PubConcierge releases IPv4 leasing market insights, trends for next years, increased lessee selectivity, and strategic considerations for IT decision-makers navigating IPv4 acquisition amid IPv6 adoption and secondary market dynamics.
-- The IPv4 leasing market is entering a more mature phase, shaped less by scarcity alone and increasingly by pricing discipline, IP quality, reputation, routing readiness and operational flexibility.
For businesses that depend on leased IPv4 resources — including proxy providers, web scraping platforms, VPN services, hosting companies, cybersecurity businesses and data infrastructure providers — simply finding available address space is no longer enough.
PubConcierge, an IPv4 leasing broker and managed IP provider, says companies are increasingly evaluating the operational value of an IP range rather than focusing only on availability or the lowest possible price.
IPv4 Pricing Is Rebalancing
The broader IPv4 market has undergone a pricing correction after several years of scarcity-driven increases.
Leasing prices, however, are difficult to benchmark globally because many agreements are private and depend on prefix size, region, reputation, contract duration and technical requirements.
The purchase market provides a clearer indication of changing conditions. APNIC's review of IPv4 activity through 2025 found that prices declined significantly during the year, suggesting a shift in the balance between supply and demand.
But the trend has not moved in one direction. By June and July 2026, market reports also showed firmer purchase pricing and tighter available inventory across several block sizes.
The result is a more balanced and segmented market rather than one where IPv4 is simply becoming cheaper.
IP Quality Is Becoming More Important
For businesses leasing IPv4, price is only part of the equation.
Companies are looking more closely at reputation history, blacklist status, geolocation accuracy, registry information, previous routing activity and ASN associations before deploying new address space.
A technically valid IPv4 block can still create problems if it carries a history of abuse, inaccurate geolocation or routing complications.
The question is therefore shifting from: “How much does this IP cost?” to: “Will these IPs work reliably for what we need them to do?”
Technical support is becoming part of the buying decision as well. Businesses may need assistance with BGP routing, RPKI and ROA management, IRR records, Letters of Authorization, rDNS/PTR configuration, geolocation updates and replacement procedures.
A cheaper block can ultimately cost more if operational teams have to spend time fixing reputation, routing or geolocation issues after deployment.
“Businesses are looking beyond price. They want to understand an IP range’s reputation, geolocation and routing readiness before deployment, because those factors can have a direct impact on how reliably the infrastructure performs.” — Sabina Uta, Sales Director at PubConcierge
PubConcierge supports this process through IP sourcing, reputation screening, blacklist monitoring, routing assistance, technical setup and rDNS/PTR management.
IPv4 Transfer Activity Remains Strong
The secondary IPv4 market remains active despite the broader pricing correction.
According to APNIC, approximately 33.4 million IPv4 addresses appeared in registered RIR transfers during 2025, compared with 30.2 million in 2024 — an increase of roughly 10.6% in transferred address volume.
At the same time, the number of registered transactions declined from 6,184 in 2024 to 5,619 in 2025.
This means fewer transactions accounted for a larger overall volume of IPv4 space.
Since 2012, approximately 342 million IPv4 addresses have appeared in RIR transfer logs, representing around 9.3% of the roughly 3.7 billion delegated IPv4 addresses. APNIC notes that some blocks may have changed hands more than once.
The figures show that exhaustion has not stopped IPv4 resources from moving between organizations. Redistribution through the secondary market has become an established part of the IPv4 ecosystem.
Leasing Provides Financial Flexibility
The correction in purchase prices has also changed the lease-versus-buy calculation.
Buying IPv4 may make sense for organizations with predictable, long-term requirements. Leasing addresses a different need: flexibility.
It allows businesses to add IPv4 capacity without committing significant capital upfront and makes it easier to adjust requirements as infrastructure changes.
This can be useful for companies launching new services, expanding into new markets, scaling network capacity or testing address space before making a longer-term commitment.
There is no universal point at which buying becomes cheaper than leasing. The calculation depends on acquisition price, lease rate, contract duration, expected utilization, financing costs and operational requirements.
IPv6 Is Growing, but IPv4 Remains Essential
IPv6 adoption continues to influence the long-term IPv4 market.
Google's IPv6 measurements crossed 50% for the first time in March 2026, marking an important milestone in the transition.
However, this does not mean half of the internet has stopped using IPv4.
Many networks operate dual-stack environments, while enterprise systems, APIs, hosting infrastructure, proxy networks and third-party platforms still rely on IPv4 connectivity.
Meanwhile, the traditional source of new IPv4 addresses is highly constrained. IANA exhausted its central pool of unallocated IPv4 space in 2011, while Regional Internet Registries have since substantially depleted their available inventories.
For businesses that require additional IPv4 capacity, existing allocated space obtained through transfers or leasing therefore remains important.
What Comes Next for IPv4 Leasing?
The next phase of the IPv4 leasing market is likely to be defined increasingly by quality, flexibility and usability.
Price will remain important, but businesses are likely to pay closer attention to reputation, geolocation, routing readiness and documentation.
Operational capabilities such as RPKI/ROA management, BGP support, IRR updates, rDNS/PTR configuration and replacement procedures are also becoming stronger provider-selection criteria.
At the same time, pricing is unlikely to move uniformly downward. Different regions, prefix sizes and quality levels can behave differently as inventory and demand change.
For businesses relying on leased IPv4 resources, the central question is moving away from: “What is the cheapest IPv4 space we can lease?” toward: “Which IPv4 resources can we reliably deploy, maintain and scale?”
That shift reflects a more mature IPv4 leasing market.
PubConcierge provides access to geo-diverse IPv4 and IPv6 resources alongside IP sourcing, reputation screening, routing support, technical setup, rDNS/PTR configuration, dedicated account management, bare metal and cloud infrastructure, and customized solutions.
More information is available at www.pubconcierge.com.
Market statistics are based on publicly available Regional Internet Registry data and industry market reports. IPv4 purchase and leasing prices vary by prefix size, region, quality, contract terms and market conditions.
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