IPv4 Transfers December 2016

In December 2016, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 784 transfers: 2,690,560 IPv4 addresses in 621 blocks, plus 56 IPv6 blocks and 107 AS numbers. 18 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
2.7M
621 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
784
56 IPv6 / 107 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
18
323K IPv4 addresses (12%)
Mergers and acquisitions
103
681 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, December 2016
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN2091,339,64819,456283,904
RIPE NCC522878,33625,34428,672
APNIC51466,432278,52810,752
LACNIC26,144--

Inter-RIR Transfers December 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-
12K
3 transfers
16K
1 transfers
00
ARIN
22K
4 transfers
-
262K
4 transfers
00
APNIC
3,584
3 transfers
7,168
3 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, December 2016
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/15131,07220.3%262,144
/1665,536172.7%1,114,112
/1732,76861.0%196,608
/1816,384152.4%245,760
/198,192355.6%286,720
/204,096447.1%180,224
/212,0488313.4%169,984
/221,02414222.9%145,408
/235127311.8%37,376
/2425620432.9%52,224

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore262K
  2. 2🇵🇰 Pakistan25K
  3. 3🇨🇦 Canada13K
  4. 4🇺🇸 United States7,168
  5. 5🇧🇩 Bangladesh1,024
  6. 6🇵🇭 Philippines1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States275K
  2. 2🇳🇿 New Zealand11K
  3. 3🇦🇺 Australia8,192
  4. 4🇯🇵 Japan1,024
  5. 5🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China1,024

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers December 2016