Co-locating peer devices for peer matching

[0024] The techniques and systems described herein can be used by peer-to-peer devices that download content directly from digital content providers (e.g., by using a content delivery network (CDN)) over peer-to-peer (P2P) connections using a peer-to-peer (P2P) network To improve the distribution of digital content (for example, referred to herein as "Content"). P2P networks can be used to reduce the amount of time and resource consumption for distributing content to multiple peer devices. Content may include, for example, any digital content, such as updates to video games or operating systems.

[0025] To improve the distribution of specific content identified by a content identifier (ID), information can be collected about peer devices that currently have that specific content and about peer devices that are currently interested in or in the process of obtaining that specific content Information about the peer device. Accordingly, peer devices associated with the same conten