IPv4 Transfers December 2020
In December 2020, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,648 transfers: 26,115,840 IPv4 addresses in 1,228 blocks, plus 219 IPv6 blocks and 201 AS numbers. 41 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.
IPv4 addresses transferred
26.1M
1,228 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,648
219 IPv6 / 201 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
41
147K IPv4 addresses (1%)
Mergers and acquisitions
478
1,170 market transfers
Transfer Volume by RIR
Transfers counted at the receiving registry. Inter-RIR columns show IPv4 that entered or left the region.
Inter-RIR Transfers December 2020
IPv4 addresses moved from one registry to another. All inter-RIR transfers
| From ↓ / To → | RIPE NCC | ARIN | APNIC | LACNIC | AFRINIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIPE NCC | - | 7,936 5 transfers | 3,072 3 transfers | 0 | 0 |
| ARIN | 88K 14 transfers | - | 0 | 256 1 transfers | 0 |
| APNIC | 26K 8 transfers | 12K 2 transfers | - | 0 | 0 |
| LACNIC | 4,096 3 transfers | 5,632 5 transfers | 0 | - | 0 |
| AFRINIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
IPv4 Transfers by Block Size
Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.
| Prefix length | Addresses per block | Blocks | Share of blocks | IPv4 addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /10 | 4,194,304 | 1 | 0.1% | 4,194,304 |
| /11 | 2,097,152 | 4 | 0.3% | 8,388,608 |
| /12 | 1,048,576 | 2 | 0.2% | 2,097,152 |
| /13 | 524,288 | 7 | 0.6% | 3,670,016 |
| /14 | 262,144 | 6 | 0.5% | 1,572,864 |
| /15 | 131,072 | 8 | 0.7% | 1,048,576 |
| /16 | 65,536 | 37 | 3.0% | 2,424,832 |
| /17 | 32,768 | 18 | 1.5% | 589,824 |
| /18 | 16,384 | 22 | 1.8% | 360,448 |
| /19 | 8,192 | 73 | 5.9% | 598,016 |
| /20 | 4,096 | 73 | 5.9% | 299,008 |
| /21 | 2,048 | 89 | 7.2% | 182,272 |
| /22 | 1,024 | 558 | 45.4% | 571,392 |
| /23 | 512 | 133 | 10.8% | 68,096 |
| /24 | 256 | 197 | 16.0% | 50,432 |
Top Receiving Countries
- 1🇦🇺 Australia129K
- 2🇺🇸 United States54K
- 3🇬🇧 United Kingdom33K
- 4🇨🇦 Canada21K
- 5🇸🇬 Singapore16K
- 6🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China12K
- 7🇿🇦 South Africa4,096
- 8🇨🇷 Costa Rica4,096
- 9🇷🇴 Romania2,048
Top Source Countries
- 1🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China125K
- 2🇦🇺 Australia60K
- 3🇺🇸 United States54K
- 4🇨🇦 Canada35K
- 5🇳🇿 New Zealand6,144
- 6🇧🇿 Belize4,096
- 7🇬🇭 Ghana4,096
- 8🇧🇷 Brazil4,096
- 9🇭🇳 Honduras3,072
IPv4 transferred across country borders in December 2020. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.
Largest IPv4 Transfers December 2020
- 184.192.0.0/10M&A ·
- 173.128.0.0/11M&A ·
- 173.96.0.0/11M&A ·
- 108.96.0.0/11M&A ·
- 107.32.0.0/11M&A ·
- 174.144.0.0/12M&A ·
- 100.48.0.0/12M&A ·
- 107.24.0.0/13M&A ·
- 99.200.0.0/13M&A ·
- 72.56.0.0/13M&A ·
- 70.0.0.0/13M&A ·
- 68.240.0.0/13M&A ·
- 68.24.0.0/13M&A ·
- 50.8.0.0/13M&A ·
- 184.76.0.0/14M&A ·
- 173.4.0.0/14M&A ·
- 75.92.0.0/14M&A ·
- 71.20.0.0/14M&A ·
- 70.8.0.0/14M&A ·
- 108.156.0.0/14Transfer ·
- 96.24.0.0/15M&A ·
- 74.60.0.0/15M&A ·
- 70.12.0.0/15M&A ·
- 75.122.0.0/15M&A ·
- 72.6.0.0/15M&A ·
| Date | Resource | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184.192.0.0/10 | M&A | |||
| 173.128.0.0/11 | M&A | |||
| 173.96.0.0/11 | M&A | |||
| 108.96.0.0/11 | M&A | |||
| 107.32.0.0/11 | M&A | |||
| 174.144.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 100.48.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 107.24.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 99.200.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 72.56.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 70.0.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 68.240.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 68.24.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 50.8.0.0/13 | M&A | |||
| 184.76.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 173.4.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 75.92.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 71.20.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 70.8.0.0/14 | M&A | |||
| 108.156.0.0/14 | Transfer | |||
| 96.24.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 74.60.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 70.12.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 75.122.0.0/15 | M&A | |||
| 72.6.0.0/15 | M&A |