IPv4 Transfers July 2016

In July 2016, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 521 transfers: 3,002,368 IPv4 addresses in 460 blocks, plus 15 IPv6 blocks and 46 AS numbers. 24 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
3.0M
460 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
521
15 IPv6 / 46 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
24
634K IPv4 addresses (21%)
Mergers and acquisitions
85
436 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, July 2016
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
APNIC291,319,680143,36032,768
RIPE NCC3451,054,464490,496-
ARIN147628,224-601,088

Inter-RIR Transfers July 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-0000
ARIN
458K
17 transfers
-
143K
6 transfers
00
APNIC
33K
1 transfers
0-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, July 2016
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/121,048,57610.2%1,048,576
/1665,536153.3%983,040
/1732,76871.5%229,376
/1816,38492.0%147,456
/198,192255.4%204,800
/204,096327.0%131,072
/212,0485612.2%114,688
/221,0245712.4%58,368
/235127416.1%37,888
/2425618440.0%47,104

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇮🇳 India1.1M
  2. 2🇯🇵 Japan131K
  3. 3🇲🇳 Mongolia8,192
  4. 4🇨🇦 Canada5,632
  5. 5🇲🇾 Malaysia3,072
  6. 6🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)2,048
  7. 7🇸🇬 Singapore1,024
  8. 8🇳🇿 New Zealand1,024
  9. 9🇵🇷 Puerto Rico512

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore1.1M
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States141K
  3. 3🇦🇺 Australia33K
  4. 4🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,072
  5. 5🇨🇦 Canada256

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers July 2016