Is it more or less than the F-root server run by ISC?
* https://www.isc.org/f-root/
If you want, you can even request your own instance (a 1U Dell):
* https://www.isc.org/froot-process/
Or an instance of ICANN's L-root server, also 1U:
* https://www.dns.icann.org/imrs/
Would .de have more, or less, traffic than some of the root servers?