DE-CIX has further strengthened its position as a global Internet Exchange operator, ranking first across Europe, the Middle East, and India, while becoming the third-largest operator in North America.
According to the company’s latest Annual Report 2025, the growth momentum was driven by a 25 per cent rise in connected networks to more than 4,300 and a 40 per cent increase in total connected customer capacity, reaching 220 terabits during 2025.
The company also deployed the world’s first 800 GE customer port at DE-CIX Frankfurt, while 400 GE ports globally recorded a 120 per cent increase, reflecting growing demand driven by AI workloads, cloud expansion, and real-time digital services.
As part of its global expansion strategy, DE-CIX launched new Internet Exchanges in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Querétaro, Doha, and Houston during 2025, increasing its global footprint by 10 per cent as the company marked its 30th year of operations.
The company reported global revenues of Euro 70.9 million for the 2025 financial year, reflecting a growth of Euro 2.3 million or 3.3 per cent over the previous year.
Peak traffic across several DE-CIX Internet Exchanges also witnessed significant growth during the year. DE-CIX Frankfurt crossed 18 terabits per second, reaching a peak of 18.73 Tbit/s. In India, DE-CIX Mumbai recorded a 63 per cent increase in peak traffic, reaching 2.76 Tbit/s. Meanwhile, the UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX in Dubai crossed the one-terabit mark for the first time, growing 35 per cent year-on-year. DE-CIX Dallas grew by 30 per cent, while DE-CIX Chicago reported a 200 per cent jump in peak traffic.
The company stated that infrastructure upgrades across Frankfurt, New York, Dallas, and Singapore, along with the rollout of 400 GE and 800 GE-ready capabilities and the launch of its AI-IX platform, are aimed at strengthening automation, scalability, resilience, and AI-ready connectivity infrastructure.
Commenting on the development, Ivo Ivanov, CEO, DE-CIX, said, “We started building for terabit-scale, real-time AI traffic before most networks were asking for it, and that’s reflected in where we stand today. Everybody is coming to the realization that the success of AI will not be defined by algorithms alone, but by the infrastructure that allows intelligence to move, scale, and act in real-time.”
He further added, “As AI-driven applications reshape industries and societies, the Internet is entering a new phase where latency, capacity, and proximity matter more than ever. At DE-CIX, we see this transformation unfolding in the rapid rise in high-capacity ports, the shift toward terabit-scale exchanges, and the acceleration of network density in both mature and emerging markets.”
Sudhir Kunder, Chief Business Officer, DE-CIX India, said, “India is entering a phase where digital infrastructure is designed not only for connectivity, but also for intelligence, immediacy, and scale. The 63 per cent increase in peak traffic at DE-CIX Mumbai shows that enterprises, content platforms, cloud providers, and ISPs are moving toward denser, more latency-sensitive interconnection.”
He added, “As AI adoption, cloud use, and real-time digital services grow, the need for neutral, resilient, high-capacity Internet Exchange infrastructure becomes even more critical. At DE-CIX India, we are committed to supporting this transformation by providing a scalable, future-ready interconnection platform for India’s next generation of digital growth.”
DE-CIX India currently operates Internet Exchanges across Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, supporting over 600 connected networks in the country.
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