IPv4 Transfers February 2015

In February 2015, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 442 transfers: 6,830,336 IPv4 addresses in 440 blocks, plus 0 IPv6 blocks and 2 AS numbers. 25 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
6.8M
440 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
442
0 IPv6 / 2 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
25
418K IPv4 addresses (6%)
Mergers and acquisitions
0
442 market transfers

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, February 2015
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN74,212,224-418,304
APNIC441,614,080418,304-
RIPE NCC3911,004,032--

Inter-RIR Transfers February 2015

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-
418K
25 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, February 2015
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/104,194,30410.2%4,194,304
/13524,28810.2%524,288
/14262,14420.5%524,288
/15131,07240.9%524,288
/1665,53661.4%393,216
/1732,76851.1%163,840
/1816,38451.1%81,920
/198,192112.5%90,112
/204,096163.6%65,536
/212,048368.2%73,728
/221,0249521.6%97,280
/2351212328.0%62,976
/2425613530.7%34,560

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇨🇳 China1.2M
  2. 2🇮🇳 India25K
  3. 3🇯🇵 Japan8,192
  4. 4🇹🇼 Taiwan1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China852K
  2. 2🇧🇩 Bangladesh8,192
  3. 3🇼🇸 Samoa1,024

IPv4 transferred across country borders in February 2015. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers February 2015