The Transfer Market

The IPv4 transfer market was born when ARIN, RIPE and APNIC created policy to allow IPv4 address to be transferred from one owner to another.

According to the transfer logs from the three internet registries, there have been over 360 million IPv4 addresses transferred between private parties since 2016

With nearly 10% of the globally routable IPv4 addresses already recovered and transferred, the global IPv4 addresses shortage is more apparent now than ever before.  We have yet to determine how many more IPv4 addresses are left to recover or transfer, so it is important to plan accordingly as network and hosting providers create their 3 to 6 year growth strategies.

As it stands today, global IPv6 adoption is only 38%.

Compared to 21% in 2018, the 4-year growth rate demonstrates around +4% per year growth.  Even if IPv6 adoption alone was enough to impact the significance of IPv4 usage, we would have over 5 years before we surpass over 60% adoption.

Now that we provided a light history on the IPv4 market, let’s discuss the currentIPv4 transfer trends.  As of July 2022, transfer requests increased to 129, which demonstrates an increase of +17 over the previous 3-month 110 transfer trend.  Compared to the yearly average of 129, it looks like we are trending in the right direction.

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Just last month we wrote about the release of additional Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) funds to U.S. based broadband providers. The government allocated over $20 Billion of subsidies to help network development across rural American communities. This could start a positive trend of requests for IPv4 addresses through the end of the year.   We will have to look at next month to determine if the IP market is starting to see a positive trend, or if this was just a one-off event.  Stay tuned for our expert analysts advice to help our viewers plan their strategic rollouts in 2023.

As it stands today, Brander Group has the following IPv4 subnets listed.  If you are planning for growth in 2023, it is a good time to buy while prices are stabilized.

ARIN RIPE APNIC
2 x /16s 1 x /16 1 x /17
1 x /17 1 x /17 1 x /18
2 x /18s 1 x /19 2 x /20s
3 x /19’s 1 x /20 1 x /21
Multiple x /20s – /24’s Multiple x /22s – /24’s Multiple x /22s – /24’s

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In the ever-shifting landscape of the global economy, markets can rise and fall with the flicker of a headline or the whisper of a trend. After two months of decreased demand, this market—once bruised and beleaguered—has made a remarkable resurgence. It has not only regained lost ground but is now charting a course towards renewed growth as we had experienced in the first five months of 2024. This rebound is a testament to the resilience of industries, the adaptability of businesses, and the unshakable confidence of internet community who refused to let short-term volatility define the long-term network growth requirements. Here's how this market, once thought to be on the brink, has reemerged stronger than ever. The market has bounced back to 142 transfer requests in August 2024, which is right in line with this year’s average of 143 per month. Last month’s demand indicated an increase of +12% over July and a whopping +25% over June. With even better news, the 143 average is still up +5% over the average of 2022 and 2023. The recent surge in demand coincides with Louisiana's allocation of $1.3 billion in BEAD funds, with plans to begin distribution soon. As more states consistently receive their BEAD allocations, we can anticipate further demand spikes in the upcoming months and certainly in 2025. Additionally, we’ve noticed a significant increase for larger IPv4 subnets from our client, a trend not seen during the first half of the year. August marked another record-breaking month of IPv4 sales, with 73 IPv4 transfers — a 25% increase over our 2024 monthly average of 58 transfers. Buy Pv4 September Transfers

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Information for IPv4 addresses ranging from a /24 up to /12s

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