HONG KONG: Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company®, revealed that Hong Kong’s peak traffic of internet exchanges, including domestic and international, grew by 37% from April 2023 to April 2025, post pandemic. 1 Equinix has recorded an even more significant surge with its Internet Exchange traffic rising at a remarkable growth rate of 57% in the same period.
The proliferation of over-the-top (OTT) services, cloud computing and online gaming has been driving internet traffic over the past years. The increasing adoption of bandwidth-intensive applications for AI, machine learning and quantum across business operations and everyday life is set to further propel traffic levels. With the Hong Kong government’s Innovation and Technology Development Blueprint 2 outlining a clear vision for fostering innovation and technology, supplemented by an upcoming HK$10 billion Innovation and Technology Industry-Oriented Fund, the city is poised to channel even more resources into emerging technologies and strategic industries.
By exchanging traffic through direct peering within internet exchanges like Equinix Internet Exchange® (EIE), network, content, and cloud service providers can bypass multiple internet hubs and transit providers around the world. This creates point to point connections between peering ecosystems, minimizing multiple hops and significantly reducing latency. As a result, research institutions managing large-file data exchanges, sports and media entertainment companies can enable their end users access content and applications without delays or
interruptions.
Joanne Hon, Managing Director, Equinix Hong Kong said, “Hong Kong has always been a place where the world comes together — a city that thrives on digital interconnection. At Equinix, we’re proud to play a part in that ambition, helping businesses bridge industries, markets and innovations. Whether it’s enabling real-time collaboration or powering the next wave of AI-driven breakthroughs, we’re committed to building the infrastructure that makes it all possible. That’s why last year, we announced our largest investment in Hong Kong in over a decade with new HK6 development, which we believe will ensure the city’s digital backbone is ready to support its pursuit in becoming a global innovation powerhouse.”
EIE in Hong Kong is used by more than 240 of cloud service providers, content delivery network, social media, gaming and OTT companies around the globe, including the US, EMEA and APAC, across Australia, Greater China, India, North Asia, Southeast Asia and Mekong regions. Hosting one of the most mature internet exchange ecosystems in Hong Kong and worldwide, Equinix enables businesses to achieve secure and low-latency data exchange with a robust digital infrastructure that powers everything from AI-driven innovations to real-time global collaboration.
