IPv4 Transfers November 2015

In November 2015, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 348 transfers: 9,269,248 IPv4 addresses in 290 blocks, plus 13 IPv6 blocks and 45 AS numbers. 4 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
9.3M
290 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
348
13 IPv6 / 45 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
4
269K IPv4 addresses (3%)
Mergers and acquisitions
78
270 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, November 2015
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN1298,634,8801,024268,288
RIPE NCC187330,2404,096-
APNIC32304,128264,1921,024

Inter-RIR Transfers November 2015

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

IPv4 addresses transferred between Regional Internet Registries
From ↓ / To β†’RIPE NCCARINAPNICLACNICAFRINIC
RIPE NCC-0000
ARIN
4,096
1 transfers
-
264K
2 transfers
00
APNIC0
1,024
1 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, November 2015
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/112,097,15220.7%4,194,304
/121,048,57610.3%1,048,576
/13524,28820.7%1,048,576
/14262,14451.7%1,310,720
/15131,07231.0%393,216
/1665,536113.8%720,896
/1732,76810.3%32,768
/1816,38472.4%114,688
/198,192113.8%90,112
/204,096269.0%106,496
/212,0484816.6%98,304
/221,0247425.5%75,776
/235123712.8%18,944
/242566221.4%15,872

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers November 2015