IPv4 Transfers October 2018
In October 2018, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,193 transfers: 19,874,304 IPv4 addresses in 917 blocks, plus 109 IPv6 blocks and 167 AS numbers. 60 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.
IPv4 addresses transferred
19.9M
917 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,193
109 IPv6 / 167 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
60
361K IPv4 addresses (2%)
Mergers and acquisitions
576
617 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 October 2018
IPv4 addresses moved from one registry to another. All inter-RIR transfers
| From ↓ / To → | RIPE NCC | ARIN | APNIC | LACNIC | AFRINIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIPE NCC | - | 3,072 3 transfers | 27K 5 transfers | 0 | 0 |
| ARIN | 299K 45 transfers | - | 32K 7 transfers | 0 | 0 |
| APNIC | 0 | 0 | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /11 | 2,097,152 | 1 | 0.1% | 2,097,152 |
| /12 | 1,048,576 | 5 | 0.5% | 5,242,880 |
| /13 | 524,288 | 8 | 0.9% | 4,194,304 |
| /14 | 262,144 | 7 | 0.8% | 1,835,008 |
| /15 | 131,072 | 11 | 1.2% | 1,441,792 |
| /16 | 65,536 | 44 | 4.8% | 2,883,584 |
| /17 | 32,768 | 15 | 1.6% | 491,520 |
| /18 | 16,384 | 30 | 3.3% | 491,520 |
| /19 | 8,192 | 54 | 5.9% | 442,368 |
| /20 | 4,096 | 62 | 6.8% | 253,952 |
| /21 | 2,048 | 80 | 8.7% | 163,840 |
| /22 | 1,024 | 206 | 22.5% | 210,944 |
| /23 | 512 | 96 | 10.5% | 49,152 |
| /24 | 256 | 298 | 32.5% | 76,288 |
Top Receiving Countries
- 1🇺🇸 United States135K
- 2🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China24K
- 3🇸🇬 Singapore16K
- 4🇨🇴 Colombia11K
- 5🇨🇦 Canada10K
- 6🇯🇵 Japan9,216
- 7🇧🇷 Brazil9,216
- 8🇧🇿 Belize6,144
- 9🇰🇭 Cambodia4,096
Top Source Countries
- 1🇵🇷 Puerto Rico134K
- 2🇺🇸 United States42K
- 3🇳🇿 New Zealand18K
- 4🇵🇦 Panama12K
- 5🇧🇿 Belize8,192
- 6🇦🇷 Argentina6,144
- 7🇨🇳 China1,024
- 8🇨🇦 Canada1,024
- 9🇸🇬 Singapore256
IPv4 transferred across country borders in October 2018. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.
Largest IPv4 Transfers October 2018
- 65.128.0.0/11M&A ·
- 174.16.0.0/12M&A ·
- 97.112.0.0/12M&A ·
- 75.160.0.0/12M&A ·
- 71.208.0.0/12M&A ·
- 65.112.0.0/12M&A ·
- 115.240.0.0/13Transfer ·
- 184.96.0.0/13M&A ·
- 71.32.0.0/13M&A ·
- 67.128.0.0/13M&A ·
- 67.0.0.0/13M&A ·
- 63.224.0.0/13M&A ·
- 63.152.0.0/13M&A ·
- 63.144.0.0/13M&A ·
- 205.168.0.0/14M&A ·
- 70.56.0.0/14M&A ·
- 67.144.0.0/14M&A ·
- 65.100.0.0/14M&A ·
- 63.236.0.0/14M&A ·
- 63.232.0.0/14M&A ·
- 208.44.0.0/14M&A ·
- 67.12.0.0/15M&A ·
- 216.206.0.0/15M&A ·
- 207.108.0.0/15M&A ·
- 204.132.0.0/15M&A ·
| Date | Resource | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.128.0.0/11 | M&A | |||
| 174.16.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 97.112.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 75.160.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 71.208.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 65.112.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 115.240.0.0/13 | Transfer | |||
| 184.96.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 71.32.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 67.128.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 67.0.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 63.224.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 63.152.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 63.144.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 205.168.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 70.56.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 67.144.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 65.100.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 63.236.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 63.232.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 208.44.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 67.12.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 216.206.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 207.108.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 204.132.0.0/15 | M&A |