IPv4 Transfers July 2022

In July 2022, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 887 transfers: 21,777,920 IPv4 addresses in 700 blocks, plus 73 IPv6 blocks and 114 AS numbers. 17 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
21.8M
700 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
887
73 IPv6 / 114 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
17
241K IPv4 addresses (1%)
Mergers and acquisitions
352
535 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, July 2022
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC58517,331,968135,68066,048
ARIN2144,326,40067,584169,984
APNIC80112,38437,3761,024
LACNIC54,096-3,584
AFRINIC33,072--

Inter-RIR Transfers July 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-
66K
1 transfers
512
1 transfers
00
ARIN
133K
7 transfers
-
37K
3 transfers
00
APNIC
1,024
1 transfers
0
1 transfers
-00
LACNIC
1,536
2 transfers
2,048
1 transfers
0-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, July 2022
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/112,097,15230.4%6,291,456
/121,048,57640.6%4,194,304
/13524,28840.6%2,097,152
/14262,14450.7%1,310,720
/15131,07250.7%655,360
/1665,5367711.0%5,046,272
/1732,768192.7%622,592
/1816,384314.4%507,904
/198,192618.7%499,712
/204,096456.4%184,320
/212,048578.1%116,736
/221,02417424.9%178,176
/235127110.1%36,352
/2425614420.6%36,864

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore50K
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States8,960
  3. 3🇲🇾 Malaysia6,144
  4. 4🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China4,096
  5. 5🇵🇫 French Polynesia4,096
  6. 6🇨🇳 China1,024
  7. 7🇨🇦 Canada1,024
  8. 8🇪🇸 Spain1,024
  9. 9🇵🇭 Philippines1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States38K
  2. 2🇦🇺 Australia16K
  3. 3🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China7,168
  4. 4🇨🇦 Canada6,400
  5. 5🇨🇳 China4,096
  6. 6🇸🇬 Singapore2,048
  7. 7🇪🇨 Ecuador2,048
  8. 8🇮🇳 India1,536
  9. 9🇰🇭 Cambodia1,024
  10. 10🇧🇩 Bangladesh1,024

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers July 2022