IPv4 Transfers 2014

In 2014, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,486 transfers that moved 18,748,672 IPv4 addresses in 1,467 blocks, 94 of them between two registries. Figures come from the RIRs' official transfer logs and include mergers and acquisitions.

IPv4 addresses transferred
18.7M
1,467 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,486
0 IPv6 / 19 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
94
1.1M IPv4 addresses (6%)
Mergers and acquisitions
0
1,486 market transfers

Monthly Transfer Volume 2014 by receiving RIR

IPv4 transfers per month in 2014
MonthTransfersIPv4 addresses
December 20142882,748,928
November 20142492,470,144
October 20141462,329,600
September 2014881,239,296
August 20141141,549,312
July 2014901,135,104
June 20141032,299,648
May 2014731,638,656
April 201494894,720
March 2014109561,920
February 2014851,439,488
January 201447441,856

Transfer Volume by RIR

Transfers counted at the receiving registry. Inter-RIR columns show IPv4 that entered or left the region.

Transfers per Regional Internet Registry, 2014
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC1,0549,644,544--
ARIN644,744,960-1,101,824
APNIC3684,359,1681,101,824-

Inter-RIR Transfers 2014

IPv4 addresses moved from one registry to another. All inter-RIR transfers

IPv4 addresses transferred between Regional Internet Registries
From ↓ / To →RIPE NCCARINAPNICLACNICAFRINIC
RIPE NCC-0000
ARIN0-
1.1M
94 transfers
00
APNIC00-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, 2014
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/121,048,57630.2%3,145,728
/13524,28820.1%1,048,576
/14262,14490.6%2,359,296
/15131,072141.0%1,835,008
/1665,536775.2%5,046,272
/1732,768422.9%1,376,256
/1816,384553.7%901,120
/198,1921409.5%1,146,880
/204,09620614.0%843,776
/212,04827718.9%567,296
/221,02437325.4%381,952
/235121087.4%55,296
/2425616111.0%41,216

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States1.3M
  2. 2🇦🇺 Australia536K
  3. 3🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China287K
  4. 4🇮🇳 India237K
  5. 5🇨🇳 China231K
  6. 6🇯🇵 Japan143K
  7. 7🇲🇾 Malaysia136K
  8. 8🇸🇬 Singapore130K
  9. 9🇹🇭 Thailand90K

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇨🇦 Canada1.3M
  2. 2🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China216K
  3. 3🇦🇺 Australia208K
  4. 4🇸🇬 Singapore179K
  5. 5🇺🇸 United States140K
  6. 6🇳🇿 New Zealand74K
  7. 7🇨🇳 China68K
  8. 8🇮🇩 Indonesia7,168
  9. 9🇳🇵 Nepal2,048

IPv4 transferred across country borders in 2014. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers 2014