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 July 2025.

185
Active IXPs
5.90 %
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 1998 2131 2264 2398 2531 2664
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
Paducah Internet Exchange - PaducahIX Paducah
Philadelphia Internet Exchange - PhillyIX Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Internet Exchange - PIT-IX Pittsburgh
Port pOrt poRt porT INTERNET EXCHANGE - Port IX Fremont, CA
Quad Cities Internet eXchange - QCIX Davenport
Saint Louis Internet Exchange - ☀✪⌁STLIX⌁✪☀ Saint Louis, MO
Salt Lake Internet Exchange - SLIX - Salt Lake City Internet Exchange Salt Lake City
San Antonio Internet Exchange - SAT-IX San Antonio, TX
San Francisco Metropolitan Internet Exchange - SFMIX San Francisco
Seattle Internet Exchange (MTU 1500) - SIX Seattle Seattle
Seattle Internet Exchange (MTU 9000) - SIX Seattle (Jumbo) Seattle
Securebit Internet Exchange Fremont - SBIX FRE Fremont / Neuheim
Sioux City Internet eXchange - SIOUIX Sioux City
Skywolf Internet Exchange United States - Skywolf IX US Fremont
Southern Oregon Access Exchange - SOAX Medford
Southern Utah Peering Regional Network - SUPRnet Saint George
Spokane Internet Exchange - SpokaneIX Spokane
Springfield Internet eXchange - ☀✪⌁SpringIX⌁✪☀ Springfield, MO
Statewide North Carolina Internet Exchange - Statewide NC-IX Charlotte
St. Louis Regional Internet Exchange - FD-IX - St. Louis St. Louis, MO
Tahoe Internet Exchange - TahoeIX Reno
Tampa Internet Exchange - TampaIX Tampa
Tampa Internet Exchange - TPAIX Tampa
Texas-IX - FD-IX - Texas Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas
The Big Apple Peering Exchange - BigApe New York