IPv4 Transfers December 2024
In December 2024, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 2,284 transfers: 88,428,876 IPv4 addresses in 1,800 blocks, plus 231 IPv6 blocks and 253 AS numbers. 111 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.
IPv4 addresses transferred
88.4M
1,800 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
2,284
231 IPv6 / 253 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
111
2.5M IPv4 addresses (3%)
Mergers and acquisitions
787
1,497 market transfers
Transfer Volume by RIR
Transfers counted at the receiving registry. Inter-RIR columns show IPv4 that entered or left the region.
Inter-RIR Transfers December 2024
IPv4 addresses moved from one registry to another. All inter-RIR transfers
| From ↓ / To → | RIPE NCC | ARIN | APNIC | LACNIC | AFRINIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIPE NCC | - | 945K 38 transfers | 30K 5 transfers | 512 2 transfers | 0 |
| ARIN | 1.1M 20 transfers | - | 37K 5 transfers | 0 | 0 |
| APNIC | 160K 30 transfers | 274K 11 transfers | - | 0 | 0 |
| LACNIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| AFRINIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
IPv4 Transfers by Block Size
Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.
| Prefix length | Addresses per block | Blocks | Share of blocks | IPv4 addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /9 | 8,388,608 | 1 | 0.1% | 8,388,608 |
| /10 | 4,194,304 | 1 | 0.1% | 4,194,304 |
| /11 | 2,097,152 | 3 | 0.2% | 6,291,456 |
| /12 | 1,048,576 | 18 | 1.0% | 18,874,368 |
| /13 | 524,288 | 25 | 1.4% | 13,107,200 |
| /14 | 262,144 | 53 | 2.9% | 13,893,632 |
| /15 | 131,072 | 72 | 4.0% | 9,437,184 |
| /16 | 65,536 | 138 | 7.7% | 9,043,968 |
| /17 | 32,768 | 62 | 3.4% | 2,031,616 |
| /18 | 16,384 | 81 | 4.5% | 1,327,104 |
| /19 | 8,192 | 60 | 3.3% | 491,520 |
| /20 | 4,096 | 99 | 5.5% | 405,504 |
| /21 | 2,048 | 112 | 6.2% | 229,376 |
| /22 | 1,024 | 520 | 28.9% | 532,480 |
| /23 | 512 | 153 | 8.5% | 78,336 |
| /24 | 256 | 399 | 22.2% | 102,144 |
| /26 | 64 | 1 | 0.1% | 64 |
| /29 | 8 | 1 | 0.1% | 8 |
| /30 | 4 | 1 | 0.1% | 4 |
Top Receiving Countries
- 1🇺🇸 United States423K
- 2🇸🇬 Singapore64K
- 3🇨🇦 Canada48K
- 4🇨🇳 China8,960
- 5🇰🇾 Cayman Islands4,096
- 6🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China2,048
- 7🇲🇾 Malaysia2,048
- 8🇦🇺 Australia1,024
- 9🇪🇨 Ecuador1,024
Top Source Countries
- 1🇯🇵 Japan329K
- 2🇨🇦 Canada153K
- 3🇺🇸 United States78K
- 4🇳🇿 New Zealand67K
- 5🇨🇳 China11K
- 6🇮🇳 India9,216
- 7🇦🇺 Australia8,704
- 8🇬🇧 United Kingdom8,192
- 9🇵🇰 Pakistan8,192
IPv4 transferred across country borders in December 2024. Registry logs before mid-2025 do not carry a country for every transfer, so this ranking undercounts some regions.
Largest IPv4 Transfers December 2024
- 32.0.0.0/9M&A ·
- 108.192.0.0/10M&A ·
- 108.64.0.0/11M&A ·
- 107.192.0.0/11M&A ·
- 99.32.0.0/11M&A ·
- 100.48.0.0/12Transfer ·
- 32.128.0.0/12M&A ·
- 75.48.0.0/12M&A ·
- 162.192.0.0/12M&A ·
- 162.224.0.0/12M&A ·
- 107.128.0.0/12M&A ·
- 104.48.0.0/12M&A ·
- 99.112.0.0/12M&A ·
- 99.160.0.0/12M&A ·
- 99.16.0.0/12M&A ·
- 172.0.0.0/12M&A ·
- 67.112.0.0/12M&A ·
- 104.176.0.0/12M&A ·
- 64.160.0.0/12M&A ·
- 104.0.0.0/12M&A ·
- 63.192.0.0/12M&A ·
- 45.16.0.0/12M&A ·
- 23.112.0.0/12M&A ·
- 99.200.0.0/13Transfer ·
- 32.248.0.0/13M&A ·
| Date | Resource | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.0.0.0/9 | M&A | |||
| 108.192.0.0/10 | M&A | |||
| 108.64.0.0/11 | M&A | |||
| 107.192.0.0/11 | M&A | |||
| 99.32.0.0/11 | M&A | |||
| 100.48.0.0/12 | Transfer | |||
| 32.128.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 75.48.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 162.192.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 162.224.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 107.128.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 104.48.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 99.112.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 99.160.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 99.16.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 172.0.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 67.112.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 104.176.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 64.160.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 104.0.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 63.192.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 45.16.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 23.112.0.0/12 | M&A | |||
| 99.200.0.0/13 | Transfer | |||
| 32.248.0.0/13 | M&A |