IPv4 Transfers February 2025

In February 2025, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,284 transfers: 13,178,880 IPv4 addresses in 1,128 blocks, plus 49 IPv6 blocks and 107 AS numbers. 471 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
13.2M
1,128 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,284
49 IPv6 / 107 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
471
7.2M IPv4 addresses (55%)
Mergers and acquisitions
354
930 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, February 2025
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
ARIN81112,530,6887,115,26459,136
RIPE NCC411592,89668,6085,632
APNIC4843,7762,5609,984
LACNIC139,472-7,111,680
AFRINIC12,048--

Inter-RIR Transfers February 2025

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-
3,072
5 transfers
2,560
2 transfers
00
ARIN
59K
16 transfers
-000
APNIC
8,448
15 transfers
1,536
2 transfers
-00
LACNIC
1,024
1 transfers
7.1M
430 transfers
0-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, February 2025
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/14262,14430.3%786,432
/15131,072222.0%2,883,584
/1665,536565.0%3,670,016
/1732,768534.7%1,736,704
/1816,384827.3%1,343,488
/198,19216214.4%1,327,104
/204,09625222.3%1,032,192
/212,048645.7%131,072
/221,02418116.0%185,344
/23512716.3%36,352
/2425618216.1%46,592

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States7.1M
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada8,448
  3. 3🇦🇷 Argentina2,816
  4. 4🇿🇲 Zambia2,048
  5. 5🇻🇳 Vietnam2,048
  6. 6🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)1,024
  7. 7🇹🇭 Thailand1,024
  8. 8🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China1,024
  9. 9🇳🇱 Netherlands1,024

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇧🇷 Brazil7.1M
  2. 2🇨🇦 Canada12K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States8,960
  4. 4🇬🇧 United Kingdom8,192
  5. 5🇮🇳 India4,608
  6. 6🇲🇽 Mexico2,816
  7. 7🇵🇰 Pakistan2,048
  8. 8🇯🇵 Japan2,048
  9. 9🇿🇦 South Africa2,048

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

Largest IPv4 Transfers February 2025