IPv4 Transfers August 2022

In August 2022, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,014 transfers: 7,744,000 IPv4 addresses in 775 blocks, plus 100 IPv6 blocks and 139 AS numbers. 41 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
7.7M
775 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,014
100 IPv6 / 139 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
41
1.7M IPv4 addresses (22%)
Mergers and acquisitions
500
514 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, August 2022
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN4626,494,2081,421,312303,360
RIPE NCC4971,100,032290,0481,034,752
APNIC49124,67222,528396,288
LACNIC625,088512-

Inter-RIR Transfers August 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-
1.0M
13 transfers
6,144
6 transfers
512
1 transfers
0
ARIN
287K
14 transfers
-
16K
1 transfers
00
APNIC
3,072
3 transfers
393K
3 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, August 2022
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/14262,14430.4%786,432
/15131,07210.1%131,072
/1665,536779.9%5,046,272
/1732,76891.2%294,912
/1816,384293.7%475,136
/198,192384.9%311,296
/204,096709.0%286,720
/212,048607.7%122,880
/221,02419024.5%194,560
/23512729.3%36,864
/2425622629.2%57,856

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States473K
  2. 2🇸🇬 Singapore82K
  3. 3🇹🇭 Thailand6,656
  4. 4🇰🇭 Cambodia4,096
  5. 5🇨🇴 Colombia4,096
  6. 6🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,072
  7. 7🇲🇾 Malaysia3,072
  8. 8🇵🇰 Pakistan2,048
  9. 9🇨🇦 Canada512

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇮🇩 Indonesia394K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada78K
  3. 3🇨🇳 China68K
  4. 4🇺🇸 United States17K
  5. 5🇦🇺 Australia5,120
  6. 6🇲🇽 Mexico4,096
  7. 7🇮🇳 India3,072
  8. 8🇧🇩 Bangladesh3,072
  9. 9🇲🇳 Mongolia2,048

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers August 2022