IPv4 Transfers February 2019

In February 2019, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 756 transfers: 2,664,448 IPv4 addresses in 598 blocks, plus 37 IPv6 blocks and 121 AS numbers. 11 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
2.7M
598 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
756
37 IPv6 / 121 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
11
53K IPv4 addresses (2%)
Mergers and acquisitions
190
566 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 2019
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC5451,419,52034,8166,400
ARIN143785,9207,68040,960
APNIC46273,15210,2405,376
AFRINIC17180,736--
LACNIC55,120--

Inter-RIR Transfers February 2019

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-
2,304
3 transfers
4,096
1 transfers
00
ARIN
35K
2 transfers
-
6,144
2 transfers
00
APNIC0
5,376
3 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, February 2019
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/15131,07210.2%131,072
/1665,536183.0%1,179,648
/1732,768101.7%327,680
/1816,384142.3%229,376
/198,192315.2%253,952
/204,096416.9%167,936
/212,048579.5%116,736
/221,02416527.6%168,960
/235128714.5%44,544
/2425617429.1%44,544

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇨🇦 Canada82K
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States8,960
  3. 3🇲🇻 Maldives4,096
  4. 4🇯🇵 Japan4,096
  5. 5🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,072
  6. 6🇦🇺 Australia1,792
  7. 7🇹🇭 Thailand1,024
  8. 8🇰🇷 South Korea1,024
  9. 9🇧🇩 Bangladesh512

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States83K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada8,704
  3. 3🇦🇺 Australia4,096
  4. 4🇮🇳 India2,304
  5. 5🇨🇽 Christmas Island1,536
  6. 6🇳🇿 New Zealand1,280
  7. 7🇧🇩 Bangladesh1,024
  8. 8🇸🇬 Singapore512

IPv4 transferred across country borders in February 2019. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers February 2019