IPv4 Transfers October 2024

In October 2024, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 991 transfers: 4,431,360 IPv4 addresses in 756 blocks, plus 97 IPv6 blocks and 138 AS numbers. 75 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
4.4M
756 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
991
97 IPv6 / 138 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
75
1.3M IPv4 addresses (30%)
Mergers and acquisitions
327
664 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, October 2024
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC7012,935,8081,221,12066,048
ARIN215750,08068,0961,231,104
APNIC52703,48822,52821,760
LACNIC2341,9847,168-

Inter-RIR Transfers October 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-
66K
3 transfers
000
ARIN
1.2M
30 transfers
-
23K
4 transfers
3,072
2 transfers
0
APNIC
16K
28 transfers
2,048
6 transfers
-
4,096
2 transfers
0
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, October 2024
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/13524,28820.3%1,048,576
/15131,07240.5%524,288
/1665,536192.5%1,245,184
/1732,76881.1%262,144
/1816,384152.0%245,760
/198,192506.6%409,600
/204,096607.9%245,760
/212,048709.3%143,360
/221,02419025.1%194,560
/2351210013.2%51,200
/2425623831.5%60,928

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇸🇬 Singapore91K
  2. 2🇩🇪 Germany63K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States25K
  4. 4🇨🇱 Chile8,192
  5. 5🇹🇼 Taiwan4,096
  6. 6🇬🇹 Guatemala4,096
  7. 7🇬🇧 United Kingdom4,096
  8. 8🇨🇦 Canada2,304
  9. 9🇦🇺 Australia2,048

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States93K
  2. 2🇳🇿 New Zealand58K
  3. 3🇬🇧 United Kingdom16K
  4. 4🇲🇽 Mexico12K
  5. 5🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China12K
  6. 6🇧🇩 Bangladesh8,192
  7. 7🇨🇦 Canada7,936
  8. 8🇦🇺 Australia6,912
  9. 9🇮🇳 India6,400
  10. 10🇲🇳 Mongolia4,096

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers October 2024