IPv4 Transfers June 2022
In June 2022, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,110 transfers: 10,338,560 IPv4 addresses in 840 blocks, plus 120 IPv6 blocks and 150 AS numbers. 40 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.
IPv4 addresses transferred
10.3M
840 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,110
120 IPv6 / 150 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
40
3.6M IPv4 addresses (35%)
Mergers and acquisitions
381
729 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 June 2022
IPv4 addresses moved from one registry to another. All inter-RIR transfers
| From โ / To โ | RIPE NCC | ARIN | APNIC | LACNIC | AFRINIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIPE NCC | - | 256 1 transfers | 131K 1 transfers | 1,024 2 transfers | 0 |
| ARIN | 3.4M 17 transfers | - | 31K 6 transfers | 1,024 2 transfers | 0 |
| APNIC | 10K 7 transfers | 68K 3 transfers | - | 0 | 0 |
| LACNIC | 0 | 8,192 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /11 | 2,097,152 | 1 | 0.1% | 2,097,152 |
| /13 | 524,288 | 2 | 0.2% | 1,048,576 |
| /14 | 262,144 | 1 | 0.1% | 262,144 |
| /15 | 131,072 | 9 | 1.1% | 1,179,648 |
| /16 | 65,536 | 59 | 7.0% | 3,866,624 |
| /17 | 32,768 | 13 | 1.5% | 425,984 |
| /18 | 16,384 | 28 | 3.3% | 458,752 |
| /19 | 8,192 | 40 | 4.8% | 327,680 |
| /20 | 4,096 | 50 | 6.0% | 204,800 |
| /21 | 2,048 | 52 | 6.2% | 106,496 |
| /22 | 1,024 | 242 | 28.8% | 247,808 |
| /23 | 512 | 98 | 11.7% | 50,176 |
| /24 | 256 | 245 | 29.2% | 62,720 |
Top Receiving Countries
- 1๐บ๐ธ United States294K
- 2๐จ๐ณ China136K
- 3๐ฏ๐ต Japan23K
- 4๐จ๐ฆ Canada2,560
- 5๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia2,304
- 6๐ง๐ท Brazil2,048
- 7๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan2,048
- 8๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia1,024
- 9๐ฆ๐บ Australia1,024
Top Source Countries
- 1๐จ๐ฆ Canada223K
- 2๐จ๐ณ China67K
- 3๐บ๐ธ United States30K
- 4๐ฎ๐ณ India12K
- 5๐ต๐ฆ Panama8,192
- 6๐ฆ๐บ Australia6,400
- 7๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia2,560
- 8๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong SAR China2,048
- 9๐ฆ๐น Austria1,024
IPv4 transferred across country borders in June 2022. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.
Largest IPv4 Transfers June 2022
- 172.160.0.0/11inter-RIRTransfer ยท
- 172.208.0.0/13inter-RIRTransfer ยท
- 172.200.0.0/13inter-RIRTransfer ยท
- 178.200.0.0/14M&A ยท
- 95.222.0.0/15M&A ยท
- 88.152.0.0/15M&A ยท
- 78.42.0.0/15M&A ยท
- 5.146.0.0/15M&A ยท
- 176.198.0.0/15M&A ยท
- 109.90.0.0/15M&A ยท
- 109.192.0.0/15M&A ยท
- 94.114.0.0/15M&A ยท
- 57.176.0.0/15inter-RIRTransfer ยท
- 151.206.0.0/16M&A ยท
- 138.105.0.0/16inter-RIRTransfer ยท
- 40.182.0.0/16Transfer ยท
- 40.181.0.0/16Transfer ยท
- 40.168.0.0/16Transfer ยท
- 40.167.0.0/16Transfer ยท
- 94.18.0.0/16M&A ยท
- 168.157.0.0/16M&A ยท
- 65.180.0.0/16Transfer ยท
- 95.208.0.0/16M&A ยท
- 91.89.0.0/16M&A ยท
- 78.94.0.0/16M&A ยท
| Date | Resource | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172.160.0.0/11inter-RIR | Oath Holdings Inc. | Microsoft Limited | Transfer | |
| 172.208.0.0/13inter-RIR | Oath Holdings Inc. | Microsoft Limited | Transfer | |
| 172.200.0.0/13inter-RIR | Oath Holdings Inc. | Microsoft Limited | Transfer | |
| 178.200.0.0/14 | Vodafone NRW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 95.222.0.0/15 | Vodafone NRW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 88.152.0.0/15 | Vodafone NRW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 78.42.0.0/15 | Vodafone BW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 5.146.0.0/15 | Vodafone NRW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 176.198.0.0/15 | Vodafone NRW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 109.90.0.0/15 | Vodafone NRW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 109.192.0.0/15 | Vodafone BW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 94.114.0.0/15 | Vodafone NRW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 57.176.0.0/15inter-RIR | Apple Inc | China Internet Network Information Center/AIPO-CN | Transfer | |
| 151.206.0.0/16 | Air & Water Technologies | AECOM | M&A | |
| 138.105.0.0/16inter-RIR | Olin Corporation | Microsoft Limited | Transfer | |
| 40.182.0.0/16 | Eli Lilly and Company | Amazon.com, Inc. | Transfer | |
| 40.181.0.0/16 | Eli Lilly and Company | Amazon.com, Inc. | Transfer | |
| 40.168.0.0/16 | Eli Lilly and Company | Amazon.com, Inc. | Transfer | |
| 40.167.0.0/16 | Eli Lilly and Company | Amazon.com, Inc. | Transfer | |
| 94.18.0.0/16 | Zen Systems A/S | GlobalConnect A/S | M&A | |
| 168.157.0.0/16 | LeFebure | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | M&A | |
| 65.180.0.0/16 | Sprint | Oracle Corporation | Transfer | |
| 95.208.0.0/16 | Vodafone BW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 91.89.0.0/16 | Vodafone BW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A | |
| 78.94.0.0/16 | Vodafone NRW GmbH | Vodafone West GmbH | M&A |