South Africa

southern-africa · ZAF

South Africa has a population of 51,770,560. 866 networks are registered to South Africa. 8 internet exchanges operate in the country. 34 facilities are catalogued. 10 submarine cables land on its coast. 428 accredited registrars sell its ccTLD. Atlas measures a median round-trip latency of 86ms from South Africa to other African countries.

Internet infrastructure at a glance

866 Networks (ASNs)

8 Internet Exchanges

34 Data Centres

428 Domain Registrars

51.8M Population

Internet Exchanges (8)

CINX (Cape Town Internet Exchange) Cape Town
DINX (Durban Internet Exchange) Durban
JINX (Johannesburg Internet Exchange) Johannesburg
NAPAfrica Cape Town Cape Town
NAPAfrica Durban Durban
NAPAfrica Johannesburg Johannesburg
NMBINX (Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange) Gqeberha
NMBIXP (Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange) Gqeberha

Data Centres

OADC BFN1 - Bloemfontein Bloemfontein
OADC CPT1 - Cape Town Cape Town
OADC CPT2 - Brackenfell Cape Town
OADC CPT3 - Bree Street Cape Town
OADC DUR1 - Durban Durban
OADC DUR2 - Umhlanga Durban
OADC ELS1 - East London East London
OADC JNB1 - Johannesburg Johannesburg
OADC JNB2 - Bryanston Johannesburg
OADC JNB3 - Parklands Johannesburg
OADC PLZ1 - Gqeberha Gqeberha
Teraco CT1 Cape Town
Teraco CT2 Cape Town
Teraco JB1 Johannesburg
Teraco JB2 Johannesburg
Teraco JB4 Johannesburg
Teraco JB5 Johannesburg
ADC CPT1 Cape Town
ADC JHB1 Midrand
ADC JHB2 Samrand

+14 more (list page in development)

.ZA Domain Registrars

+408 more (list page in development)

Most-connected networks (BGP-observed)

Ranked by distinct BGP neighbors observed in our routing table. Methodology · Last computed 2026-09-04. Coverage is partial: rankings derive from our African routing-table vantages.

By peer count

Workonline Communications(Pty) Ltd AS37271 299 peers
Dimension Data AS3741 86 peers
MTN SA (Bayobab) AS16637 70 peers
Telkom SA Ltd. AS5713 55 peers
Network Platforms (PTY) LTD AS37497 48 peers
Agile Solutions Provider (PTY) LTD AS328748 43 peers
Vodacom AS36994 40 peers
Metrofibre Networx AS327782 38 peers
cmcnetworks AS25818 36 peers
MTN Business Kenya AS9129 33 peers

+10 more shown via API

By prefix announcements

Dimension Data AS20011 1,210 prefixes
Africa on Cloud AS328608 750 prefixes
Dimension Data AS3741 565 prefixes
Telkom SA Ltd. AS37457 467 prefixes
TENET (The UNINET Project) AS2018 391 prefixes
Telkom SA Ltd. AS5713 280 prefixes
Level 7 Wireless (Pty) Ltd AS327901 237 prefixes
HERO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD AS328471 233 prefixes
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd AS37121 221 prefixes
MTN SA (Bayobab) AS16637 219 prefixes

All networks (top 30 of 866)

1 GRID (PTY) LTD AS36943
123NET fibre AS61092
Abantu Cloud Africa (Pty) Ltd AS37739
ABSA (Amalgamated Banks of South Africa) AS14115
AEROCOM BROADBAND SERVICES AS328317
ALICOM (PTY) LTD AS328287
ASAP Internet (Pty) LTD AS328327
ATEC Systems and Technologies PTY LTD AS327897
ATS All Technology Solutions (Pty) Ltd AS328816
AVOXI (PTY) LTD AS37523
A 2 X (Pty) Ltd AS328163
ACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AS329559
AFROCENTRIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PTY LTD AS329572
ARC International Telecoms AS329113
AS329759 AS329759
ASK Internet Technologies CC AS328257
AVBOB Mutual Assurance Society AS328135
AS204300 AS204300
AS208809 AS208809
AS209167 AS209167
AS209425 AS209425
AS210555 AS210555
AS211869 AS211869
AS213975 AS213975
AS214209 AS214209
AS214564 AS214564
AS216409 AS216409
AS329758 AS329758
AS329785 AS329785
AS329797 AS329797

+836 more networks (list page in development)

Key facts

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: ZA
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: ZAF
Region: southern-africa
Last verified: verified 2026-05-23
Last updated: 2026-09-04