
IPv4 Market Report — May 2026: $19.57/IP Avg, 402K Addresses Traded Amid 32% YoY Decline
May 2026 IPv4 market: 105 transactions, 402,688 IPs at $19.57 avg — down 32.3% year-over-year. ARIN leads volume at 50.5%. Year-end forecast: $18.26/IP.
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May 2026 IPv4 market: 105 transactions, 402,688 IPs at $19.57 avg — down 32.3% year-over-year. ARIN leads volume at 50.5%. Year-end forecast: $18.26/IP.

April 2026 IPv4 market: 110 transactions, 678K IPs at $19.56 avg. Prices down 35% year-over-year. LACNIC premiums persist. Year-end forecast: $17.24/IP.

Q1 2026 IPv4 market report: avg price $19.90/IP across 284 transactions and 3.36M IPs traded. Prices down 40.6% YoY. Full RIR, forecast, and lease analysis.

March 2026 IPv4 market: avg price $18.54/IP across 102 transactions and 1.5M addresses. Prices down 43.5% year-over-year. Full RIR and forecast analysis.

February 2026 IPv4 market: 94 transactions, 869K IPs at $20.64 avg. Prices down 38.4% year-over-year. ARIN leads at $21.37/IP. Full analysis and forecast.

IPv4 prices averaged $20.70/IP in January 2026, down 39.2% year-over-year. 88 transactions moved 978K addresses worth $10.5M. Full RIR and forecast analysis.

IPv4 prices fell 16.1% in 2025 to $27.75/IP across 901 transactions and 5M addresses. ARIN led volume at 48.8%. Full RIR breakdown and 2026 forecast.

H2 2025 IPv4 market report: avg price $24.78/IP across 481 transactions (3.05M IPs), down 20.4% from H1 2025. Year-end forecast: $19.88/IP.

Q4 2025 IPv4 market: 235 transactions, 1.66M addresses at $23.16/IP average. Prices fell 29.5% YoY and 12% QoQ. LACNIC commands $28.17 premium.