IPv4 Transfers March 2026

In March 2026, the five Regional Internet Registries recorded 1,130 transfers: 4,232,576 IPv4 addresses in 875 blocks, plus 90 IPv6 blocks and 165 AS numbers. 98 transfers moved resources between two registries. Dates are the dates the registry processed the transfer.

IPv4 addresses transferred
4.2M
875 IPv4 blocks
Registry transfers
1,130
90 IPv6 / 165 ASN
Inter-RIR transfers
98
2.2M IPv4 addresses (51%)
Mergers and acquisitions
379
751 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, March 2026
RegistryTransfersIPv4 receivedInter-RIR inInter-RIR out
RIPE NCC7232,072,1921,056,00086,784
APNIC671,097,7281,030,144267,776
ARIN3041,022,20882,9441,815,552
LACNIC3640,4481,024-

Inter-RIR Transfers March 2026

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-
82K
4 transfers
4,096
5 transfers
256
1 transfers
0
ARIN
789K
57 transfers
-
1.0M
15 transfers
256
1 transfers
0
APNIC
267K
13 transfers
512
1 transfers
-
512
1 transfers
0
LACNIC000-0
AFRINIC0000-

IPv4 Transfers by Block Size

Number of transferred IPv4 blocks per prefix length.

IPv4 transfers by prefix length, March 2026
Prefix lengthAddresses per blockBlocksShare of blocksIPv4 addresses
/13524,28810.1%524,288
/15131,07250.6%655,360
/1665,536252.9%1,638,400
/1732,76850.6%163,840
/1816,384151.7%245,760
/198,192303.4%245,760
/204,096627.1%253,952
/212,048728.2%147,456
/221,02420823.8%212,992
/2351211413.0%58,368
/2425633738.5%86,272
/2512810.1%128

Top Receiving Countries

  1. 1🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China1.0M
  2. 2🇩🇪 Germany334K
  3. 3🇺🇸 United States254K
  4. 4🇸🇨 Seychelles132K
  5. 5🇱🇹 Lithuania131K
  6. 6🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates76K
  7. 7🇮🇳 India26K
  8. 8🇪🇸 Spain22K
  9. 9🇨🇭 Switzerland22K

Top Source Countries

  1. 1🇺🇸 United States1.5M
  2. 2🇬🇧 United Kingdom282K
  3. 3🇮🇪 Ireland207K
  4. 4🇯🇵 Japan133K
  5. 5🇨🇦 Canada20K
  6. 6🇪🇸 Spain19K
  7. 7🇨🇭 Switzerland17K
  8. 8🇦🇺 Australia14K
  9. 9🇷🇴 Romania9,984
  10. 10🇸🇨 Seychelles9,216

IPv4 transferred across country borders in March 2026.

Largest IPv4 Transfers March 2026