IP2Location Internet IP Address 2010 Report

IP address allocation is the process of distributing IP addresses to organizations worldwide. The

major effect of the allocation process is that the Internet IP addresses have been distributed
unevenly across the entire world due to different political boundaries of the owners. This Year 2010
study report analyzes the distribution and the trends of IP address allocations in 240 countries using
historical data from IP2Location releases in 2009. It also compares the trends with the same IP
address report for 2009.

In this first section of the study, we breakdown the average percentages of IP address allocations in
240 countries using the IP2Location historical data. The average percentage is the arithmetic mean
of 12-month values collected on the first day of each month from the IP2Location monthly database.

From the data analysis (see Table 1 & Chart 1), the United States tops the allocation list by holding
37.46% of the total IP addresses worldwide. It is followed by the United Kingdom (9.94%), China
(8.33%), Japan (7.13%), Germany (3.90%), France (3.41%), South Korea (2.99%), Canada (2.51%),
Italy (1.78%) and the Netherlands (1.77%). If we compare the data from the year 2008, Italy has
replaced Netherlands for the 9th position.

These Top 10 countries in the list occupied close to 79.1% of the total allocated IP addresses in the
world in 2009. The amount has dropped from 79.5% last year mainly due to more allocation to
emerging countries such as Taiwan and Russia. The other 230 countries are sharing the remaining
20.9% of the allocated IP address spaces.

In this second section of the study, we plot the month-to-month percentage of IP address allocations
by country using the IP2Location historical data in 2009.

From the chart analysis (see Chart 2), the total percentages of the IP address space allocated to
networks in the United States is decreasing at a slow pace. Meanwhile, the new IP address space
allocated to networks in China has kept increasing for the 2nd consecutive year. There is a chance
China will take over the 2nd place from the United Kingdom in 2010. Our projection in the last year’s
report is accurate as we do not expect this replacement to occur in 2009.

A roundup of the report shows that the total number of IP addresses allocated for use in 2009 is
2,505,141,392 compared with 2,258,290,025 in 2010 which indicates a growth rate of 11% per
annum.

References:

IP2Location Internet IP Address Year 2009 Report

http://www.ip2location.com/ip2location-internet-ip-address-2009-report.aspx

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Table 1: The Percentage of IP Address Ownership by Country in 2009

ISO
2009 2008
Country Country Name Percentage
Ranking Ranking
Code
US UNITED STATES 37.4607% 1 1
UK UNITED KINGDOM 9.9383% 2 2
CN CHINA 8.3331% 3 3
JP JAPAN 7.1290% 4 4
DE GERMANY 3.7988% 5 5
FR FRANCE 3.4150% 6 6
KR KOREA REPUBLIC OF 2.9853% 7 7
CA CANADA 2.5059% 8 8
IT ITALY 1.7794% 9 10 
NL NETHERLANDS 1.7744% 10 9 
AU AUSTRALIA 1.5843% 11 11
BR BRAZIL 1.3008% 12 12
RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1.0888% 13 18 
TW TAIWAN 1.0551% 14 15 
ES SPAIN 1.0175% 15 13 
SE SWEDEN 0.9978% 16 14 
MX MEXICO 0.9176% 17 16 
CH SWITZERLAND 0.8394% 18 17 
IN INDIA 0.7800% 19 19
ZA SOUTH AFRICA 0.6093% 20 20
PL POLAND 0.5984% 21 22 
NO NORWAY 0.5806% 22 21 
FI FINLAND 0.5332% 23 23
TR TURKEY 0.4542% 24 26 
DK DENMARK 0.4484% 25 25
AT AUSTRIA 0.4261% 26 24 
BE BELGIUM 0.3968% 27 27
RO ROMANIA 0.3739% 28 29 
ID INDONESIA 0.3673% 29 30 
HK HONG KONG 0.3420% 30 28 
AR ARGENTINA 0.3131% 31 33 
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 0.2841% 32 32
VN VIET NAM 0.2812% 33 39 
IL ISRAEL 0.2642% 34 31 
NZ NEW ZEALAND 0.2620% 35 34 
IE IRELAND 0.2275% 36 35 
UA UKRAINE 0.2232% 37 46 
TH THAILAND 0.2127% 38 36 
PT PORTUGAL 0.2028% 39 38 
CO COLOMBIA 0.2024% 40 43 

