IPv4 Transfers February 2017

In February 2017, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 348 transfers: 3,114,240 IPv4 addresses in 278 blocks, plus 20 IPv6 blocks and 50 AS numbers. 9 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
3.1M
278 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
348
20 IPv6 / 50 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
9
101K IPv4 addresses (3%)
Mergers and acquisitions
51
297 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 2017
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN1182,195,2002,04874,240
RIPE NCC193527,10474,24024,576
APNIC37391,93624,5762,048

Inter-RIR Transfers February 2017

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-0
25K
3 transfers
00
ARIN
74K
4 transfers
-000
APNIC0
2,048
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 2017
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/121,048,57610.4%1,048,576
/13524,28810.4%524,288
/14262,14410.4%262,144
/1665,53693.2%589,824
/1732,76820.7%65,536
/1816,384124.3%196,608
/198,192124.3%98,304
/204,0963311.9%135,168
/212,0483612.9%73,728
/221,0248932.0%91,136
/235123111.2%15,872
/242565118.3%13,056

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇮🇳 India264K
  2. 2🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China74K
  3. 3🇨🇦 Canada40K
  4. 4🇧🇩 Bangladesh16K
  5. 5🇺🇸 United States6,144
  6. 6🇳🇿 New Zealand2,048
  7. 7🇦🇺 Australia2,048
  8. 8🇸🇬 Singapore1,536
  9. 9🇵🇷 Puerto Rico1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore264K
  2. 2🇦🇺 Australia68K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States41K
  4. 4🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands4,096
  5. 5🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China2,304
  6. 6🇵🇰 Pakistan2,048
  7. 7🇨🇳 China1,536

IPv4 transferred across country borders in February 2017. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers February 2017