IPv4 Transfers June 2018

In June 2018, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 724 transfers: 12,104,960 IPv4 addresses in 573 blocks, plus 58 IPv6 blocks and 93 AS numbers. 39 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
12.1M
573 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
724
58 IPv6 / 93 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
39
675K IPv4 addresses (6%)
Mergers and acquisitions
267
457 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, June 2018
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN2599,785,344-371,968
RIPE NCC4151,697,536141,568163,840
APNIC48611,840533,504139,264
LACNIC210,240--

Inter-RIR Transfers June 2018

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
164K
14 transfers
00
ARIN
2,304
4 transfers
-
370K
18 transfers
00
APNIC
139K
3 transfers
0-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, June 2018
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/104,194,30410.2%4,194,304
/14262,14471.2%1,835,008
/15131,072142.4%1,835,008
/1665,536356.1%2,293,760
/1732,768173.0%557,056
/1816,384315.4%507,904
/198,192478.2%385,024
/204,096468.0%188,416
/212,048529.1%106,496
/221,02414325.0%146,432
/23512376.5%18,944
/2425614325.0%36,608

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇨🇳 China279K
  2. 2🇦🇺 Australia165K
  3. 3🇨🇦 Canada102K
  4. 4🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China68K
  5. 5🇯🇵 Japan66K
  6. 6🇨🇴 Colombia8,192
  7. 7🇲🇻 Maldives8,192
  8. 8🇸🇬 Singapore4,096
  9. 9🇺🇸 United States2,304

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States471K
  2. 2🇮🇳 India132K
  3. 3🇨🇳 China68K
  4. 4🇯🇵 Japan8,192
  5. 5🇦🇷 Argentina8,192
  6. 6🇨🇦 Canada2,304
  7. 7🇨🇼 Curaçao2,048
  8. 8🇨🇽 Christmas Island1,024
  9. 9🇸🇬 Singapore256

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers June 2018