IPv4 Transfers in 2023 A Statistical Overview

1. IPv4 Transfers in 2023: A Statistical Overview Below are detailed charts and statistics highlighting the IPv4 transfers in 2023. These figures are drawn from data reported by all Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) — ARIN, APNIC, RIPE, LACNIC and AFRINIC. The statistics focus on transfers of IP addresses and exclude those resulting from mergers and unused acquisitions. Additionally, this overview includes historical data to offer a perspective on the variations in the market over the years. Total number of IPv4 transfers in 2023 1 In 2023, there were an increase compared to the (6263) transfers in 2022. (7615) IPv4 transfers, 7615 6263 2022 2023 Month-wise IPv4 transfers 2 The highest number of transfers occurred in December followed by October and March (863) was observed in January, with only (892) , (839) 402 . The least activity transfers. 892 863 839 809 721 601 550 515 511 480 434 402 January February March April May June July August September October November December Regions with the highest number transfers 3 As the graph shows, RIPE had the highest number of unused blocks transferred and APNIC . (1628) (1014) (5296) followed by ARIN LACNIC 175 (2.16%) APNIC 1014 (12.5%) AFRINIC RIPE LACNIC ARIN APNIC 1 (0.01%) ARIN AFRINIC 1628 (20.06%) RIPE 5296 (65.27%) Inter RIR (Outbound) Inter RIR (Inbound) Total Transfers Intra RIR +/- 2022 ARIN 234 1296 111 1628 98 Û APNIC 159 812 114 1014 43 Û RIPE 79 4881 1144 5296 336 Û LACNIC 25 130 28 175 20 Û AFRINIC 0 1 -2 1 0 Û Inter-RIR transfers 4 RIPE had the highest number of inbound transfers (transfers from other RIRs) at , followed by the ARIN and APNIC 336 (98) (43) . ARIN had the most outbound transfers (transfers to other RIRs) at , followed by APNIC 234 (159) and RIPE (79) . Outbound Inbound 415 79 332 234 202 336 159 45 98 25 43 20 ARIN APNIC RIPE LACNIC Transfers by IP block size 5 In a shift from 2022, where /22 blocks were the most transferred, 2023 saw /24 blocks taking the lead, followed by /22 blocks. 2023 2022 2588 /24 1877 2379 /22 2036 957 /23 841 502 /21 459 356 357 /16 334 /20 279 242 /19 190 141 /18 103 80 77 /17 19 21 /15 8 9 /14 3 4 /12 2 4 /13 Number of IPv4 transfers annually from 2017 to 2023 6 From 2017 to 2023, the highest number of transfers occurred in 2021 with a total of . This was followed by 8333 transfers in 2023, and in 2020. On the other end 6540 of the spectrum, 2017 had the lowest activity in this seven-year period, with just 4565 7615 IPv4 transfers. 8333 7615 6540 6263 5516 5091 4565 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 7 Although 2017 saw the fewest block transfers, it recorded one of the highest volumes of IPv4 addresses transferred, with . The peak year was 2018 with 109.03 million million , followed by 2020 with Notably, 2023 marked the lowest in the seven-year span, with only IPv4 addresses transferred 53.79 million 111.51 83.33 million . 111.51M 109.03M 83.33M 69.61M 53.79M 52.04M 60.71M 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 This concludes our report on IPv4 transfers in 2023. The data in this report was compiled and analyzed by the IPv4.deals team. iPv4.deals Alpha Infolab By www.ipv4.deals/ipv4-transfers