{"id":9260,"date":"2024-01-01T10:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T10:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/?p=9260"},"modified":"2024-09-18T17:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:46:52","slug":"ipv4-transfers-in-2023-a-statistical-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/ipv4-transfers-in-2023-a-statistical-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IPv4 Transfers in 2023: A Statistical Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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) \u2014 ARIN, APNIC, RIPE, LACNIC and AFRINIC. The statistics focus on transfers of <strong>unused <\/strong>IP addresses and exclude those resulting from mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, this article includes historical data to offer a perspective on the variations in the market over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total number of IPv4 transfers in 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, there were <strong>7615 <\/strong>IPv4 transfers, an increase compared to the <strong>6263 <\/strong>transfers in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Total-number-of-IPv4-transfers-in-2023-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Total-number-of-IPv4-transfers-in-2023\" class=\"wp-image-9789\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Total-number-of-IPv4-transfers-in-2023-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Total-number-of-IPv4-transfers-in-2023-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Total-number-of-IPv4-transfers-in-2023-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Total-number-of-IPv4-transfers-in-2023-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Total-number-of-IPv4-transfers-in-2023-2048x1072.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Total-number-of-IPv4-transfers-in-2023-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Month-wise IPv4 transfers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The highest number of transfers occurred in December (<strong>892<\/strong>), followed by October (<strong>863<\/strong>) and March (<strong>839<\/strong>). The least activity was observed in January, with only 402 transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Month-wise-IPv4-transfers-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Month-wise IPv4 transfers\" class=\"wp-image-9791\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Month-wise-IPv4-transfers-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Month-wise-IPv4-transfers-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Month-wise-IPv4-transfers-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Month-wise-IPv4-transfers-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Month-wise-IPv4-transfers-2048x1071.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Month-wise-IPv4-transfers-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regions with the highest number of transfers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the graph shows, RIPE had the highest number of unused blocks transferred (<strong>5296<\/strong>) followed by ARIN (<strong>1628<\/strong>) and APNIC (<strong>1014<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-piechart-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Regions with the highest number of transfers\" class=\"wp-image-9792\" style=\"width:1024px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-piechart-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-piechart-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-piechart-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-piechart-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-piechart-2048x1072.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-piechart-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-Table-1024x376.png\" alt=\"Regions with the highest number of transfers table\" class=\"wp-image-9793\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-Table-1024x376.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-Table-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-Table-768x282.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-Table-1536x564.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-Table-2048x752.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Regions-with-the-highest-number-transfers-Table-150x55.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inter-RIR transfers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>RIPE had the highest number of inbound transfers (transfers from other RIRs) at <strong>336<\/strong>, followed by the ARIN (<strong>98<\/strong>) and APNIC (<strong>43<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ARIN had the most outbound transfers (transfers to other RIRs) at <strong>234<\/strong>, followed by the APNIC (<strong>159<\/strong>) and RIPE (<strong>79<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inter-RIR-transfers-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Inter-RIR transfers\" class=\"wp-image-9794\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inter-RIR-transfers-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inter-RIR-transfers-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inter-RIR-transfers-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inter-RIR-transfers-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inter-RIR-transfers-2048x1072.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inter-RIR-transfers-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transfers by IP block size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a shift from 2022, where \/22 blocks were the most transferred, 2023 saw \/24 blocks taking the lead, followed by \/22 blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Transfers-by-IP-block-size-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Transfers by IP block size\" class=\"wp-image-9795\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Transfers-by-IP-block-size-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Transfers-by-IP-block-size-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Transfers-by-IP-block-size-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Transfers-by-IP-block-size-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Transfers-by-IP-block-size-2048x1071.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Transfers-by-IP-block-size-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Number of IPv4 transfers annually from 2017 to 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2017 to 2023, the highest number of transfers occurred in 2021 with a total of <strong>8333<\/strong>. This was followed by <strong>7615 <\/strong>transfers in 2023 and <strong>6540 <\/strong>in 2020. On the other end of the spectrum, 2017 had the lowest activity in this seven-year period, with just <strong>4565 <\/strong>IPv4 transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Number-of-IPv4-transfers-annually-from-2017-to-2023-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Number of IPv4 transfers annually from 2017 to 2023\" class=\"wp-image-9796\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:688px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Number-of-IPv4-transfers-annually-from-2017-to-2023-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Number-of-IPv4-transfers-annually-from-2017-to-2023-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Number-of-IPv4-transfers-annually-from-2017-to-2023-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Number-of-IPv4-transfers-annually-from-2017-to-2023-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Number-of-IPv4-transfers-annually-from-2017-to-2023-2048x1071.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Number-of-IPv4-transfers-annually-from-2017-to-2023-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although 2017 saw the fewest block transfers, it recorded one of the highest volumes of IPv4 addresses transferred, with <strong>109.03 million<\/strong>. The peak year was 2018 with <strong>111.51 million<\/strong>, followed by 2020 with <strong>83.33 million<\/strong>. Notably, 2023 marked the lowest in the seven-year span, with only <strong>53.79 million<\/strong> IPv4 addresses transferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/No-of-IPv4-address-transferred-each-year-from-2017-to-2023-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Number of IPv4 transfers annually from 2017 to 2023\" class=\"wp-image-9797\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/No-of-IPv4-address-transferred-each-year-from-2017-to-2023-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/No-of-IPv4-address-transferred-each-year-from-2017-to-2023-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/No-of-IPv4-address-transferred-each-year-from-2017-to-2023-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/No-of-IPv4-address-transferred-each-year-from-2017-to-2023-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/No-of-IPv4-address-transferred-each-year-from-2017-to-2023-2048x1071.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/No-of-IPv4-address-transferred-each-year-from-2017-to-2023-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This concludes our report on IPv4 transfers in 2023. The data in this report was compiled and analyzed by the Alpha Infolab team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphainfolab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IPv4-Transfers-in-2023-A-Statistical-Overview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ipv4.deals\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IPv4-Transfers-in-2023-A-Statistical-Overview.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to download<\/a><\/strong> a copy of this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover statistics on IPv4 transfers in 2023 in this report, including a month-wise overview, regional transfer activities, data on inter-RIR transfers, and a comparison of annual transfers over the last few 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