IXP Tracker

An Internet exchange point (IXPs) is a physical place, sometimes inside a data center, where different networks send traffic to one another. This is known as peering, and is how one network operator can send data from their network to another, without having to pay. Peering is part of what makes Internet services faster, more reliable, and cheaper. IXPs are vital nodes in the peering ecosystem, and an important part of the global Internet.

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Active Internet Exchange Points

The total number of IXPs in operation in Germany, as of June 2025.

55
Active IXPs
19.65 %
Proportion of local networks that are peering at IXPs in this country.

IXP capacity growth over time in Germany

The total of IXPs over time, shown along with the growth in combined capacity.

2019202020212022202320242025100k 110k 110k 120k 120k 130k 130k 140k 1249 1346 1443 1540 1637 1734 1832 1929
CapacityMembersIXP capacity growth for GermanyCapacity (Gbps)Reporting DateMembers

Country Reports

Internet Society Pulse Country Reports consolidate and provide context for the data that we collect and curate via the four Pulse research tracks. See the country report for Germany.

IXPs in Germany

IXP Name Location
36c3 YOLOIXP - 36C3-YOLOIXP Leipzig
Akaere Internet Exchange Point - AKIX Frankfurt
Arexico Exchange - Düsseldorf - exchange.ax (Dusseldorf) Düsseldorf
Baden-Württemberg Internet Exchange - Karlsruhe - BW-IX Karlsruhe Karlsruhe
Berlin Commercial Internet Exchange - BCIX Berlin
BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf Dusseldorf
BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt Frankfurt
Bremen Internet Exchange - BREM-IX Bremen
Central Internet Exchange - CentralIX Bremen
City-IX Frankfurt Frankfurt
CSNIX - Gudow Gudow
CSNIX - Hamburg Hamburg
CSNIX - Kehrsen Kehrsen
DD-IX Dresden
DE-CIX Dusseldorf Düsseldorf
DE-CIX Frankfurt Frankfurt
DE-CIX Hamburg Hamburg
DE-CIX Leipzig Leipzig
DE-CIX Munich Munich
Dortmund Internet eXchange - DO-IX Dortmund
Electron IX Frankfurt
Equinix Internet Exchange Frankfurt - Equinix Frankfurt Frankfurt
ERA-IX Frankfurt Frankfurt
FogIXP Regional IXP Frankfurt - FogIXP Frankfurt Frankfurt
frankonIX Nuremberg