Lyon |
France |
N/A |
OuestIX - Ouest Internet Exchange |
Nantes |
France |
N/A |
NicIX - Nice Internet eXchange |
Nice |
France |
N/A |
EQIX-PAR - Equinix Exchange Paris |
Paris |
France |
2 |
France-IX - France IX Services |
Paris |
France |
7 |
NetIX-PAR - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Paris |
Paris |
France |
1 |
POUIX - Paris Operators for Universal Internet eXchange |
Paris |
France |
3 |
SFINX - Service for French INternet eXchange |
Paris |
France |
2 |
SaintetIX - Saint-Etienne Internet eXchange |
Saint-Etienne |
France |
1 |
EuroGIX - Strasbourg Internet eXchange |
Strasbourg |
France |
1 |
ADN-IX - Ardèche Drôme |
Valence |
France |
N/A |
BCIX - Berlin Commercial Internet Exchange |
Berlin |
Germany |
3 |
ECIX-BER - European Commercial Internet Exchange Berlin |
Berlin |
Germany |
4 |
ECIX-DUS - European Commercial Internet Exchange Düsseldorf |
Düsseldorf |
Germany |
1 |
OCIX - OpenCarrier Düsseldorf |
Düsseldorf |
Germany |
4 |
DE-CIX - Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
9 |
KleyReX - Kleyer-Rebstöcker-EXchange |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
14 |
NetIX-FRA - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Frankfurt |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
1 |
ECIX-HAM - European Commercial Internet Exchange Hamburg |
Hamburg |
Germany |
2 |
WORK-IX - |
Hamburg |
Germany |
1 |
INXS - INXS MUC |
Munich |
Germany |
1 |
N-IX - Nuremberg Internet Exchange |
Nuremberg |
Germany |
3 |
GR-IX - Greek Internet Exchange |
Athens |
Greece |
N/A |
BIX - Budapest Internet Exchange |
Budapest |
Hungary |
3 |
RIX - Reykjavik Internet Exchange |
Reykjavik |
Iceland |
N/A |
NIXI - National Internet Exchange of India |
Hyderabad |
India |
N/A |
Mumbai-IX - Mumbai Internet Exchange |
Mumbai |
India |
4 |
IIX-ID - Indonesia Internet Exchange |
Jakarta |
Indonesia |
N/A |
OD-IX - Omadata Internet Exchange |
Surabaya |
Indonesia |
1 |
INEX - Internet Neutral Exchange |
Dublin |
Ireland |
2 |
IIX-IL - Israeli Internet eXchange |
Tel Aviv |
Israel |
N/A |
TIX-IT - Tuscany Internet eXchange |
Florence |
Italy |
N/A |
MINAP - Milan Neutral Access Point |
Milan |
Italy |
5 |
MIX-IT - Milan Internet eXchange |
Milan |
Italy |
2 |
NaMeX - Nautilus Mediterranean eXchange |
Rome |
Italy |
N/A |
TOP-IX - TOrino Piemonte Internet eXchange |
Torino |
Italy |
N/A |
Ryukyu-IX - Ryukyus Internet Exchange |
Okinawa |
Japan |
N/A |
JPNAP-OSA - Japan Network Access Point Osaka |
Osaka |
Japan |
N/A |
EQIX-TYO - Equinix Exchange Tokyo |
Tokyo |
Japan |
1 |
JPIX - Japan Internet Exchange |
Tokyo |
Japan |
1 |
JPNAP-TYO1 - Japan Network Access Point Tokyo I |
Tokyo |
Japan |
N/A |
JPNAP-TYO2 - Japan Network Access Point Tokyo II |
Tokyo |
Japan |
N/A |
KIXP - The Kenya Internet Exchange Point |
Nairobi |
Kenya |
N/A |
A-IX - Advanced Internet Exchange |
Beirut |
Lebanon |
N/A |
BALT-IX - Baltic Internet Exchange |
Vilnius |
Lithuania |
N/A |
LU-CIX - Luxembourg Commercial Internet exchange Point |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
N/A |
NetIX-SKO - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Skopje |
Skopje |
Macedonia |
1 |
MyIX - Malaysia Internet Exchange |
Selangor |
Malaysia |
1 |
MIX-MA - Malta Internet Exchange |
Msida |
Malta |
N/A |
MIXP - Mauritius Internet Exchange Point |
Ebene City |
Mauritius |
N/A |
MIE - Mexico Internet Exchange |
Tijuana |
Mexico |
N/A |
Moz-ix - Mozambique Internet Exchange |
Maputo |
Mozambique |
N/A |
NPIX - Nepal Internet Exchange |
Kathmandu |