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CL CHILE 0.1988% 41 40 
GR GREECE 0.1977% 42 37 
HU HUNGARY 0.1860% 43 41 
SG SINGAPORE 0.1839% 44 42 
MY MALAYSIA 0.1804% 45 44 
PH PHILIPPINES 0.1652% 46 48 
VE VENEZUELA BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF 0.1577% 47 45 
BG BULGARIA 0.1445% 48 47 
EG EGYPT 0.1213% 49 49
SA SAUDI ARABIA 0.1197% 50 50
AE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.0972% 51 53 
LT LITHUANIA 0.0865% 52 51 
IR IRAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 0.0862% 53 54 
SK SLOVAKIA 0.0852% 54 52 
PE PERU 0.0742% 55 56 
HR CROATIA 0.0711% 56 59 
PK PAKISTAN 0.0704% 57 60 
SI SLOVENIA 0.0653% 58 55 
CR COSTA RICA 0.0640% 59 58 
LV LATVIA 0.0620% 60 57 
LU LUXEMBOURG 0.0518% 61 61
MU MAURITIUS 0.0500% 62 80 
PA PANAMA 0.0470% 63 63
EE ESTONIA 0.0447% 64 62 
KW KUWAIT 0.0430% 65 65
EC ECUADOR 0.0405% 66 68 
KZ KAZAKHSTAN 0.0375% 67 69 
DZ ALGERIA 0.0368% 68 90 
PR PUERTO RICO 0.0363% 69 66 
MA MOROCCO 0.0361% 70 72 
CS SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 0.0317% 71 64 
IS ICELAND 0.0315% 72 67 
UY URUGUAY 0.0305% 73 71 
BD BANGLADESH 0.0267% 74 73 
TN TUNISIA 0.0266% 75 70 
GE GEORGIA 0.0244% 76 84 
RS SERBIA 0.0237% 77 103 
MD MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF 0.0233% 78 92 
NG NIGERIA 0.0223% 79 76 
MACEDONIA THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC
MK OF 0.0218% 80 75 
GT GUATEMALA 0.0198% 81 83 
CY CYPRUS 0.0189% 82 74 
BO BOLIVIA PLURINATIONAL STATE OF 0.0185% 83 79 
DO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0.0184% 84 85 

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MT MALTA 0.0181% 85 77 
LK SRI LANKA 0.0180% 86 86
BA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0.0173% 87 82 
SV EL SALVADOR 0.0169% 88 81 
QA QATAR 0.0163% 89 78 
TT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0.0150% 90 94 
BY BELARUS 0.0148% 91 88 
LB LEBANON 0.0142% 92 91 
KE KENYA 0.0139% 93 89 
JO JORDAN 0.0135% 94 93 
LY LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA 0.0127% 95 87 
OM OMAN 0.0114% 96 96
SY SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 0.0110% 97 107 
BH BAHRAIN 0.0107% 98 97 
AZ AZERBAIJAN 0.0106% 99 99
AN NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 0.0096% 100 95 
NI NICARAGUA 0.0092% 101 101
UZ UZBEKISTAN 0.0089% 102 100 
HN HONDURAS 0.0085% 103 109 
JM JAMAICA 0.0084% 104 104
MO MACAO 0.0083% 105 102 
PY PARAGUAY 0.0082% 106 110 
BN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0.0081% 107 98 
AM ARMENIA 0.0073% 108 108
GH GHANA 0.0073% 109 105 
NP NEPAL 0.0069% 110 115 
AL ALBANIA 0.0068% 111 112 
GA GABON 0.0065% 112 122 
RW RWANDA 0.0064% 113 126 
UG UGANDA 0.0064% 114 111 
NA NAMIBIA 0.0062% 115 128 
KG KYRGYZSTAN 0.0060% 116 113 
MN MONGOLIA 0.0059% 117 106 
KH CAMBODIA 0.0057% 118 116 
TZ TANZANIA UNITED REPUBLIC OF 0.0055% 119 117 
CI COTE D'IVOIRE 0.0053% 120 121 
FJ FIJI 0.0051% 121 118 
BZ BELIZE 0.0050% 122 114 
CU CUBA 0.0046% 123 120 
BM BERMUDA 0.0044% 124 119 
BB BARBADOS 0.0043% 125 123 
GU GUAM 0.0043% 126 124 
BS BAHAMAS 0.0041% 127 125 
VI VIRGIN ISLANDS U.S. 0.0040% 128 127 

