IPv4 Transfers February 2016

In February 2016, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 556 transfers: 2,310,656 IPv4 addresses in 489 blocks, plus 14 IPv6 blocks and 53 AS numbers. 18 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
2.3M
489 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
556
14 IPv6 / 53 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
18
621K IPv4 addresses (27%)
Mergers and acquisitions
73
483 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 2016
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
APNIC2341,046,784594,17614,336
RIPE NCC177635,64823,552512
ARIN145628,2243,584606,464

Inter-RIR Transfers February 2016

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-
512
1 transfers
000
ARIN
12K
2 transfers
-
594K
9 transfers
00
APNIC
11K
4 transfers
3,072
2 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, February 2016
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/15131,07230.6%393,216
/1665,536132.7%851,968
/1732,76840.8%131,072
/1816,384142.9%229,376
/198,192244.9%196,608
/204,096459.2%184,320
/212,0486914.1%141,312
/221,0249920.2%101,376
/2351210020.4%51,200
/2425611824.1%30,208

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore524K
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States89K
  3. 3🇨🇦 Canada73K
  4. 4🇹🇭 Thailand66K
  5. 5🇮🇳 India8,192
  6. 6🇵🇰 Pakistan4,096
  7. 7🇳🇿 New Zealand2,048
  8. 8🇹🇼 Taiwan1,024
  9. 9🇧🇩 Bangladesh512

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States143K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada86K
  3. 3🇦🇺 Australia10K
  4. 4🇸🇬 Singapore9,728
  5. 5🇳🇿 New Zealand2,048
  6. 6🇵🇭 Philippines1,024
  7. 7🇦🇫 Afghanistan1,024

IPv4 transferred across country borders in February 2016. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers February 2016