Nepal |
N/A |
CAR-IX - Caribbean Internet Exchange |
Curaçao |
Netherlands Antilles |
N/A |
APE - Auckland Peering Exchange |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
N/A |
WIX-NZ - Wellington Internet Exchange |
Wellington |
New Zealand |
N/A |
IXPN - Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
N/A |
WAF-IX - West Africa Internet Exchange |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
N/A |
FIXO - Free Internet eXchange Oslo |
Oslo |
Norway |
2 |
NIX - Norwegian Internet Exchange |
Oslo |
Norway |
N/A |
NAP-Peru - NAP.Perú |
Lima |
Peru |
N/A |
PHOpenIX - Philippine Open Internet Exchange |
Makati City |
Philippines |
N/A |
PHNET-CORE - The PHNET Common Routing Exchange |
Quezon City |
Philippines |
N/A |
NetIX-WAR - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Warsav |
Warsaw |
Poland |
1 |
PLIX - Polish Internet eXchange |
Warsaw |
Poland |
N/A |
Thinx - Thinx Poland |
Warsaw |
Poland |
N/A |
WIX-PL - Warsaw Internet eXchang |
Warsaw |
Poland |
N/A |
GigaPix - Gigabit Portuguese Internet eXchange |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
1 |
IX-PR - The Internet Exchange of Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
N/A |
Balcan-IX - Balcan Internet Exchange |
Bucharest |
Romania |
N/A |
BUHIX - Internet Bucharest Exchange |
Bucharest |
Romania |
N/A |
InterLAN - InterLAN Internet Exchange |
Bucharest |
Romania |
N/A |
NetIX-BUC - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Bucharest |
Bucharest |
Romania |
1 |
RoNIX - Romanian Internet Exchange |
Bucharest |
Romania |
N/A |
TomIX - Tomis Internet Exchange |
Constanta |
Romania |
N/A |
RED-IX - Red Internet Exchange |
Krasnoyarsk |
Russia |
N/A |
Eurasia - Eurasia:peering |
Moscow |
Russia |
N/A |
MSK-IX - Moscow Internet Exchange |
Moscow |
Russia |
2 |
SPB-IX - St. Petersburg Internet Exchange |
St. Petersburg |
Russia |
N/A |
NetIX-BEL - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Belgrade |
Belgrade |
Serbia |
N/A |
SOX-DOO - Serbian Open eXchange d.o.o. |
Belgrade |
Serbia |
N/A |
EQIX-SIN - Equinix Exchange Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
1 |
SOX - Singapore Open Exchange |
Singapore |
Singapore |
N/A |
SIX-SK - The Slovak Internet eXchange |
Bratislava |
Slovakia |
1 |
CINX - Cape Town Internet Exchange |
Cape Town |
South Africa |
1 |
NAPA-CT1 - NAPAfrica Capte Town |
Cape Town |
South Africa |
1 |
NAPA-DB1 - NAPAfrica Durban |
Durban |
South Africa |
1 |
GINX - Grahamstown Internet Exchange |
Grahamstown |
South Africa |
N/A |
JINX - Johannesburg Internet exchange |
Johannesburg |
South Africa |
N/A |
NAPA-JB1 - NAPAfrica Johannesburg |
Johannesburg |
South Africa |
1 |
KINX - Korea Internet Neutral Exchange |
Seoul |
South Korea |
N/A |
CATNIX - Catalunya Neutral Internet Exchange |
Barcelona |
Spain |
N/A |
ESpanix - Espana Internet Exchange |
Madrid |
Spain |
3 |
TMRK-MAD - Terremark NAP de las Madrid |
Madrid |
Spain |
1 |
NIXVAL-IE - NIXVAL Internet Exchange |
Valencia |
Spain |
1 |
GIX - Gothenburg Internet Exchange |
Gothenburg |
Sweden |
N/A |
Netnod-GBG - Netnod Internet Exchange Gothenburg |
Gothenburg |
Sweden |
N/A |
Netnod-LUL - Netnod Internet Exchange Lulea |
Lulea |
Sweden |
N/A |
MalmIX - Open local Internet eXchange in Malmö |
Malmö |
Sweden |
N/A |
Netnod-MMO - Netnod Internet Exchange Malmö |
Malmö |
Sweden |
N/A |
Netnod-STH - Netnod Internet Exchange Stockholm |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
4 |
Solix - Stockholm Open Local Internet Exchange |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
