IPv4 Transfers September 2016
In September 2016, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 523 transfers: 7,345,408 IPv4 addresses in 433 blocks, plus 22 IPv6 blocks and 68 AS numbers. 14 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.
IPv4 addresses transferred
7.3M
433 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
523
22 IPv6 / 68 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
14
626K IPv4 addresses (9%)
Mergers and acquisitions
153
370 market transfers
Transfer Volume by RIR
Transfers counted at the receiving registry. Inter-RIR columns show IPv4 that entered or left the region.
Inter-RIR Transfers September 2016
IPv4 addresses moved from one registry to another. All inter-RIR transfers
| From ↓ / To → | RIPE NCC | ARIN | APNIC | LACNIC | AFRINIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIPE NCC | - | 262K 3 transfers | 33K 1 transfers | 0 | 0 |
| ARIN | 99K 5 transfers | - | 232K 5 transfers | 0 | 0 |
| APNIC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| LACNIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| AFRINIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
IPv4 Transfers by Block Size
Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.
| Prefix length | Addresses per block | Blocks | Share of blocks | IPv4 addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /10 | 4,194,304 | 1 | 0.2% | 4,194,304 |
| /15 | 131,072 | 3 | 0.7% | 393,216 |
| /16 | 65,536 | 22 | 5.1% | 1,441,792 |
| /17 | 32,768 | 6 | 1.4% | 196,608 |
| /18 | 16,384 | 25 | 5.8% | 409,600 |
| /19 | 8,192 | 37 | 8.5% | 303,104 |
| /20 | 4,096 | 43 | 9.9% | 176,128 |
| /21 | 2,048 | 30 | 6.9% | 61,440 |
| /22 | 1,024 | 120 | 27.7% | 122,880 |
| /23 | 512 | 35 | 8.1% | 17,920 |
| /24 | 256 | 111 | 25.6% | 28,416 |
Top Receiving Countries
- 1🇨🇦 Canada153K
- 2🇯🇵 Japan132K
- 3🇸🇬 Singapore82K
- 4🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China33K
- 5🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)33K
- 6🇦🇼 Aruba16K
- 7🇺🇸 United States12K
- 8🇲🇾 Malaysia5,120
- 9🇮🇳 India1,024
- 10🇵🇷 Puerto Rico1,024
Top Source Countries
- 1🇺🇸 United States254K
- 2🇨🇦 Canada132K
- 3🇦🇷 Argentina16K
- 4🇦🇺 Australia16K
- 5🇵🇷 Puerto Rico8,192
- 6🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands3,072
- 7🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,072
IPv4 transferred across country borders in September 2016. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.
Largest IPv4 Transfers September 2016
- 34.192.0.0/10Transfer ·
- 136.232.0.0/15M&A ·
- 172.122.0.0/15inter-RIRTransfer ·
- 193.122.0.0/15inter-RIRTransfer ·
- 139.60.0.0/16M&A ·
- 134.70.0.0/16M&A ·
- 167.233.0.0/16inter-RIRTransfer ·
- 193.123.0.0/16inter-RIRTransfer ·
- 193.122.0.0/16inter-RIRTransfer ·
- 93.116.0.0/16Transfer ·
- 168.138.0.0/16M&A ·
- 158.101.0.0/16M&A ·
- 152.67.0.0/16M&A ·
- 151.104.0.0/16M&A ·
- 140.204.0.0/16M&A ·
- 139.87.0.0/16M&A ·
- 132.145.0.0/16M&A ·
- 129.213.0.0/16M&A ·
- 128.106.0.0/16inter-RIRTransfer ·
- 139.99.0.0/16Transfer ·
- 128.14.0.0/16Transfer ·
- 128.1.0.0/16Transfer ·
- 144.217.0.0/16Transfer ·
- 155.130.0.0/16Transfer ·
- 167.94.0.0/16M&A ·
| Date | Resource | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.192.0.0/10 | Transfer | |||
| 136.232.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 172.122.0.0/15inter-RIR | Transfer | |||
| 193.122.0.0/15inter-RIR | not published | Transfer | ||
| 139.60.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 134.70.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 167.233.0.0/16inter-RIR | Henkel AG & Co KGaA | Transfer | ||
| 193.123.0.0/16inter-RIR | TELSTRA LIMITED | Transfer | ||
| 193.122.0.0/16inter-RIR | TELSTRA LIMITED | Transfer | ||
| 93.116.0.0/16 | IPv4 Management SRL | Moldtelecom SA | Transfer | |
| 168.138.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 158.101.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 152.67.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 151.104.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 140.204.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 139.87.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 132.145.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 129.213.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 128.106.0.0/16inter-RIR | Transfer | |||
| 139.99.0.0/16 | Transfer | |||
| 128.14.0.0/16 | Transfer | |||
| 128.1.0.0/16 | Transfer | |||
| 144.217.0.0/16 | Transfer | |||
| 155.130.0.0/16 | Transfer | |||
| 167.94.0.0/16 | M&A |