ASNs of Interest

Using the following links/references, the list of Tier 1 ASN has been built, along with a list of “interesting” non Tier 1 ASNs. Here, interesting means ASNs which are having exceptionally high levels of interconnectivity and/or ASN or IP address coverage, a level which puts them on par with the Tier 1 networks:

These stats may change over time so the following lists are accurate at the time of writing only.

Tier 1 ASNs

The following table shows the list of more-or-less agreed-on Tier 1 ASNs:

ASN Name
174 Cogent
701 Verizon/UUNET
1299 Arelion
2914 NTT
3257 GTT
3320 DTAG
3356 Lumen/Colt
3491 PCCW/Console Connect
5511 FT/Orange
6453 TATA
6461 Zayo
6762 TI Sparkle/Seabone
6830 Liberty Global
6939 Hurricane Electric
7018 AT&T
12956 Telxius/Telefonica

ASNs With Most Peers

The following table shows a list of non-Tier 1 ASNs with the most peers:

ASN Name
2635 Automattic
9498 Bharti Airtel
13335 Cloudflare
14840 BR.DIGITAL
20473 The Constant Company / Vultr
24482 SG.GS
35280 F5 Networks
36236 NetActuate
37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
39120 Convergenze
49544 i3D.net
57463 NetIX Communications
64289 Macarne
199524 G-Core

ASNs With Largest AS-Cone

The following table shows a list of non-Tier 1 ASNs with the largest AS cone:

ASN Name
1273 Vodafone
4637 Telstra
7195 EdgeUno
7473 Singapore Telecommunications
9002 RETN
9498 Bharti Airtel
12389 Rostelecom
13786 Seaborn (Seabras USA)
23911 China Next Generation Internet Beijing
37468 Angola Cables
38255 China Education and Research Network
52320 GlobeNet Cabos Submarinos Colombia

Final ASN List

The following is the final list with duplicates removed:

ASN Name Tier
174 Cogent 1
701 Verizon/UUNET 1
1273 Vodafone 2
1299 Arelion 1
2635 Automattic 2
2914 NTT 1
3257 GTT 1
3320 DTAG 1
3356 Lumen/Colt 1
3491 PCCW/Console Connect 1
4637 Telstra 2
5511 FT/Orange 1
6453 TATA 1
6461 Zayo 1
6762 TI Sparkle/Seabone 1
6830 Liberty Global 1
6939 Hurricane Electric 1*
7018 AT&T 1
7195 EdgeUno 2
7473 Singapore Telecommunications 2
9002 RETN 2
9498 Bharti Airtel 2
12389 Rostelecom 2
12956 Telxius/Telefonica 1
13335 Cloudflare 2
13786 Seaborn (Seabras USA) 2
14840 BR.DIGITAL 2
20473 The Constant Company / Vultr 2
23911 China Next Generation Internet Beijing 2
24482 SG.GS 2
35280 F5 Networks 2
36236 NetActuate 2
37468 Angola Cables 2
37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions 2
38255 China Education and Research Network 2
39120 Convergenze 2
49544 i3D.net 2
52320 GlobeNet Cabos Submarinos Colombia 2
57463 NetIX Communications 2
64289 Macarne 2
199524 G-Core 2