Secondary IPv4 Market: Why Buying Beats Renting Now
Over 3.36 million IPv4 addresses changed hands in Q1 2026 alone, proving the secondary market is the only viable supply chain left.
Over 3.36 million IPv4 addresses changed hands in Q1 2026 alone, proving the secondary market is the only viable supply chain left.
IPv4 prices now range from €28 per address to €99 for blocks as supply exhaustion drives costs higher.
The IPv4 address market has shifted from bidding wars exceeding $50 per unit to a moderated system in 2026.
Scarcity has birthed a liquid secondary market for IPv4 blocks where unused sub-blocks are sold rather than allocated.
Recent data shows a weighted average of $19.56 per IP. Discover how to execute valid secondary market transfers and avoid costly routing failures now.
Since RIPE limits new allocations to a /22 block, many firms buy IPv4 space on the secondary market. Learn how verified brokers secure legal transfers.
IPv4 sale prices jumped from $6 to $60 as free pools vanished. See why addresses are now financial assets, not just utilities.
With only 0.1811 /8s remaining in the pool as of June 2026, direct allocation from APNIC is effectively dead for most enterprises.