Jeddah · Saudi Arabia
PeeringDB records three exchanges in Jeddah: center3 IX Jeddah with 25 participants, SAIX Saudi Arabia Jeddah with 15, and Equinix Jeddah with five. Five facilities hold 25 network presences, most of them at center3 JED2. center3 IX Jeddah is the best connected. A Jeddah IP address reflects an operator's registration, not a device location.
Internet exchanges in Jeddah
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 |
|---|---|---|
center3 IX Jeddah center3 Internet Exchanges powered by LINX | 25 | |
SAIX Saudi Arabia Jeddah Saudi Arabia Internet Exchange Jeddah | 15 | none in the registry |
Equinix Jeddah Equinix Internet Exchange Jeddah | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| center3 JED2 - Jeddah | 16 | not listed |
| Mobily JED1 DC | 4 | Abhur Al Janubiyah District |
| center3 JED1 - Jeddah | 4 | not listed |
| center3 JED3 - Jeddah | 1 | not listed |
| Digital Technology Co.Ltd. | 0 | JEDDAH KSA dar alhijaz |
What a Jeddah IP address tells you
center3 IX Jeddah carries 25 participants, ahead of SAIX Saudi Arabia Jeddah at 15 and Equinix Jeddah at five, and PeeringDB counts 45 peer records for the city. Facility capacity concentrates the same way: center3 JED2 holds 16 of the 25 network presences in Jeddah, with Mobily JED1 DC and center3 JED1 at four each and center3 JED3 at one. One mobile ASN from the Saudi carrier registry, AS8966, appears in the participant list at center3 IX Jeddah; the other two exchanges list none.
A Jeddah geolocation does not put a device in Jeddah. An operator announces an address block whose registry record names a single administrative address, and geolocation databases read that record. Mobile networks widen the gap, because traffic from a wide service area exits through a handful of gateways and the address a subscriber appears to use belongs to the gateway. A phone connecting from another Saudi city can present an address that every database calls Jeddah.
The origin ASN answers more than the city name does. Check which network announces the exact prefix, read the netname on that prefix, and see whether the same ASN is one of the 25 participants at center3 IX Jeddah or sits in any of the five Jeddah facilities. An ASN that peers in Jeddah still routes traffic that started elsewhere, so exchange membership tells you about the network rather than about the person behind the address.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in Jeddah?
Three appear in PeeringDB. center3 IX Jeddah, from the center3 Internet Exchanges powered by LINX, has 25 participants. SAIX Saudi Arabia Jeddah has 15, and Equinix Internet Exchange Jeddah has five. The city's facility records add up to 25 network presences across five sites.
Do Saudi mobile carriers peer in Jeddah?
One does. AS8966, a mobile ASN from the Saudi carrier registry, is listed at center3 IX Jeddah. The SAIX and Equinix exchanges in the city record no carrier ASN, so the registry shows a single mobile network peering publicly in Jeddah.
Is Jeddah better connected than Riyadh in PeeringDB?
They are close. Jeddah has three exchanges and 45 peer records; Riyadh has two exchanges and 47. Riyadh holds more network presences in colocation, 29 across eight facilities against 25 across five in Jeddah, so Riyadh is slightly ahead on facility depth.
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