Russian Federation

IXP Tracker

There are 33 active Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Russian Federation, with a combined total of 572 members as of Novembre 2025.

IXPs are present in 12 of the 66 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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Région
Europe
Sous-région
Eastern Europe
Population
143 533 851
33

Total number of IXPs, as listed in PeeringDB. Last updated Novembre 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 Russie, as shown in PeeringDB as of Novembre 2025.

201920202021202220232024202520k 25k 30k 35k 40k 45k 50k 333 377 422 467 512 557 602
CapacityMembersCapacity (Gbps)Members

Domestic network coverage at IXPs in Russie

The proportion of 5 000 active networks in Russie that can exchange traffic through IXPs.

74%

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.

Région

  • Europe average79%
  • Eastern Europe average77%

Contenu mis en cache localement

75%

of the 1000 most-visited websites in Russie 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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Score de Résilience de l’Internet
52 / 100
Concurrence du marché
Bien
Connexions Internationaux
Bien

Internet Exchange Points in Russie

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 Novembre 2025.

IXP Name Lieu Physical locations Number of members
BAIKAL-IX Irkutsk 0 8
BGP.Exchange - Moscow Moscow 0 11
CLOUD-IX EKT Ekaterinburg 3 6
CLOUD-IX MSK Moscow 19 53
CLOUD-IX SPB St. Petersburg 8 25
Crimea-IX Simferopol 0 8
DataLine-IX Moscow 2 5
Eurasia Peering LLC - Eurasia Peering IX Moscow 2 135
inet2 Mowsow, St.Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg 0 6
Krasnoyarsk Internet Exchange - KRS-IX Krasnoyarsk 0 4
Krasnoyarsk Internet Exchange - RED-IX Krasnoyarsk 0 13
Krasnoyarsk Internet Exchange - Sibir-IX Krasnoyarsk 0 13
Linxdatacenter Internet Exchange - Linxdatacenter-IX Moscow 1 5
Media-IX - M-IX Simferopol 0 6
MegaFon-IX Moscow 0 11
Milecom LLC, project SFO-IX Barnaul, Novosibirsk 5 28
MSK-IX Ekaterinburg (former EKT-IX) Ekaterinburg 2 31
MSK-IX Kazan (former KZN-IX) Kazan 0 5
MSK-IX Moscow Moscow 13 302
MSK-IX Novosibirsk (former NSK-IX) Novosibirsk 1 39
MSK-IX Rostov-on-Don (former RND-IX) Rostov-on-Don 0 18
MSK-IX Saint-Petersburg (former SPB-IX) St.Petersburg 7 57
MSK-IX Samara (former SMR-IX) Samara 0 12
MSK-IX Vladivostok (former VLV-IX) Vladivostok 0 9
Omsk Internet Exchange - OMSK-IX Omsk 0 3