IPv4 Transfers September 2024

In September 2024, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 923 transfers: 3,139,072 IPv4 addresses in 699 blocks, plus 94 IPv6 blocks and 130 AS numbers. 82 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
3.1M
699 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
923
94 IPv6 / 130 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
82
1.0M IPv4 addresses (33%)
Mergers and acquisitions
307
616 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, September 2024
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC5351,674,496958,72067,328
ARIN3231,392,12881,408922,624
APNIC4652,2242,04850,432
LACNIC1920,2242,3044,096

Inter-RIR Transfers September 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-
67K
11 transfers
000
ARIN
921K
17 transfers
-
2,048
2 transfers
00
APNIC
34K
35 transfers
14K
13 transfers
-
2,304
3 transfers
0
LACNIC
4,096
1 transfers
00-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, September 2024
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/15131,07210.1%131,072
/1665,536284.0%1,835,008
/1732,76830.4%98,304
/1816,384142.0%229,376
/198,192314.4%253,952
/204,096466.6%188,416
/212,048497.0%100,352
/221,02418125.9%185,344
/2351211216.0%57,344
/2425623433.5%59,904

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States42K
  2. 2🇳🇱 Netherlands4,096
  3. 3🇦🇺 Australia2,560
  4. 4🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China2,048
  5. 5🇹🇭 Thailand1,024
  6. 6🇲🇾 Malaysia1,024
  7. 7🇮🇳 India512
  8. 8🇨🇦 Canada256
  9. 9🇮🇩 Indonesia256

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇮🇳 India35K
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada30K
  3. 3🇧🇩 Bangladesh9,728
  4. 4🇨🇷 Costa Rica4,096
  5. 5🇦🇺 Australia3,072
  6. 6🇯🇵 Japan2,048
  7. 7🇹🇼 Taiwan2,048
  8. 8🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China1,792
  9. 9🇸🇬 Singapore768
  10. 10🇳🇿 New Zealand768

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers September 2024