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
The Big Apple Peering Exchange - BigApe New York
The Milwaukee IX - MKE-IX Milwaukee
The South Coast Access Exchange - TheSCAX Brookings
Tucson Internet Exchange - TUSIX Tucson
Twin Ports Internet Exchange - TP-IX Duluth
West Virginia Internet Exchange Charleston
Willamette Internet Exchange Eugene
Yellowstone Regional Internet eXchange - YRIX Billings, MT
Zero Internet eXchange San Jose San Jose