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 United States of America, as of May 2025.

184
Active IXPs
5.87 %
Proportion of local networks that are peering at IXPs in this country.

IXP capacity growth over time in United States of America

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

2019202020212022202320242025220k 240k 260k 280k 300k 320k 340k 1864 2006 2149 2291 2434 2576 2719
CapacityMembersIXP capacity growth for United States of AmericaCapacity (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 United States of America.

IXPs in United States of America

IXP Name Location
48 IX Phoenix
ABQIX Albuquerque
AlaskaIX Anchorage
Amateur Radio Internet Exchange - ARIX Fremont, Portland, Flagstaff
AMS-IX Bay Area San Francisco, San Jose
AMS-IX Chicago Chicago
Arizona Internet Exchange - AZIX Phoenix
Baltimore Internet Exchange - Baltimore IX Baltimore
BGP.Exchange - Chicago Chicago
BGP.Exchange - Fremont Fremont
BGP.Exchange - Kansas Kansas
BGP.Exchange - Los Angeles Los Angeles
BGP.Exchange - Miami Miami
Boston Internet Exchange Boston, Massachusetts
BroadBand Internet eXchange Chicago - BBIX Chicago Chicago
BroadBand Internet eXchange Dallas - BBIX Dallas Dallas
BroadBand Internet eXchange Miami - BBIX Miami Miami
BroadBand Internet eXchange US-West - BBIX US-West West Coast
Buffalo Niagara International Internet Exchange - BNIIX Buffalo
Central Florida Internet Exchange - CFLIX (Central Florida Internet Exchange) Orlando
Central Michigan Internet Exchange - CM-IX Mount Pleasant
Central Oregon Internet Exchange Bend
Chicago Internet Exchange - ChIX Chicago
Cleveland Internet Exchange - CL-IX Cleveland, OH
Columbus Internet Exchange - CMH-IX Columbus