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October 2026 So far

What changed at the world's internet exchanges, Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026

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In October 2026 so far (Oct 2 to Oct 8), 214 networks joined an exchange and 140 left; 1 exchange became a ghost and 4 came back. The biggest gain was Maharlika IX (Manila), up 15 to 52 members.

This month isn't over: the report is rebuilt with every update and becomes final on the 1st. It goes into the feed then.

Tracking began on Oct 2, 2026, so this month starts there. Sources have been told apart since October 4, 2026.

New exchanges (0)

  • None

Removed from PeeringDB (2)

  • CFLIX (Central Florida Internet Exchange) Orlando, United States (was a ghost)
  • IXP Liptel Kyiv, Ukraine (was a ghost)

Ghost exchanges

New ghosts (1)

No longer ghosts (4)

What counts as a ghost

Most members gained

  1. Maharlika IX Manila +15 37 → 52
  2. GNM-IX Amsterdam +7 752 → 759
  3. ILIX Jakarta Selatan +7 96 → 103
  4. JKT-IX Jakarta +5 863 → 868
  5. EVIX Fremont +4 186 → 190
  6. Extreme IX Delhi Delhi +4 175 → 179
  7. MSK-IX Moscow Moscow +4 500 → 504
  8. nine Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Frankfurt, Genève, Lille, London, Lyon, Marseille, Milano, Montpellier, Paris, Zurich +4 152 → 156
  9. TYIX Tokyo +4 41 → 45
  10. 3AM Network IX Amsterdam +3 15 → 18

Most members lost

  1. LINX LON2 London -3 301 → 298
  2. 4b42 Internet Exchange Point Zurich -2 286 → 284
  3. CHIX-CH Frauenfeld -2 68 → 66
  4. Equinix Ashburn Ashburn -2 347 → 345
  5. FogIXP Amsterdam Amsterdam -2 52 → 50
  6. ixFabric - Fremont Fremont -2 56 → 54
  7. ixFabric - Kansas Kansas -2 52 → 50
  8. ixFabric - New York New York -2 49 → 47
  9. Netnod Stockholm GREEN -- MTU1500 Stockholm -2 161 → 159
  10. Any2West Los Angeles and Silicon Valley -1 265 → 264

The month's first and last day, the same source on both (the IX-F export, else the website list, else PeeringDB). A list that came back empty is left out: that's almost always a failed read.

Joins and departures by large networks (19)

The 100 networks on the most exchanges (now 36 or more). 214 networks joined an exchange and 140 left this month in all; 9 that left and came back (or joined and left again) within the month aren't listed; every change.

Member lists

Broke (0)

  • None

Fixed (0)

  • None

Read for the first time (234)

Totals

Start of monthEnd so farChange
Exchanges in PeeringDB1,3291,327 -2
Exchanges whose own member list we read442465 +23
Networks seen at exchanges22,49223,346 +854
Connections missing from PeeringDB8,4839,020 +537
Ghost exchanges258255 -3