IPv4 Transfers February 2018

In February 2018, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 961 transfers: 48,449,792 IPv4 addresses in 801 blocks, plus 49 IPv6 blocks and 111 AS numbers. 9 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred

48.4M

801 IPv4 blocks

Registry transfers

961

49 IPv6 / 111 ASN

Inter-RIR transfers

88K IPv4 addresses (0%)

Mergers and acquisitions

551

410 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 2018
Registry	Transfers	IPv4 received	Inter-RIR in	Inter-RIR out
ARIN	472	47,040,768	256	87,296
RIPE NCC	441	1,038,848	18,432	-
APNIC	44	357,888	68,864	256
AFRINIC	4	12,288	-	-

Inter-RIR Transfers February 2018

IPv4 addresses moved from one registry to another. All inter-RIR transfers

IPv4 addresses transferred between Regional Internet Registries
From ↓ / To →	RIPE NCC	ARIN	APNIC	LACNIC	AFRINIC
RIPE NCC	-	0	0	0	0
ARIN	18K 4 transfers	-	69K 4 transfers	0	0
APNIC	0	256 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.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, February 2018
Prefix length	Addresses per block	Blocks	Share of blocks	IPv4 addresses
/8	16,777,216	2	0.2%	33,554,432
/13	524,288	3	0.4%	1,572,864
/14	262,144	19	2.4%	4,980,736
/15	131,072	7	0.9%	917,504
/16	65,536	53	6.6%	3,473,408
/17	32,768	36	4.5%	1,179,648
/18	16,384	70	8.7%	1,146,880
/19	8,192	114	14.2%	933,888
/20	4,096	91	11.4%	372,736
/21	2,048	51	6.4%	104,448
/22	1,024	138	17.2%	141,312
/23	512	64	8.0%	32,768
/24	256	153	19.1%	39,168

Top Receiving Countries

Top Source Countries

IPv4 transferred across country borders in February 2018. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers February 2018

8.0.0.0/8M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
4.0.0.0/8M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
67.24.0.0/13M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
64.152.0.0/13M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
63.208.0.0/13M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
216.140.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
209.244.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
207.120.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
206.32.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
205.224.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
205.180.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
205.128.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
204.164.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
204.160.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
199.92.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
198.112.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
198.92.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
198.76.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
67.96.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
67.72.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
65.88.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
65.56.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
64.212.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
64.192.0.0/14M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN
204.198.0.0/15M&A · 2018-02-20
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
🇺🇸 US ARIN
→
Level 3 Parent, LLC
🇺🇸 US ARIN

Date	Resource	From	To	Type
2018-02-20	8.0.0.0/8	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	4.0.0.0/8	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	67.24.0.0/13	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	64.152.0.0/13	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	63.208.0.0/13	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	216.140.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	209.244.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	207.120.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	206.32.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	205.224.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	205.180.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	205.128.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	204.164.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	204.160.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	199.92.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	198.112.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	198.92.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	198.76.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	67.96.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	67.72.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	65.88.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	65.56.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	64.212.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	64.192.0.0/14	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A
2018-02-20	204.198.0.0/15	Level 3 Communications, Inc. 🇺🇸 US ARIN	Level 3 Parent, LLC 🇺🇸 US ARIN	M&A