IPv4 Transfers November 2020

In November 2020, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,669 transfers: 6,355,200 IPv4 addresses in 1,282 blocks, plus 217 IPv6 blocks and 170 AS numbers. 36 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
6.4M
1,282 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,669
217 IPv6 / 170 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
36
192K IPv4 addresses (3%)
Mergers and acquisitions
431
1,238 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, November 2020
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC1,1463,632,640104,4487,424
ARIN3631,908,73622,272142,848
APNIC156809,72864,51233,280
LACNIC44,0961,0248,704

Inter-RIR Transfers November 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-
6,400
6 transfers
0
1,024
1 transfers
0
ARIN
78K
12 transfers
-
65K
6 transfers
00
APNIC
26K
5 transfers
7,680
4 transfers
-00
LACNIC
512
1 transfers
8,192
1 transfers
0-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, November 2020
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/13524,28820.2%1,048,576
/14262,14410.1%262,144
/15131,07260.5%786,432
/1665,536322.5%2,097,152
/1732,768100.8%327,680
/1816,384241.9%393,216
/198,192393.0%319,488
/204,096554.3%225,280
/212,048806.2%163,840
/221,02457144.5%584,704
/235121118.7%56,832
/2425635127.4%89,856

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore549K
  2. 2🇯🇵 Japan34K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States18K
  4. 4🇵🇭 Philippines17K
  5. 5🇨🇦 Canada6,656
  6. 6🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China5,120
  7. 7🇳🇿 New Zealand5,120
  8. 8🇲🇾 Malaysia2,816
  9. 9🇨🇴 Colombia1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇨🇳 China527K
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States67K
  3. 3🇮🇳 India20K
  4. 4🇦🇺 Australia17K
  5. 5🇲🇳 Mongolia16K
  6. 6🇨🇱 Chile8,192
  7. 7🇨🇦 Canada1,792
  8. 8🇪🇸 Spain1,024
  9. 9🇦🇷 Argentina512

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers November 2020