IPv4 Transfers November 2022

In November 2022, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,162 transfers: 7,545,152 IPv4 addresses in 866 blocks, plus 99 IPv6 blocks and 197 AS numbers. 26 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
7.5M
866 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,162
99 IPv6 / 197 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
26
2.2M IPv4 addresses (29%)
Mergers and acquisitions
497
665 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, November 2022
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC8314,271,1682,112,25633,024
ARIN2943,212,54440,1922,107,904
APNIC3559,3925,12014,592
LACNIC11,024-2,048
AFRINIC11,024--

Inter-RIR Transfers November 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-
33K
2 transfers
000
ARIN
2.1M
8 transfers
-
5,120
3 transfers
00
APNIC
7,424
8 transfers
7,168
4 transfers
-00
LACNIC
2,048
1 transfers
00-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, November 2022
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/112,097,15210.1%2,097,152
/14262,14440.5%1,048,576
/15131,07220.2%262,144
/1665,536293.3%1,900,544
/1732,768182.1%589,824
/1816,384202.3%327,680
/198,192515.9%417,792
/204,096728.3%294,912
/212,04811813.6%241,664
/221,02425529.4%261,120
/2351211012.7%56,320
/2425618521.4%47,360
/266410.1%64

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States47K
  2. 2🇮🇳 India5,376
  3. 3🇯🇵 Japan2,048
  4. 4🇹🇱 Timor-Leste2,048
  5. 5🇲🇾 Malaysia2,048
  6. 6🇩🇪 Germany2,048
  7. 7🇦🇺 Australia1,024
  8. 8🇨🇦 Canada256

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇨🇭 Switzerland20K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada19K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States5,376
  4. 4🇸🇬 Singapore5,376
  5. 5🇨🇳 China5,120
  6. 6🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China4,096
  7. 7🇧🇩 Bangladesh3,072
  8. 8🇮🇳 India2,304
  9. 9🇯🇵 Japan2,048
  10. 10🇲🇽 Mexico2,048

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers November 2022