IPv4 Transfers January 2024

In January 2024, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 929 transfers: 4,956,672 IPv4 addresses in 704 blocks, plus 88 IPv6 blocks and 137 AS numbers. 73 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
5.0M
704 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
929
88 IPv6 / 137 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
73
1.7M IPv4 addresses (34%)
Mergers and acquisitions
356
573 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, January 2024
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN3233,825,1521,302,784301,568
RIPE NCC513949,248375,5521,301,248
APNIC74166,9124,09679,872
LACNIC1915,360256-

Inter-RIR Transfers January 2024

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-
1.3M
37 transfers
000
ARIN
297K
11 transfers
-
4,096
2 transfers
00
APNIC
78K
19 transfers
1,536
3 transfers
-
256
1 transfers
0
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, January 2024
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/14262,14410.1%262,144
/15131,07220.3%262,144
/1665,536405.7%2,621,440
/1732,768182.6%589,824
/1816,384182.6%294,912
/198,192314.4%253,952
/204,096598.4%241,664
/212,048588.2%118,784
/221,02422431.8%229,376
/23512699.8%35,328
/2425618426.1%47,104

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇨🇦 Canada740K
  2. 2🇸🇬 Singapore35K
  3. 3🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China16K
  4. 4🇵🇭 Philippines8,192
  5. 5🇮🇳 India4,096
  6. 6🇺🇸 United States2,304
  7. 7🇰🇭 Cambodia2,048
  8. 8🇯🇵 Japan2,048
  9. 9🇻🇳 Vietnam1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States744K
  2. 2🇯🇵 Japan74K
  3. 3🇵🇰 Pakistan33K
  4. 4🇦🇺 Australia15K
  5. 5🇳🇿 New Zealand9,472
  6. 6🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China4,608
  7. 7🇮🇳 India2,560
  8. 8🇨🇳 China2,048
  9. 9🇲🇳 Mongolia2,048
  10. 10🇸🇬 Singapore1,024

IPv4 transferred across country borders in January 2024. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.

Largest IPv4 Transfers January 2024