IPv4 Transfers May 2024

In May 2024, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,152 transfers: 5,336,064 IPv4 addresses in 888 blocks, plus 138 IPv6 blocks and 126 AS numbers. 54 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
5.3M
888 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,152
138 IPv6 / 126 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
54
1.3M IPv4 addresses (25%)
Mergers and acquisitions
430
722 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, May 2024
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC6672,834,4321,282,81618,432
ARIN3942,072,83248,128695,808
APNIC79412,6724,096612,608
LACNIC1216,128-8,192

Inter-RIR Transfers May 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-
18K
12 transfers
000
ARIN
692K
23 transfers
-
4,096
1 transfers
00
APNIC
587K
11 transfers
26K
5 transfers
-00
LACNIC
4,096
1 transfers
4,096
1 transfers
0-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, May 2024
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/13524,28810.1%524,288
/14262,14410.1%262,144
/15131,07240.5%524,288
/1665,536364.1%2,359,296
/1732,76840.5%131,072
/1816,384202.3%327,680
/198,192495.5%401,408
/204,096637.1%258,048
/212,048859.6%174,080
/221,02425528.7%261,120
/23512707.9%35,840
/2425630033.8%76,800

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States130K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada57K
  3. 3🇸🇬 Singapore17K
  4. 4🇦🇺 Australia6,400
  5. 5🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China6,144
  6. 6🇵🇷 Puerto Rico4,352
  7. 7🇪🇸 Spain4,096
  8. 8🇹🇭 Thailand2,048
  9. 9🇵🇭 Philippines1,280

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇦🇺 Australia533K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada96K
  3. 3🇯🇵 Japan75K
  4. 4🇺🇸 United States58K
  5. 5🇵🇰 Pakistan16K
  6. 6🇬🇧 United Kingdom8,192
  7. 7🇮🇳 India6,400
  8. 8🇨🇳 China6,144
  9. 9🇧🇷 Brazil4,096

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers May 2024