N/A |
STHIX - Stockholm Internet eXchange |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
3 |
Netnod-SVL - Netnod Internet Exchange Sundsvall |
Sundsvall |
Sweden |
N/A |
CIXP - CERN Internet eXchange Point |
Geneva |
Switzerland |
1 |
EQIX-ZRH - Equinix Exchange Zürich |
Zürich |
Switzerland |
2 |
SwissIX - Swiss Internet Exchange |
Zürich |
Switzerland |
9 |
TPIX - Taipei Internet Exchange |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
1 |
BKNIX - Bangkok Neutral Internet Exchange |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
N/A |
PIE - ThaiSarn Public Internet Exchange |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
N/A |
AMS-IX - Amsterdam Internet Exchange |
Amsterdam |
The Netherlands |
6 |
NetIX-AMS - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Amsterdam |
Amsterdam |
The Netherlands |
1 |
NL-ix - netherlands internet exchange |
Amsterdam |
The Netherlands |
18 |
ofis-IX - ofis Internet Exchange |
Amsterdam |
The Netherlands |
N/A |
NDIX - Nederlands Duitse Internet Exchange |
Enschede |
The Netherlands |
N/A |
GN-IX - Groningen Internet Exchange |
Groningen |
The Netherlands |
N/A |
R-IX - Rotterdam Internet Exchange |
Rotterdam |
The Netherlands |
N/A |
NetIX-IST - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, Istanbul |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
N/A |
UIXP - Uganda Internet Exchange |
Kampala |
Uganda |
N/A |
UA-IX - Ukrainian Internet Exchange |
Kiev |
Ukraine |
N/A |
EMIX - Emirates Internet Exchange |
Abu Dhabi |
United Arab Emirates |
N/A |
UAE-IX - UAE Internet Exchange |
Dubai |
United Arab Emirates |
2 |
IXCardiff - IXCardiff - powered by LINX |
Cardiff |
United Kingdom |
N/A |
IXScotland - IXScotland - powered by LINX |
Edinburgh |
United Kingdom |
1 |
LINX - London Internet Exchange |
London |
United Kingdom |
11 |
LIPEX - London Internet Providers EXchange |
London |
United Kingdom |
5 |
LONAP - London Access Point |
London |
United Kingdom |
4 |
NetIX-LON - NetIX Global Internet Exchange, London |
London |
United Kingdom |
1 |
IXManchester - IXManchester - powered by LINX |
Manchester |
United Kingdom |
3 |
MaNAP - Manchester Network Access Point |
Manchester |
United Kingdom |
3 |
Phoenix-IX - The Phoenix Internet Exchange |
Phoenix, AZ |
USA |
N/A |
TIE-PHX - Telx Internet Exchange Phoenix |
Phoenix, AZ |
USA |
1 |
CIIX - CENIC International Internet eXchange |
Los Angeles, CA |
USA |
1 |
EQIX-LA - Equinix Exchange Los Angeles |
Los Angeles, CA |
USA |
2 |
LAIIX - Los Angeles International Internet eXchange |
Los Angeles, CA |
USA |
1 |
PAIX-PAO - Peering And Internet eXchange Palo Alto |
Palo Alto, CA |
USA |
4 |
SFMIX - San Francisco Internet eXchange |
San Francisco, CA |
USA |
1 |
EQIX-SJC - Equinix Exchange San Jose |
San Jose, CA |
USA |
2 |
IX-Denver - Interconnection eXchange - Denver |
Denver, CO |
USA |
N/A |
TMRK-MIA - Terremark NAP of the Americas |
Miami, FL |
USA |
1 |
TampaIX - Tampa Internet eXchange |
Tampa, FL |
USA |
N/A |
TPA-IX - Tampa Internet Exchange |
Tampa, FL |
USA |
2 |
PAIX-ATL - Peering And Internet eXchange Atlanta |
Atlanta, GA |
USA |
1 |
TIE-ATL - Telx Internet Exchange Atlanta |
Atlanta, GA |
USA |
1 |
ChIX - Chicago Internet eXchange |
Chicago, IL |
USA |
1 |
EQIX-CHI - Equinix Exchange Chicago |
Chicago, IL |
USA |
2 |
Midwest-IX - Midwest Internet Exchange |
Indianapolis, IN |
USA |
3 |
KCIX - The Kansas City Internet Exchange |
Kansas City KS, KS |
USA |
2 |
BOSIX - Boston Internet Exchange |
