ShangHai · China
PeeringDB records 11 colocation facilities in ShangHai holding 27 network presences, and four exchanges with 10 participants between them, the best connected being CN-IX-SH and CXIX - Yangtze Delta with 4 each. GDS Shanghai has 9 networks. An address that geolocates to ShangHai names a registry record, not a device.
Internet exchanges in ShangHai
An exchange is a shared switch where networks hand traffic to each other directly. Participant counts come from PeeringDB, where each network maintains its own record.
| Exchange | Participants | Registry carriers peering |
|---|---|---|
CN-IX-SH CN-IX | 4 | none in the registry |
CXIX - Yangtze Delta Central X Internet Exchange | 4 | none in the registry |
FSIX Shanghai Fantasy Sky Shanghai Internet eXchange | 2 | none in the registry |
CHN-IX Shanghai CHN-IX China Shanghai | 0 | none in the registry |
Exchange records: PeeringDB.
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there, which shows where capacity in the city sits.
| Facility | Networks present | Address |
|---|---|---|
| GDS Shanghai | 9 | Huajing Road 6 Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone |
| Equinix SH5 - Shanghai | 8 | Building No. 9, No. 619 Longchang Road, Yangpu District |
| Asia Tone Shanghai | 2 | No. 1000, Chuanqiao Road Jinqiao Industrial Zone, Pudong |
| Telehouse - Shanghai Jinqiao | 2 | Jinqiao Area, Pudong New District |
| STE Network - SHDC | 2 | Fengxian District, Shanghai Xizha Highway, |
| Telehouse - Shanghai Zhangjiang | 1 | No.4 Building, 400 Fangchun Rd., Shanghai ZJ.Hi-Tech Park |
| SH1 | 1 | No. 111 Lane 3111 West Huancheng Rd. Fengxian District, Shanghai |
| ASIA-ISP Shanghai | 1 | Innovation building, No.1009, Yishan Road Room 2201 |
| Equinix SH3 - Shanghai | 1 | Building No. 3, 700 Jinyu Road, Pudong New Area |
| Equinix SH1 - Shanghai | 0 | 400 Fangchun Road No.4 Building |
| Equinix SH2 - Shanghai | 0 | 700 Jinyu Road Building No. 4 |
What a ShangHai IP address tells you
The weight of ShangHai's documented routing sits in colocation rather than in exchange fabrics. Eleven facilities hold 27 network presences, with 9 at GDS Shanghai and 8 at Equinix SH5 - Shanghai, while Asia Tone Shanghai, Telehouse - Shanghai Jinqiao and STE Network - SHDC hold 2 each and two Equinix sites record none. The four exchanges together list 10 participants, CN-IX-SH and CXIX - Yangtze Delta on 4 apiece, FSIX Shanghai on 2 and CHN-IX Shanghai on none. No mobile carrier ASN appears on any of them.
An address that geolocates to ShangHai describes paperwork more than geography. The operator announcing the block filed a location with a registry, and geolocation providers read that filing, so every address in the range inherits one city. Mobile traffic widens the gap, because carriers hand subscribers public addresses at a small number of gateways, and a handset anywhere on the network can route through the gateway whose addresses are registered in ShangHai.
The origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix answer more than a city lookup does. They tell you which network announces the address and how that network labels the range, which often separates fixed broadband from mobile or hosting ranges. If the same ASN also appears in a ShangHai facility record or on one of the city's exchanges, that is documented presence, and the city label by itself is not.
Mobile carriers in China
A mobile address in ShangHai is routed by one of the country's operators. Each entry lists the operator's ASNs, so you can check which network an address belongs to.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in ShangHai?
Four are recorded. CN-IX-SH and CXIX - Yangtze Delta have 4 participants each, FSIX Shanghai has 2, and CHN-IX Shanghai has none listed. Exchange peering in the city is small next to the 27 network presences PeeringDB records across its colocation facilities.
Which ShangHai data centres have the most networks?
GDS Shanghai with 9 networks and Equinix SH5 - Shanghai with 8 hold most of the 27 presences spread across 11 sites. Asia Tone Shanghai, Telehouse - Shanghai Jinqiao and STE Network - SHDC record 2 each, and the remaining sites record one or none.
Does an IP that geolocates to ShangHai mean the device is there?
No. The city comes from the registry record for the address block. A mobile subscriber elsewhere in the country can appear at a ShangHai address because the carrier's gateway addresses are registered there. Check the origin ASN and the prefix netname before trusting the label.
Sources
- PeeringDB - exchanges, participant counts, facilities and network presence, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - operator ASNs used to match peering participants