AMS-IX Breaks Record with 13.2 Terabits per Second

Amsterdam Internet Exchange, or AMS-IX for short, processed around 13.2 terabits per second of data on Tuesday evening at around half past eleven. This is a new record, following the crossing of the 12 Tbps threshold in February this year. AMS-IX is one of the largest internet exchange points in the world.

According to AMS-IX, traditionally many people are at home streaming, studying, or gaming around the peak time. However, on Tuesday, the traffic was higher than ever before. The amount of 13 terabits per second is equal to according to the company around 65 million people playing Minecraft simultaneously, or about 7 million people watching TikTok videos at the same time, or 520,000 people streaming video in 4K simultaneously.

Hundreds of Members

The data traffic via AMS-IX has been increasing for years. In 2010, the node crossed the threshold of 1 terabit per second, and in 2013 it surpassed the 3 terabits mark. Six years later, in 2019, Amsterdam exceeded the 6 terabits limit. In October 2022, AMS-IX passed the 11 terabits per second threshold for the first time. In February of this year, AMS-IX processed more than 12 terabits of data per second for the first time.

AMS-IX, which started in 1994, is considered one of the largest internet exchange points in the world. It has hundreds of members, including tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, and Facebook, as well as streaming platforms like Spotify and Netflix. The node is distributed across sixteen connected locations that are based in Amsterdam, Haarlem, Rotterdam, Naaldwijk, and Schiphol.