United States of America

IXP Tracker

There are 163 active Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in United States of America, with a combined total of 2 685 members as of Novembre 2025.

IXPs are present in 39 of the 72 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
Americas
Sous-région
Northern America
Population
340 110 988
163

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 États-Unis d'Amérique, as shown in PeeringDB as of Novembre 2025.

2019202020212022202320242025240k 260k 280k 300k 320k 340k 360k 1910 2040 2170 2299 2429 2559 2689
CapacityMembersCapacity (Gbps)Members

Domestic network coverage at IXPs in États-Unis d'Amérique

The proportion of 18 630 active networks in États-Unis d'Amérique that can exchange traffic through IXPs.

67%

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

  • Americas average66%
  • Northern America average69%

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95%

of the 1000 most-visited websites in États-Unis d'Amérique 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
38,87
Score de Résilience de l’Internet
57 / 100
Concurrence du marché
Très bien
Connexions Internationaux
Bien

Internet Exchange Points in États-Unis d'Amérique

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
48 IX Phoenix 1 4
ABQIX Albuquerque 4 11
Amateur IX Ashland 1 6
Amateur Radio Internet Exchange - ARIX Fremont, Portland, Flagstaff 1 17
AMS-IX Bay Area San Francisco, San Jose 3 17
AMS-IX Chicago Chicago 1 20
Baltimore Internet Exchange - Baltimore IX Baltimore 2 3
BGP.Exchange - Chicago Chicago 0 22
BGP.Exchange - Dallas Dallas 1 12
BGP.Exchange - Fremont Fremont 0 30
BGP.Exchange - Kansas Kansas 0 31
BGP.Exchange - Los Angeles Los Angeles 0 26
BGP.Exchange - Miami Miami 0 24
Boston Internet Exchange Boston, Massachusetts 2 59
BroadBand Internet eXchange Chicago - BBIX Chicago Chicago 1 3
BroadBand Internet eXchange Dallas - BBIX Dallas Dallas 1 3
BroadBand Internet eXchange US-West - BBIX US-West West Coast 2 76
Buffalo Niagara International Internet Exchange - BNIIX Buffalo 0 3
Central Michigan Internet Exchange - CM-IX Mount Pleasant 1 5
Central Oregon Internet Exchange Bend 2 14
Chicago Internet Exchange - ChIX Chicago 5 62
Cleveland Internet Exchange - CL-IX Cleveland, OH 1 3
Columbus Internet Exchange - CMH-IX Columbus 1 7
Community IX - Atlanta - CIX-ATL Atlanta 10 95
Community IX - Northern Virginia - CIX-NoVA Ashburn, Reston, Washington DC 6 13