South Africa

Users able to use IPv6 (APNIC)

4.2%

Source: APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement · as of 2026-10-14

Users preferring IPv6 (APNIC)

4.0%

Source: APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement · as of 2026-10-14

APNIC measurement samples

5,442,085

Source: APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement · as of 2026-10-14

IPv6 users (Cisco 6lab)

0.2%

Source: Cisco 6lab statistics (community mirror) · as of 2026-10-14

IPv6 allocated (/32 equivalents)

5,374

AFRINIC, RIPE NCC

Source: AFRINIC delegation file, RIPE NCC delegation file · as of 2026-10-14

Top websites on IPv6

Share of the country's top websites fully reachable over IPv6: web 54.0%, email 40.0%, DNS 84.0%.

Source: Vyncke IPv6 deployment status (top websites per country) · as of 2026-10-14

Source: APNIC Labs per-economy history and networks · as of 2026-10-14

Network	IPv6-capable	Prefers IPv6	Samples
AS5713 Telkom SA Ltd. - Telkom SA Ltd.	0.1%	0.0%	653,019
AS12091 MTN SA - MTN SA	0.1%	0.0%	534,817
AS29975 Vodacom - Vodacom	0.1%	0.1%	521,604
AS20011 Dimension Data - Dimension Data	6.5%	6.3%	411,126
AS37611 AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD - AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD	24.3%	23.8%	394,364
AS37105 RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD - RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD	0.1%	0.0%	361,617
AS11845 Vox Telecom Ltd - Vox Telecom Ltd	0.1%	0.0%	260,396
AS328471 HERO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD - HERO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD	0.9%	0.9%	255,184
AS36994 Vodacom - Vodacom	0.1%	0.0%	227,104
AS37168 Cell C (Pty) Ltd - Cell C (Pty) Ltd	0.1%	0.0%	195,634
AS37457 Telkom SA Ltd. - Telkom SA Ltd.	0.1%	0.0%	150,645
AS37049 SADV (Pty) Ltd - SADV (Pty) Ltd	0.1%	0.0%	95,139
AS329126 IIP1 Pty Ltd - IIP1 Pty Ltd	0.1%	0.0%	87,717
AS328961 NET99 (PTY) LTD - NET99 (PTY) LTD	48.2%	47.5%	81,900
AS327782 Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd - Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd	57.0%	55.1%	79,842
AS16637 MTN SA - MTN SA	0.1%	0.0%	63,027
AS37680 Cool Ideas Service Provider (Pty) Ltd - Cool Ideas Service Provider (Pty) Ltd	0.7%	0.7%	60,583
AS37053 RSAWEB (PTY) LTD - RSAWEB (PTY) LTD	0.1%	0.1%	50,322
AS328638 Letaba Networks (Pty) Ltd - Letaba Networks (Pty) Ltd	0.0%	0.0%	47,702
AS327693 Echotel Pty Ltd - Echotel Pty Ltd	0.1%	0.0%	45,270

Source: APNIC Labs per-economy history and networks · as of 2026-10-14