IPv4 Transfers February 2020

In February 2020, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 619 transfers: 1,896,192 IPv4 addresses in 484 blocks, plus 52 IPv6 blocks and 83 AS numbers. 19 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
1.9M
484 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
619
52 IPv6 / 83 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
19
96K IPv4 addresses (5%)
Mergers and acquisitions
235
384 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 2020
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN243820,7361,02451,712
RIPE NCC320635,39247,36044,032
APNIC43336,64047,360-
AFRINIC877,824--
LACNIC525,600--

Inter-RIR Transfers February 2020

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-
1,024
2 transfers
43K
7 transfers
00
ARIN
47K
8 transfers
-
4,352
2 transfers
00
APNIC00-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, February 2020
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/1665,536112.3%720,896
/1732,76840.8%131,072
/1816,384163.3%262,144
/198,192428.7%344,064
/204,096306.2%122,880
/212,0484910.1%100,352
/221,02414930.8%152,576
/235126012.4%30,720
/2425612325.4%31,488

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇯🇵 Japan41K
  2. 2🇸🇬 Singapore33K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States25K
  4. 4🇱🇦 Laos6,144
  5. 5🇲🇽 Mexico4,096
  6. 6🇩🇴 Dominican Republic4,096
  7. 7🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,328
  8. 8🇨🇦 Canada768
  9. 9🇹🇭 Thailand512
  10. 10🇲🇾 Malaysia512

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇦🇺 Australia35K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada24K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States5,120
  4. 4🇨🇴 Colombia4,096
  5. 5🇦🇷 Argentina4,096
  6. 6🇮🇳 India1,024
  7. 7🇱🇦 Laos512
  8. 8🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China512
  9. 9🇳🇿 New Zealand256

IPv4 transferred across country borders in February 2020. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers February 2020