IP address allocation — 2 Technical Articles

Dec 23, 2021 · Fundamentals

How Many IPv4 Addresses Exist? Uncovering Global, Chinese, and Alibaba Cloud IP Pools

This article explains the total number of IPv4 addresses worldwide, details China's allocated IPv4 blocks, shows how to extract and sum them using a script, and compares the IP holdings of major Chinese cloud providers and global giants like Amazon.

Alibaba CloudChinaFundamentals

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How Many IPv4 Addresses Exist? Uncovering Global, Chinese, and Alibaba Cloud IP Pools

Liangxu Linux

Dec 12, 2021 · Fundamentals

How Many IPv4 Addresses Does China Really Have? Exploring IANA, APNIC, and Cloud Providers

This article explains the total number of IPv4 addresses worldwide, details special‑purpose ranges, shows how to retrieve and parse APNIC’s allocation data to calculate China’s share, compares figures from CNNIC and cloud providers like Alibaba Cloud, and highlights the discrepancy between advertised and actual address pools.

APNICChinaIANA

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How Many IPv4 Addresses Does China Really Have? Exploring IANA, APNIC, and Cloud Providers