IX.br hits record 50 Tbit/s of aggregated Internet traffic, driven by content and digital services
São Paulo PTT reaches 32 Tbit/s, reinforcing its position as global leader in traffic exchange volume
São Paulo, March 20, 2026 – IX.br (Brazil Internet Exchange), from the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), reached an unprecedented milestone this month: 50 Terabits per second (Tbit/s) of aggregated traffic. Of this total, 32 Tbit/s were recorded at IX.br São Paulo, the global leader in traffic exchange volume and number of participants.
“The new record reflects the continued growth of the Internet in Brazil, driven by the expansion of online content consumption and the demand for digital services. The increased use of video streaming platforms, social networks, and cloud services are factors that contribute to the growth in data exchange and highlight the robustness of the national network infrastructure in the face of growing demand,” says Milton Kaoru Kashiwakura, Director of Special Projects and Development at NIC.br.
IX.br plays a strategic role by enabling physical interconnection between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Content Providers. This shared infrastructure allows networks to exchange data packets directly with each other, shortening the path they would otherwise travel. In practice, the result is a faster, more efficient, more resilient Internet that is more affordable for end users and offers reduced operational costs for project participants.
Present in 39 metropolitan areas across Brazil’s five regions, the Brazil Internet Exchange is considered the largest set of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in the world, with approximately 3,800 participating Autonomous Systems (AS), generating around 7,000 connections.
“IX.br has been contributing to NIC.br’s mission of ensuring a better and more accessible Internet for all Brazilians. Our growth is a consequence of the expansion of the Internet across the country,” highlights Julio Sirota, Infrastructure Manager at IX.br.
São Paulo and Fortaleza
São Paulo remains home to the country’s main IXP, with over 2,500 networks directly connected. “Even with efforts to decentralize traffic exchange in the country, São Paulo’s dynamism and relevance in the global Internet structure continue to drive its growth, whether through the arrival of new networks or the increase in data volume on existing networks,” explains Sirota.
In addition to São Paulo state capital, Fortaleza (CE), home of Brazil’s second-largest IXP, has maintained a steady growth rate, contributing significantly to a better distribution of digital content.
OpenCDN
Aiming to decentralize traffic and strengthen the resilience of the national network, NIC.br implemented the OpenCDN project. The initiative promotes the creation of new content distribution cells connected to the various IX.br Internet Exchange Points across the country.
OpenCDN is based on infrastructure sharing, allowing Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to install their cache servers in partner data centers throughout all Brazilian regions. These servers, which temporarily store copies of the most accessed digital content, connect to the IX.br IXPs, creating “shortcuts” for data and contributing to the growth of IX.br’s total aggregated traffic. By shortening the distance to the end user, the infrastructure promotes faster and more stable delivery, with higher quality, lower failure rates, and reduced operational costs.
Currently, OpenCDN is present in Salvador (BA), Manaus (AM), Brasília (DF), Belo Horizonte (MG), Recife (PE), Caruaru (PE), Feira de Santana (BA), Belém (PA), and Goiânia (GO), and will soon arrive in Campo Grande (MS).
Both IX.br and OpenCDN are initiatives supported by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br).
About IX.br
Brazil Internet Exchange (IX.br) is an initiative of CGI.br and NIC.br aimed at installing and operating Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and providing the necessary infrastructure for the direct interconnection of the Autonomous Systems (ASs) that make up the Internet. IX.br helps reduce costs and improve the performance of participating networks and the entire Internet, following the definition of the Internet Exchange Federation. The initiative already encompasses more than 30 independent Internet Exchanges, distributed across the five regions of Brazil. More information at: https://ix.br/.
About NIC.br
The Brazilian Network Information Center — NIC.br (https://nic.br/) is a private, non-profit civil entity responsible for operating the .br domain, as well as distributing IP numbers and registering Autonomous Systems in the country. NIC.br has implemented the decisions and projects of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee — CGI.br since 2005, with all funds raised coming from its activities, which are strictly private in nature. It conducts actions and projects that benefit Brazil’s Internet infrastructure. NIC.br comprises: Registro.br (https://registro.br), CERT.br (https://cert.br/), Ceptro.br (https://ceptro.br/), Cetic.br (https://cetic.br/), IX.br (https://ix.br/), and Ceweb.br (https://ceweb.br), as well as projects such as Internetsegura.br (https://internetsegura.br) and the Best Practices Portal for the Internet in Brazil (https://bcp.nic.br/). It also hosts the office of the W3C São Paulo Chapter (https://w3c.br/).
About CGI.br
The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, responsible for establishing strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in Brazil, coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives in the country, promoting technical quality, innovation, and the dissemination of the services offered. Based on the principles of multistakeholderism and transparency, CGI.br represents a democratic Internet governance model, praised internationally, in which all sectors of society participate equally in its decisions. One of its formulations is the 10 Principles for the Governance and Use of the Internet (https://cgi.br/resolucoes/documento/2009/003). More information at https://cgi.br/.
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