Germany

IXP Tracker

There are 49 active Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Germany, with a combined total of 1 982 members as of noviembre 2025.

IXPs are present in 11 of the 26 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.

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Región
Europe
Subregión
Western Europe
Población
83 510 950
49

Total number of IXPs, as listed in PeeringDB. Last updated noviembre 2025.

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 Alemania, as shown in PeeringDB as of noviembre 2025.

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CapacityMembersCapacity (Gbps)Members

Domestic network coverage at IXPs in Alemania

The proportion of 2 455 active networks in Alemania that can exchange traffic through IXPs.

88%

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.

Región

  • Europe average79%
  • Western Europe average82%

Contenido almacenado en caché local

81%

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

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Broadband coverage per 100 inhabitants
45,4
Índice de resiliencia de Internet
64 / 100
Competencia de mercado
Medio
Conexiones internacionales
Muy Bueno

Internet Exchange Points in Alemania

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 noviembre 2025.

IXP Name Ubicación Physical locations Number of members
Akaere Internet Exchange Point - AKIX Frankfurt 5 11
Arexico Exchange - Düsseldorf - exchange.ax (Dusseldorf) Düsseldorf 3 5
Baden-Württemberg Internet Exchange - Karlsruhe - BW-IX Karlsruhe Karlsruhe 1 6
Berlin Commercial Internet Exchange - BCIX Berlin 12 132
BGP.Exchange - Berlin Berlin 0 19
BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf Dusseldorf 0 111
BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt Frankfurt 0 154
Bremen Internet Exchange - BREM-IX Bremen 6 6
Central Internet Exchange - CentralIX Bremen 0 3
City-IX Frankfurt Frankfurt 3 7
DD-IX Dresden 2 8
DE-CIX Dusseldorf Düsseldorf 5 198
DE-CIX Frankfurt Frankfurt 26 1001
DE-CIX Hamburg Hamburg 8 164
DE-CIX Leipzig Leipzig 2 12
DE-CIX Munich Munich 7 173
Dortmund Internet eXchange - DO-IX Dortmund 1 10
Equinix Internet Exchange Frankfurt - Equinix Frankfurt Frankfurt 6 83
ERA-IX Frankfurt Frankfurt 10 50
FogIXP Regional IXP Frankfurt - FogIXP Frankfurt Frankfurt 4 21
frankonIX Nuremberg 4 19
German Low-Cost Internet Exchange - GL-IX Düsseldorf 1 3
Giganet IXN Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 41
IXP NUR Nürnberg 0 3
Karlsruhe Neutral Internet Exchange - KA-NIX Karlsruhe 3 8