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 April 2025.

54
Active IXPs
19.49 %
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.

201920202021202220232024202550k 60k 70k 80k 90k 100k 110k 120k 130k 1058 1159 1259 1359 1459 1560 1660 1760 1861
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
Giganet IXN Frankfurt Frankfurt
IXP NUR Nürnberg
Karlsruhe Neutral Internet Exchange - KA-NIX Karlsruhe
KleyReX Internet Exchange Frankfurt
LendNodes Internet Exchange Point Frankfurt - LN-IX Frankfurt
LOCIX EXCHANGE DUSSELDORF - LOCIX DUSSELDORF Dusseldorf
LOCIX EXCHANGE FRANKFURT - LOCIX FRANKFURT Frankfurt am Main
Megaport MegaIX Berlin Berlin
Megaport MegaIX Dusseldorf Dusseldorf
Megaport MegaIX Frankfurt Frankfurt
Megaport MegaIX Hamburg Hamburg
Megaport MegaIX Munich Munich
Non-commercial Community Exchange - Community-IX Berlin, Frankfurt
Nuernberger Internet Exchange [N-IX.de] Nürnberg
OpenCarrier eG Member IX Duesseldorf - OCIX Duesseldorf Duesseldorf
OpenCarrier eG Member-IX Frankfurt - OCIX Frankfurt Frankfurt
Pfcloud IX Frankfurt
PITER-IX Frankfurt Frankfurt
Rottweiler Internet Exchange Rottweil
Ruhr-CIX Ruhr Region
SaarCix Saarbrücken
Securebit Internet Exchange Dusseldorf - SBIX Dusseldorf Dusseldorf
SmartIX Frankfurt Internet Exchange Frankfurt
Staclar Internet Exchange - STACIX Frankfurt
Stuttgarter Internet eXchange, Stuttgart-IX Stuttgart