DE-CIX (Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange) is the world's leading operator of internet exchanges. At its locations in Europe, North America, the Middle East, India and Asia, DE-CIX connects thousands of network operators (carriers), internet service providers (ISP), content providers and company networks from more than 100 countries and offers peering, cloud and interconnection services. With a data volume of  almost 30 exabytes per year (as of 2021) and well over 1000 connected  networks, DE-CIX in Frankfurt am Main is one of the largest Internet nodes in the world.