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SD SUDAN 0.0038% 129 132 

SN SENEGAL 0.0038% 130 133 
IQ IRAQ 0.0037% 131 136 
BW BOTSWANA 0.0034% 132 129 
ME MONTENEGRO 0.0033% 133 146 
HT HAITI 0.0032% 134 143 
MZ MOZAMBIQUE 0.0032% 135 138 
LI LIECHTENSTEIN 0.0032% 136 130 
CM CAMEROON 0.0031% 137 134 
GN GUINEA 0.0031% 138 131 
NC NEW CALEDONIA 0.0031% 139 142 
AO ANGOLA 0.0028% 140 140
AF AFGHANISTAN 0.0027% 141 137 
MC MONACO 0.0025% 142 135 
GI GIBRALTAR 0.0025% 143 141 
ZW ZIMBABWE 0.0023% 144 139 
SR SURINAME 0.0022% 145 150 
ZM ZAMBIA 0.0021% 146 153 
MV MALDIVES 0.0021% 147 145 
PG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 0.0020% 148 147 
MG MADAGASCAR 0.0020% 149 155 
LA LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 0.0020% 150 151 
TJ TAJIKISTAN 0.0019% 151 149 
PF FRENCH POLYNESIA 0.0017% 152 148 
RE REUNION 0.0016% 153 144 
AG ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0.0016% 154 157 
KY CAYMAN ISLANDS 0.0015% 155 165 
FO FAROE ISLANDS 0.0014% 156 152 
SZ SWAZILAND 0.0014% 157 158 
YE YEMEN 0.0014% 158 154 
AW ARUBA 0.0013% 159 163 
MR MAURITANIA 0.0013% 160 175 
AD ANDORRA 0.0013% 161 156 
MW MALAWI 0.0012% 162 167 
MM MYANMAR 0.0012% 163 159 
ML MALI 0.0012% 164 160 
SC SEYCHELLES 0.0012% 165 170 
BF BURKINA FASO 0.0011% 166 171 
BT BHUTAN 0.0011% 167 164 
SM SAN MARINO 0.0011% 168 162 
GY GUYANA 0.0010% 169 166 
AX ALAND ISLANDS 0.0010% 170 169 
SL SIERRA LEONE 0.0010% 171 161 
ET ETHIOPIA 0.0009% 172 168 

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BJ BENIN 0.0009% 173 186 

CD CONGO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE 0.0009% 174 184 
KN SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0.0008% 175 172 
LS LESOTHO 0.0008% 176 176
NE NIGER 0.0008% 177 182 
WS SAMOA 0.0008% 178 174 
TG TOGO 0.0008% 179 173 
GD GRENADA 0.0007% 180 180
VG VIRGIN ISLANDS BRITISH 0.0007% 181 185 
GL GREENLAND 0.0007% 182 177 
VC SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 0.0006% 183 183
GM GAMBIA 0.0006% 184 178 
MP NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 0.0006% 185 179 
TM TURKMENISTAN 0.0006% 186 191 
VA HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) 0.0006% 187 181 
CV CAPE VERDE 0.0006% 188 197 
DJ DJIBOUTI 0.0005% 189 202 
AQ ANTARCTICA 0.0005% 190 195 
LC SAINT LUCIA 0.0005% 191 192 
SB SOLOMON ISLANDS 0.0005% 192 187 
NR NAURU 0.0005% 193 188 
TV TUVALU 0.0005% 194 189 
VU VANUATU 0.0005% 195 193 
MQ MARTINIQUE 0.0004% 196 208 
AI ANGUILLA 0.0004% 197 198 
CK COOK ISLANDS 0.0004% 198 190 
PW PALAU 0.0004% 199 199
DM DOMINICA 0.0004% 200 200
CF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 0.0004% 201 207 
KP KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0.0004% 202 201 
ER ERITREA 0.0004% 203 194 
CG CONGO 0.0004% 204 196 
LR LIBERIA 0.0004% 205 214 
SO SOMALIA 0.0004% 206 204 
TO TONGA 0.0003% 207 205 
AS AMERICAN SAMOA 0.0003% 208 216 
GQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA 0.0003% 209 211 
GP GUADELOUPE 0.0003% 210 203 
FM MICRONESIA FEDERATED STATES OF 0.0003% 211 212 
KI KIRIBATI 0.0003% 212 213 
MH MARSHALL ISLANDS 0.0003% 213 209 
GW GUINEA-BISSAU 0.0003% 214 210 
BI BURUNDI 0.0003% 215 215
TC TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0.0003% 216 222 

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GF FRENCH GUIANA 0.0003% 217 206 

IM ISLE OF MAN 0.0002% 218 217 
TD CHAD 0.0002% 219 218 
ST SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 0.0002% 220 219 
KM COMOROS 0.0002% 221 220 
JE JERSEY 0.0002% 222 223 
IO BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY 0.0001% 223 221 
PM SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON 0.0001% 224 N/A
MF SAINT MARTIN 0.0001% 225 N/A
MS MONTSERRAT 0.0001% 226 226
WF WALLIS AND FUTUNA 0.0001% 227 224 
NU NIUE 0.0001% 228 228
FK FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) 0.0001% 229 227 
TL TIMOR-LESTE 0.0001% 230 229 
NF NORFOLK ISLAND 0.0001% 231 225 
GG GUERNSEY 0.0000% 232 234 
BV BOUVET ISLAND 0.0000% 233 230 
UM UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS 0.0000% 234 232 
YT MAYOTTE 0.0000% 235 231 
TK TOKELAU 0.0000% 236 233 
HM HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS 0.0000% 237 235 
TF FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES 0.0000% 238 236 
SOUTH GEORGIA & THE SOUTH SANDWICH
GS ISLANDS 0.0000% 239 237 
PN PITCAIRN 0.0000% 240 238 

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Chart 1: Worldwide IP Address Ownership by Country in 2009

Worldwide IP Address Ownership by Country in 2009
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Chart 2: Worldwide IP Address Ownership by Country in 2009 with Month-to-Month Comparison

Worldwide IP Address Ownership by Country in 2009 AD

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