Ukraine

IXP Tracker

There are 20 active Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Ukraine, with a combined total of 426 members as of May 2026.

IXPs are present in 5 of the 22 population centers over 300,000. In general, when networks use an IXP rather than direct transit, it reduces the reliance on international traffic. This can help keep parts of the Internet available, even during disruptions or outages.

Flag of Ukraine
Region
Europe
Sub-region
Eastern Europe
Population
37,860,221
20

Total number of IXPs, as listed in PeeringDB. Last updated May 2026.

IXP membership and capacity

One way to measure the strength of IXPs in the Internet landscape is to look at membership and capacity. Larger networks tend to bring more capacity, which can benefit all members.

Measures changes in membership and capacity across all IXPs in Ukraine, as shown in PeeringDB as of May 2026.

Domestic network coverage at IXPs in Ukraine

The proportion of 1,575 active networks in Ukraine that can exchange traffic through IXPs.

86%

of networks are either members of IXPs themselves, or they are customers of IXP members. A higher percentage can indicate that IXPs play an especially significant role in a country’s Internet landscape.

Region

  • Europe average79%
  • Eastern Europe average77%

Locally cached content

17%

of the 1000 most-visited websites in Ukraine can be accessed through an in-country server or cache. A higher percentage suggests more efficient traffic and faster speeds for Internet users.

Country profile

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Internet Resilience Score
62 / 100
Market competition
Very Good
International connections
Very Good

Internet Exchange Points in Ukraine

This list uses the data available in PeeringDB, which is based on self-reported data from IXPs and their members. We include all active IXPs that list 3 or more members. Last updated in Pulse May 2026.

IXP Name Location Physical locations Number of members
1-IX Internet Exchange Ukraine - 1-IX UA Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Lviv, Uzhgorod, Uman 12 107
BEE-IX Internet Exchanges Lviv 0 15
BGP.Exchange - Kyiv Kyiv 0 14
Digital Telecom Internet Exchange - DTEL-IX Kiev 20 198
GNM UA Internet Exchange - GNM-IX UA Kiev 0 57
Giganet IXN Kharkiv local exchange - Giganet IXN Kharkіv Kharkiv 7 13
Giganet IXN Odesa local exchange Odessa 6 22
Giganet Internet exchange network - Giganet IXN Amsterdam, Frankfurt am Main, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Warsaw, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr 19 257
IVANO-FRANKIVSK INTERNET EXCHANGE - IF-IX Ivano-Frankivsk 1 8
Kherson Traffic Exchange Kherson 0 3
Khmelnytskyi Internet Exchange - KM-IX Khmelnitsky 1 5
Lviv Internet Exchange - LVIV-IX Lviv 0 17
Meshroom Internet Exchange Point - Mesh.IX Dnipro 3 3
PITER-IX Kiev Киев 0 27
RUDAKI INTERNET EXCHANGE - RUDAKI-IX Kiev 11 19
RV-IX Rivne 1 6
Ukrainian Backbone Networks - Giganet IXN Lviv Lviv 1 13
Ukrainian Backbone Networks - Giganet IXN Zaporizhia Zaporizhia 1 5
Ukrainian Internet Exchange - UA-IX Kiev 3 151
kremen-IX Kremenchuk 2 9