IPv4 Transfers March 2024

In March 2024, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,791 transfers: 12,010,240 IPv4 addresses in 1,254 blocks, plus 321 IPv6 blocks and 216 AS numbers. 65 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
12.0M
1,254 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,791
321 IPv6 / 216 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
65
2.1M IPv4 addresses (17%)
Mergers and acquisitions
520
1,271 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, March 2024
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN5599,458,1761,009,152727,552
RIPE NCC1,1572,142,9761,074,1761,003,776
APNIC65392,960256353,280
LACNIC1016,1281,024-

Inter-RIR Transfers March 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-
1.0M
15 transfers
256
1 transfers
1,024
1 transfers
0
ARIN
728K
17 transfers
-000
APNIC
347K
23 transfers
6,656
8 transfers
-00
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, March 2024
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/121,048,57610.1%1,048,576
/13524,28820.2%1,048,576
/14262,14430.2%786,432
/15131,07290.7%1,179,648
/1665,536836.6%5,439,488
/1732,768141.1%458,752
/1816,384262.1%425,984
/198,192715.7%581,632
/204,096977.7%397,312
/212,048665.3%135,168
/221,02433126.4%338,944
/235121128.9%57,344
/2425643935.0%112,384

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇨🇳 China67K
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States7,424
  3. 3🇨🇱 Chile4,096
  4. 4🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,328
  5. 5🇨🇦 Canada1,792
  6. 6🇮🇳 India1,024
  7. 7🇨🇴 Colombia1,024
  8. 8🇰🇭 Cambodia1,024
  9. 9🇲🇽 Mexico256

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇦🇺 Australia207K
  2. 2🇯🇵 Japan135K
  3. 3🇸🇬 Singapore66K
  4. 4🇮🇳 India6,656
  5. 5🇧🇷 Brazil4,096
  6. 6🇳🇿 New Zealand3,072
  7. 7🇧🇩 Bangladesh3,072
  8. 8🇨🇳 China3,072
  9. 9🇺🇸 United States1,792
  10. 10🇳🇱 Netherlands1,024

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers March 2024