IPv4 Transfers April 2017

In April 2017, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 523 transfers: 8,284,032 IPv4 addresses in 446 blocks, plus 19 IPv6 blocks and 58 AS numbers. 28 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
8.3M
446 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
523
19 IPv6 / 58 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
28
144K IPv4 addresses (2%)
Mergers and acquisitions
123
400 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, April 2017
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN2577,557,888-144,384
RIPE NCC218518,272136,192-
APNIC48207,8728,192-

Inter-RIR Transfers April 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-0000
ARIN
136K
27 transfers
-
8,192
1 transfers
00
APNIC00-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, April 2017
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/14262,14461.3%1,572,864
/15131,072102.2%1,310,720
/1665,5366614.8%4,325,376
/1732,76881.8%262,144
/1816,384132.9%212,992
/198,192245.4%196,608
/204,096337.4%135,168
/212,0485612.6%114,688
/221,02411525.8%117,760
/23512255.6%12,800
/242568920.0%22,784
/2512810.2%128

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇵🇰 Pakistan8,192
  2. 2🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China8,192
  3. 3🇻🇳 Vietnam6,144
  4. 4🇺🇸 United States3,584
  5. 5🇨🇦 Canada2,816
  6. 6🇵🇷 Puerto Rico2,048
  7. 7🇹🇭 Thailand1,024
  8. 8🇧🇲 Bermuda512

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States14K
  2. 2🇦🇺 Australia8,192
  3. 3🇸🇬 Singapore6,144
  4. 4🇨🇦 Canada2,048
  5. 5🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands1,536
  6. 6🇯🇵 Japan1,024

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers April 2017