IPv6 Global StatisticsGlobal IPv6 Adoption
Global IPv6 adoption (consensus)
37.7%
3 of 3 sources
Source: APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement, Cloudflare Radar HTTP traffic by IP version, Tranco top sites, AAAA lookups (measured) · as of 2026-10-14
Economies ≥ 50% IPv6-capable
30
of 166 with at least 100,000 APNIC samples
Source: APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement · as of 2026-10-14
Highest share of IPv6-capable users
85.6%
France
Source: APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement · as of 2026-10-14
IPv6 allocated by the RIRs (/32 equivalents)
497,656
5 of 5 registries
Source: AFRINIC delegation file, APNIC delegation file, ARIN delegation file (extended), LACNIC delegation file, RIPE NCC delegation file · as of 2026-10-14
Cloudflare HTTP requests over IPv6
28.6%
Source: Cloudflare Radar HTTP traffic by IP version · as of 2026-10-14
Top sites with IPv6 (AAAA)
40.8%
Source: Tranco top sites, AAAA lookups (measured) · as of 2026-10-14
By region
Source: APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement · as of 2026-10-14
Top economies
The 20 economies with the highest share of IPv6-capable users (APNIC), among those with at least 100,000 samples. 6lab is a second measurement of IPv6 users; the last column is the share of the country's top websites fully reachable over IPv6 (Vyncke).
| # | Economy | IPv6-capable | Prefers IPv6 | Samples | IPv6 users (6lab) | Top websites on IPv6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 85.6% | 84.8% | 22,134,854 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2 | India | 76.6% | 74.2% | 123,526,515 | 61.4% | 52.0% |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 74.3% | 73.0% | 8,908,390 | 14.1% | 30.0% |
| 4 | Malaysia | 73.2% | 72.4% | 8,234,722 | 48.1% | 38.0% |
| 5 | Germany | 72.9% | 71.0% | 16,704,182 | 47.4% | 58.0% |
| 6 | Belgium | 71.2% | 69.9% | 3,447,791 | 58.6% | — |
| 7 | Vietnam | 64.3% | 62.9% | 26,589,580 | 40.6% | 26.0% |
| 8 | Israel | 64.0% | 58.9% | 2,801,363 | 9.8% | 40.0% |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 62.0% | 61.4% | 1,445,841 | 26.6% | 52.0% |
| 10 | Japan | 61.9% | 59.6% | 76,293,912 | 37.2% | 18.0% |
| 11 | Uruguay | 61.9% | 60.8% | 1,346,002 | 33.4% | 36.0% |
| 12 | United States of America | 61.9% | 59.9% | 97,679,957 | 57.2% | 50.0% |
| 13 | Nepal | 61.7% | 60.5% | 2,359,010 | 7.1% | 22.0% |
| 14 | Brazil | 59.5% | 58.1% | 37,828,470 | 32.8% | 48.0% |
| 15 | Taiwan | 59.2% | 56.2% | 10,154,238 | 43.8% | 26.0% |
| 16 | Mexico | 58.3% | 57.8% | 25,507,708 | 33.5% | 32.0% |
| 17 | Guatemala | 57.5% | 56.5% | 1,106,818 | 11.6% | 46.0% |
| 18 | Suriname | 57.3% | 56.2% | 221,330 | 0.9% | — |
| 19 | Greece | 57.0% | 56.1% | 3,003,797 | 47.7% | 64.0% |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 56.1% | 54.6% | 219,983 | 36.1% | 28.0% |
Source: APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement, Cisco 6lab statistics (community mirror), Vyncke IPv6 deployment status (top websites per country) · as of 2026-10-14
Address allocations by registry
| Registry | IPv6 /32 equivalents | Economies | Registry file |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRINIC | 11,642 | 53 | 2026-10-14 |
| APNIC | 141,044 | 75 | 2026-10-14 |
| ARIN | 145,270 | 45 | 2026-10-14 |
| LACNIC | 17,158 | 30 | 2026-10-13 |
| RIPE NCC | 182,542 | 112 | 2026-10-13 |
Growth is plotted by each record's allocation date; records without a date count in the totals but not in the chart.
Source: AFRINIC delegation file, APNIC delegation file, ARIN delegation file (extended), LACNIC delegation file, RIPE NCC delegation file · as of 2026-10-14
Websites on IPv6 by country
Share of each country's top websites (by country-code domain) whose web, email and DNS services are fully reachable over IPv6.
| Country | Web | DNS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 68.0% | 70.0% | 94.0% |
| Greece | 64.0% | 64.0% | 84.0% |
| Netherlands | 62.0% | 72.0% | 94.0% |
| Nigeria | 60.0% | 54.0% | 76.0% |
| Sweden | 60.0% | 50.0% | 92.0% |
| Germany | 58.0% | 46.0% | 98.0% |
| Anguilla | 58.0% | 78.0% | 90.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 56.0% | 62.0% | 90.0% |
| Guernsey | 56.0% | 58.0% | 96.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 56.0% | 42.0% | 68.0% |
| Thailand | 54.0% | 46.0% | 70.0% |
| Lithuania | 54.0% | 66.0% | 94.0% |
| Czech Republic | 54.0% | 68.0% | 92.0% |
| Switzerland | 54.0% | 56.0% | 84.0% |
| South Africa | 54.0% | 40.0% | 84.0% |
| India | 52.0% | 28.0% | 76.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 52.0% | 38.0% | 84.0% |
| Palestinian Territory | 50.0% | 42.0% | 64.0% |
| United States of America | 50.0% | 52.0% | 92.0% |
| Cyprus | 50.0% | 46.0% | 72.0% |
Source: Vyncke IPv6 deployment status (top websites per country) · as of 2026-10-14
Data freshness
| Source | Status | Last success | Last attempt | Re-fetched every |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| APNIC Labs per-economy history and networks | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| APNIC Labs regional IPv6 history | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| RIPE Atlas probes (API) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| AWS services that support IPv6 (AWS documentation) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Potaroo IPv6 BGP table report | ok | 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-24 | 1 day |
| Potaroo IPv6 AS count history | ok | 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-24 | 1 day |
| CIDR Report IPv6 aggregation summary | ok | 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-24 | 1 day |
| Cloud provider hostnames with IPv6 (AAAA lookups, measured) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| AWS published IP ranges | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Google Cloud published IP ranges | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Oracle Cloud published IP ranges | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| DigitalOcean published IP ranges | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Linode published IP ranges | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Cloudflare published IP ranges | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Fastly published IP ranges | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Cloudflare Radar HTTP traffic by IP version | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Team Cymru IPv6 full bogons | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Government websites with IPv6 (AAAA lookups, measured) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Hurricane Electric IPv6 progress report | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| IPv6 Matrix host crawl (API) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Internet Society Pulse API | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Internet Society Pulse routing security (API) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| NIST USGv6 deployment monitor (.gov domains) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| PeeringDB networks (API) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Potaroo IPv6 BGP report (summary) | ok | 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-24 | 1 day |
| AFRINIC delegation file | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| APNIC delegation file | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| ARIN delegation file (extended) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| LACNIC delegation file | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| RIPE NCC delegation file | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| RouteViews collectors (API) | ok | 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-24 | 1 day |
| Cisco 6lab statistics (community mirror) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Tranco top sites, AAAA lookups (measured) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |
| Vyncke IPv6 deployment status (top websites per country) | ok | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 30 days |