IPv4 Transfers March 2020

In March 2020, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 817 transfers: 5,495,552 IPv4 addresses in 628 blocks, plus 77 IPv6 blocks and 112 AS numbers. 45 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
5.5M
628 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
817
77 IPv6 / 112 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
45
361K IPv4 addresses (7%)
Mergers and acquisitions
220
597 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, March 2020
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN2282,927,61696,512246,784
RIPE NCC5322,270,97675,77696,256
APNIC46266,240189,18418,432
LACNIC417,408--
AFRINIC713,312--

Inter-RIR Transfers March 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-
95K
20 transfers
768
2 transfers
00
ARIN
58K
8 transfers
-
188K
7 transfers
00
APNIC
17K
6 transfers
1,024
2 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, March 2020
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/121,048,57610.2%1,048,576
/13524,28810.2%524,288
/14262,14410.2%262,144
/15131,07240.6%524,288
/1665,536314.9%2,031,616
/1732,76820.3%65,536
/1816,384101.6%163,840
/198,192325.1%262,144
/204,096497.8%200,704
/212,0486410.2%131,072
/221,02419631.2%200,704
/235127812.4%39,936
/2425615925.3%40,704

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore181K
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States81K
  3. 3🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China36K
  4. 4🇵🇭 Philippines16K
  5. 5🇨🇴 Colombia12K
  6. 6🇮🇳 India8,704
  7. 7🇯🇵 Japan4,096
  8. 8🇧🇷 Brazil4,096
  9. 9🇨🇦 Canada2,048

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States191K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada80K
  3. 3🇨🇳 China36K
  4. 4🇦🇺 Australia24K
  5. 5🇳🇿 New Zealand8,192
  6. 6🇧🇷 Brazil8,192
  7. 7🇦🇷 Argentina4,096
  8. 8🇵🇦 Panama4,096
  9. 9🇮🇳 India3,072
  10. 10🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China2,560

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers March 2020