Boston, MA |
USA |
1 |
DET-IX - Detroit Internet Exchange |
Detroit, MI |
USA |
3 |
MICE - Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
USA |
1 |
OmahaIX - Omaha Internet eXchange |
Omaha, NE |
USA |
1 |
LINX-NoVA - LINX North Virginia |
Washington D.C., North Virginia |
USA |
3 |
Big-APE - The Big Apple Peering Exchange |
New York, NY |
USA |
1 |
EQIX-NYC - Equinix Exchange New York |
New York, NY |
USA |
3 |
NYIIX - New York International Internet eXchange |
New York, NY |
USA |
3 |
PAIX-NYC - Peering And Internet eXchange New York |
New York, NY |
USA |
3 |
TIE-NYC - Telx Internet Exchange New York |
New York, NY |
USA |
2 |
iX-OKC - Internet eXchange Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma City, OK |
USA |
N/A |
OIX - Oregon Internet Exchange |
Eugene, OR |
USA |
N/A |
SOAX - Southern Oregon Access Exchange |
Medford, OR |
USA |
1 |
NWAX - The Northwest Access Exchange |
Portland, OR |
USA |
2 |
PitX - The Pittsburgh Internet Exchange |
Pittsburgh, PA |
USA |
N/A |
DECIX-Dallas - DE-CIX Dallas Fabric |
Dallas, TX |
USA |
N/A |
EQIX-DAL - Equinix Exchange Dallas |
Dallas, TX |
USA |
1 |
PAIX-DAL - Peering And Internet eXchange Dallas |
Dallas, TX |
USA |
2 |
TIE-DAL - Telx Internet Exchange Dallas |
Dallas, TX |
USA |
2 |
MEX-IX - MEX-IX McAllen |
McAllen, TX |
USA |
N/A |
EQIX-ASH - Equinix Exchange Ashburn |
Ashburn, VA |
USA |
4 |
PAIX-VIR - Peering And Internet eXchange Virginia |
Vienna, VA |
USA |
1 |
PAIX-SEA - Peering And Internet eXchange Seattle |
Seattle, WA |
USA |
2 |
SIX - Seattle Internet Exchange |
Seattle, WA |
USA |
1 |
MadIX - Madison Internet eXchange Peering Point |
Madison, WI |
USA |
N/A |
MKE-IX - Milwaukee Internet Exchange |
Milwaukee, WI |
USA |
N/A |
TAS-IX - Center for data networks interaction TAS-IX |
Tashkent |
Uzbekistan |
N/A |
VNIX - Vietnam National Internet eXchange |
Hanoi |
Vietnam |
N/A |
Total: 240 internet exchange points in 180 different areas.
An internet exchange, often called IX or IXP for short, is a switching platform where internet carriers can exchange peering traffic with each other. Exchanging peering traffic over an internet exchange point rather than via direct peering, enables a carrier to interconnect with multiple networks via one uplink and thereby reduce the cost and complication of peering, enabling them to take on more peering relationships and perhaps even peer with other carriers even though the traffic volume is low.
Most of the large internet exchange points are commercial exchanges, where the participating carriers pay a fee to the IXP operator - typically depending on the port speed they are subscribing to. There are also "open" internet exchange points though, that do not require any payment or only require a symbolic fee.
Small internet exchanges are typically just one switch located in one data center, where the members can then connect to directly or through a meet me room, while the larger ixps consist of multiple switches located in different data centers that are connected to each other via direct fiber routes. This also gives members the benefit of being able to peer with members in other physical locations, without having to establish their own fiber connections between each other.
A lot of the internet exchanges publish member lists, location lists and statistics of their traffic volume on their website, enabling potential members to evaluate the ROI that connecting to the IXP might generate.
. Other great resources when it comes to peering and exchange points are