IPv4 Transfers October 2022

In October 2022, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 937 transfers: 3,691,828 IPv4 addresses in 736 blocks, plus 83 IPv6 blocks and 118 AS numbers. 35 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
3.7M
736 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
937
83 IPv6 / 118 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
35
85K IPv4 addresses (2%)
Mergers and acquisitions
289
648 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, October 2022
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN1612,075,39233,28041,472
RIPE NCC6781,508,66042,7521,536
APNIC8694,2088,96042,240
AFRINIC77,168--
LACNIC56,400256-

Inter-RIR Transfers October 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-
256
1 transfers
1,280
2 transfers
00
ARIN
34K
16 transfers
-
7,680
7 transfers
256
1 transfers
0
APNIC
9,216
6 transfers
33K
2 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, October 2022
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/14262,14410.1%262,144
/15131,07240.5%524,288
/1665,536233.1%1,507,328
/1732,76871.0%229,376
/1816,384131.8%212,992
/198,192375.0%303,104
/204,096466.3%188,416
/212,048729.8%147,456
/221,02419927.0%203,776
/2351211115.1%56,832
/2425621829.6%55,808
/2512820.3%256
/273210.1%32
/281610.1%16
/30410.1%4

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States59K
  2. 2🇦🇺 Australia5,376
  3. 3🇸🇬 Singapore5,120
  4. 4🇿🇦 South Africa4,096
  5. 5🇬🇹 Guatemala4,096
  6. 6🇨🇦 Canada3,072
  7. 7🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China1,024
  8. 8🇮🇩 Indonesia1,024
  9. 9🇵🇭 Philippines768

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇦🇺 Australia34K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada25K
  3. 3🇳🇿 New Zealand10K
  4. 4🇺🇸 United States9,728
  5. 5🇮🇳 India5,120
  6. 6🇨🇳 China4,096
  7. 7🇬🇭 Ghana4,096
  8. 8🇧🇿 Belize4,096
  9. 9🇲🇾 Malaysia1,024

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers October 2022