IPv4 Transfers February 2022

In February 2022, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 704 transfers: 3,824,128 IPv4 addresses in 570 blocks, plus 39 IPv6 blocks and 95 AS numbers. 62 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
3.8M
570 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
704
39 IPv6 / 95 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
62
279K IPv4 addresses (7%)
Mergers and acquisitions
206
498 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 2022
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN1782,458,112169,72852,992
RIPE NCC403794,62439,936190,976
APNIC106533,24867,58430,208
AFRINIC623,552--
LACNIC1114,5921,2804,352

Inter-RIR Transfers February 2022

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-
158K
15 transfers
33K
1 transfers
00
ARIN
17K
16 transfers
-
35K
7 transfers
1,280
2 transfers
0
APNIC
21K
13 transfers
9,472
3 transfers
-00
LACNIC
2,304
3 transfers
2,048
2 transfers
0-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, February 2022
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/15131,07220.4%262,144
/1665,536335.8%2,162,688
/1732,768142.5%458,752
/1816,384193.3%311,296
/198,192173.0%139,264
/204,096315.4%126,976
/212,048386.7%77,824
/221,02421137.0%216,064
/235126511.4%33,280
/2425614024.6%35,840

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇨🇳 China66K
  2. 2🇸🇬 Singapore36K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States17K
  4. 4🇲🇳 Mongolia9,216
  5. 5🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,072
  6. 6🇨🇦 Canada2,304
  7. 7🇪🇸 Spain2,048
  8. 8🇲🇾 Malaysia2,048
  9. 9🇨🇷 Costa Rica1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China14K
  2. 2🇸🇬 Singapore8,448
  3. 3🇨🇦 Canada6,656
  4. 4🇮🇳 India6,400
  5. 5🇭🇳 Honduras6,144
  6. 6🇦🇺 Australia6,144
  7. 7🇺🇸 United States4,608
  8. 8🇨🇳 China4,352
  9. 9🇻🇺 Vanuatu2,048

IPv4 transferred across country borders in February 2022. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers February 2022