IPv4 Transfers August 2020

In August 2020, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 868 transfers: 12,493,312 IPv4 addresses in 646 blocks, plus 86 IPv6 blocks and 136 AS numbers. 18 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
12.5M
646 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
868
86 IPv6 / 136 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
18
136K IPv4 addresses (1%)
Mergers and acquisitions
274
594 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, August 2020
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
APNIC688,612,35299,32834,816
ARIN2733,034,88010,24098,304
RIPE NCC521803,07226,6243,072
LACNIC643,008--

Inter-RIR Transfers August 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-
2,048
4 transfers
1,024
1 transfers
00
ARIN
0
1 transfers
-
98K
2 transfers
00
APNIC
27K
5 transfers
8,192
5 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, August 2020
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/98,388,60810.2%8,388,608
/13524,28820.3%1,048,576
/1665,536253.9%1,638,400
/1732,76881.2%262,144
/1816,384111.7%180,224
/198,192385.9%311,296
/204,096599.1%241,664
/212,048639.8%129,024
/221,02421232.8%217,088
/235127111.0%36,352
/2425615624.1%39,936

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore8.4M
  2. 2🇨🇳 China66K
  3. 3🇲🇽 Mexico33K
  4. 4🇵🇭 Philippines33K
  5. 5🇺🇸 United States20K
  6. 6🇨🇦 Canada17K
  7. 7🇮🇳 India3,072
  8. 8🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China1,024
  9. 9🇵🇷 Puerto Rico1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇦🇺 Australia8.4M
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States115K
  3. 3🇳🇿 New Zealand66K
  4. 4🇦🇷 Argentina33K
  5. 5🇵🇰 Pakistan16K
  6. 6🇨🇦 Canada13K
  7. 7🇧🇩 Bangladesh4,608
  8. 8🇵🇭 Philippines4,096
  9. 9🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,072

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers August 2020