IPv4 Transfers August 2017
In August 2017, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 600 transfers: 9,226,880 IPv4 addresses in 484 blocks, plus 24 IPv6 blocks and 92 AS numbers. 25 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.
IPv4 addresses transferred
9.2M
484 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
600
24 IPv6 / 92 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
25
716K IPv4 addresses (8%)
Mergers and acquisitions
285
315 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 August 2017
IPv4 addresses moved from one registry to another. All inter-RIR transfers
| From ↓ / To → | RIPE NCC | ARIN | APNIC | LACNIC | AFRINIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIPE NCC | - | 256 1 transfers | 344K 11 transfers | 0 | 0 |
| ARIN | 5,120 2 transfers | - | 301K 10 transfers | 0 | 0 |
| APNIC | 0 | 66K 1 transfers | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /13 | 524,288 | 2 | 0.4% | 1,048,576 |
| /14 | 262,144 | 8 | 1.7% | 2,097,152 |
| /15 | 131,072 | 11 | 2.3% | 1,441,792 |
| /16 | 65,536 | 39 | 8.1% | 2,555,904 |
| /17 | 32,768 | 24 | 5.0% | 786,432 |
| /18 | 16,384 | 23 | 4.8% | 376,832 |
| /19 | 8,192 | 57 | 11.8% | 466,944 |
| /20 | 4,096 | 49 | 10.1% | 200,704 |
| /21 | 2,048 | 46 | 9.5% | 94,208 |
| /22 | 1,024 | 120 | 24.8% | 122,880 |
| /23 | 512 | 34 | 7.0% | 17,408 |
| /24 | 256 | 70 | 14.5% | 17,920 |
| /25 | 128 | 1 | 0.2% | 128 |
Top Receiving Countries
- 1🇨🇳 China328K
- 2🇯🇵 Japan250K
- 3🇨🇦 Canada93K
- 4🇺🇸 United States70K
- 5🇳🇿 New Zealand33K
- 6🇦🇺 Australia20K
- 7🇸🇬 Singapore16K
- 8🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago8,192
- 9🇹🇭 Thailand1,024
- 10🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China1,024
Top Source Countries
- 1🇺🇸 United States329K
- 2🇦🇺 Australia66K
- 3🇨🇦 Canada37K
- 4🇵🇦 Panama8,192
- 5🇳🇿 New Zealand1,024
- 6🇸🇬 Singapore1,024
- 7🇯🇵 Japan1,024
- 8🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China256
IPv4 transferred across country borders in August 2017. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.
Largest IPv4 Transfers August 2017
- 67.104.0.0/13M&A ·
- 67.88.0.0/13M&A ·
- 209.116.0.0/14M&A ·
- 64.0.0.0/14M&A ·
- 67.152.0.0/14M&A ·
- 65.44.0.0/14M&A ·
- 216.0.0.0/14M&A ·
- 66.236.0.0/14M&A ·
- 66.104.0.0/14M&A ·
- 65.104.0.0/14M&A ·
- 209.48.0.0/15M&A ·
- 207.86.0.0/15M&A ·
- 216.4.0.0/15M&A ·
- 208.176.0.0/15M&A ·
- 208.36.0.0/15M&A ·
- 207.238.0.0/15M&A ·
- 71.4.0.0/15M&A ·
- 66.88.0.0/15M&A ·
- 66.2.0.0/15M&A ·
- 64.244.0.0/15M&A ·
- 64.220.0.0/15M&A ·
- 139.177.0.0/16M&A ·
- 64.55.0.0/16M&A ·
- 64.48.0.0/16M&A ·
- 216.156.0.0/16M&A ·
| Date | Resource | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.104.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 67.88.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 209.116.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 64.0.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 67.152.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 65.44.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 216.0.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 66.236.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 66.104.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 65.104.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 209.48.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 207.86.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 216.4.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 208.176.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 208.36.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 207.238.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 71.4.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 66.88.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 66.2.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 64.244.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 64.220.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 139.177.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 64.55.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 64.48.0.0/16 | M&A | |||
| 216.156.0.0/16 | M&A |