Glossia relay directory

The network in numbers

1,124 relays in 93 countries, run by 623 organizations, as published on Nov 2, 2026.

1,103

Relays online

545.3 Gbit/s

Total capacity online

623

Operators

27%

Capacity run by Frothly

Relays online by region

Relays online by region
RegionRelays online
North America 236
Latin America and the Caribbean 106
Europe 466
Africa 79
Middle East and Central Asia 24
South and Southeast Asia 64
East Asia 83
Oceania 45

Capacity by region

Advertised capacity of the relays online in each region.

Capacity by region
RegionCapacity
North America 104.3 Gbit/s
Latin America and the Caribbean 38.7 Gbit/s
Europe 222.8 Gbit/s
Africa 28.5 Gbit/s
Middle East and Central Asia 8.4 Gbit/s
South and Southeast Asia 47.8 Gbit/s
East Asia 78.9 Gbit/s
Oceania 15.7 Gbit/s

Countries with the most relays

Countries with the most relays
CountryRelays listed
United States 187
Germany 94
Canada 55
Japan 43
Netherlands 43
United Kingdom 42
Australia 33
India 30
Switzerland 30
Taiwan 25
Sweden 22
South Africa 21
Spain 21
Brazil 19
France 19

Relays by type of operator

Relays by type of operator
OperatorRelays listed
University 312
Community network 209
Hosting provider 188
Digital rights 146
Library 122
Newsroom 116
Frothly 31

Relay software

Versions running on relays in the directory. Support for 3.9.4 ends on April 14, 2027.

Relay software
VersionRelays
4.0.1 688
4.0.0 303
3.9.4 133

Relays listed each year

Every relay that joined the directory, by the year it joined, including those since retired.

Relays listed each year
YearRelays joined
2011 2
2012 27
2013 35
2014 48
2015 76
2016 90
2017 70
2018 122
2019 103
2020 123
2021 136
2022 108
2023 144
2024 132
2025 122
2026 84

Open data

The whole directory, including every relay retired since 2011, is free to download and reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Please credit “Glossia Relay Network, Frothly.”

  • Directory as CSV 236 KB

    One row per relay, 1,422 rows: nickname, fingerprint, status, roles, location, operator, version, capacity, uptime and dates.

  • Compact index as JSON 199 KB

    The index the relay finder uses, with statuses, countries and operators stored once and referred to by position.

Both files are rebuilt whenever the directory changes. Clients do not use them: they fetch the signed directory itself.