IPv4 Transfers June 2016

In June 2016, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 586 transfers: 5,163,520 IPv4 addresses in 495 blocks, plus 32 IPv6 blocks and 59 AS numbers. 28 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
5.2M
495 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
586
32 IPv6 / 59 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
28
1.3M IPv4 addresses (26%)
Mergers and acquisitions
146
440 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, June 2016
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN2202,906,8807,1681,323,264
APNIC741,258,2401,126,4005,120
RIPE NCC292998,400196,8642,048

Inter-RIR Transfers June 2016

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

IPv4 addresses transferred between Regional Internet Registries
From โ†“ / To โ†’RIPE NCCARINAPNICLACNICAFRINIC
RIPE NCC-
2,048
1 transfers
000
ARIN
197K
21 transfers
-
1.1M
4 transfers
00
APNIC0
5,120
2 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, June 2016
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/121,048,57610.2%1,048,576
/15131,07220.4%262,144
/1665,536346.9%2,228,224
/1732,768112.2%360,448
/1816,384244.8%393,216
/198,192469.3%376,832
/204,096448.9%180,224
/212,0485511.1%112,640
/221,02415831.9%161,792
/23512346.9%17,408
/242568617.4%22,016

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers June 2016