South Africa
Top organizations
| Organization | IPs | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| Dimension Data | 4.23M | 1,136 |
| MTN SA | 3.72M | 121 |
| Telkom SA Ltd. | 3.10M | 199 |
| VODACOM | 2.58M | 76 |
| Cell C (Pty) Ltd | 1.70M | 19 |
| Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa | 1.15M | 106 |
| Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 720.9K | 11 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 596.0K | 12 |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 498.7K | 19 |
| AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD | 476.7K | 24 |
| RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 285.7K | 13 |
| State Information Technology Agency SOC Ltd | 266.8K | 13 |
| Vox Telecom Ltd | 247.8K | 33 |
| Xneelo (Pty) Ltd | 213.8K | 30 |
| University of the Free State | 198.7K | 6 |
| North West University | 196.1K | 21 |
| HERO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD | 161.3K | 51 |
| Fiber Grid INC | 158.5K | 66 |
| Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd | 157.2K | 6 |
| 1 GRID (PTY) LTD | 139.5K | 4 |
| University of Cape Town | 135.7K | 8 |
| Cybersmart | 128.5K | 40 |
| RSAWEB (PTY) LTD | 120.3K | 19 |
| Business Connexion Communications | 89.1K | 12 |
| HUAWEI CLOUDS | 88.1K | 13 |
Top ASNs
| ASN | Name | IPs |
|---|---|---|
| AS3741 | Dimension Data | 2.61M |
| AS16637 | MTN SA | 2.47M |
| AS29975 | Vodacom | 1.75M |
| AS37168 | Cell C (Pty) Ltd | 1.70M |
| AS37457 | Telkom SA Ltd. | 1.58M |
| AS5713 | Telkom SA Ltd. | 1.43M |
| AS12091 | MTN SA | 1.25M |
| AS2018 | Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa | 1.15M |
| AS36994 | Vodacom | 830.7K |
| AS20011 | Dimension Data | 813.8K |
| AS10474 | Dimension Data | 803.3K |
| AS36937 | Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 720.9K |
| AS8075 | Microsoft Corporation | 591.1K |
| AS16509 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 498.7K |
| AS37611 | AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD | 476.7K |
| AS37105 | RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 280.6K |
| AS37130 | State Information Technology Agency SOC Ltd | 266.8K |
| AS11845 | Vox Telecom Ltd | 247.8K |
| AS37153 | Xneelo (Pty) Ltd | 213.8K |
| AS37501 | University of the Free State | 198.7K |
| AS8094 | North West University | 196.1K |
| AS328471 | HERO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD | 161.3K |
| AS37518 | Fiber Grid INC | 158.5K |
| AS327782 | Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd | 157.2K |
| AS36943 | 1 GRID (PTY) LTD | 139.5K |
Regions / states / provinces
Network composition
How South Africa's allocated IPv4 space breaks down by operator type, regional registry, and block size.
| Category | IPv4 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | 11.16M |
53.0%
|
| ISP / Telecom | 6.85M |
32.5%
|
| Mobile | 2.58M |
12.3%
|
| Hosting / Cloud | 249.1K |
1.2%
|
| Academic / Research | 130.8K |
0.6%
|
| Government | 80.1K |
0.4%
|
| CDN | 1.5K |
0.0%
|
| Registry | IPv4 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRINIC | 27.59M |
94.5%
|
| ARIN | 1.32M |
4.5%
|
| RIPE NCC | 243.4K |
0.8%
|
| APNIC | 49.8K |
0.2%
|
| LACNIC | 512 |
0.0%
|
Routing & security
Live BGP routing footprint for South Africa from our global collectors, with RPKI route-origin validation coverage.
RPKI-valid % = announced prefixes with a matching Route Origin Authorization. Live routing →
Web3 footprint
South Africa hosts 53 observed decentralized-network nodes across 7 networks. It’s a neutral signal — it does not affect the reputation score. See the full web3 node map.
Reverse-DNS, threat intelligence & internet health
How much of South Africa's address space resolves to a hostname, how much appears on public threat blocklists, how widely the population is online, and independent signals of censorship and outages.
Reverse-DNS + threat-blocklist footprint from our own scanning & 8 threat-intel feeds. Internet adoption from the World Bank; censorship measurements from OONI; outage detection from IODA / Georgia Tech; connection speed from Cloudflare Radar.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many IPv4 addresses are allocated to South Africa?
South Africa has 29,190,685 IPv4 addresses allocated across 4,117 network ranges. These allocations are managed by regional internet registries and assigned to organizations operating within the country.
What are the largest internet providers in South Africa?
The top organizations in South Africa by IP allocation include the major ISPs, hosting providers, and enterprises listed above. These 50 organizations collectively manage the majority of the country's IPv4 address space.
How many ASNs operate in South Africa?
South Africa has 50 or more registered Autonomous Systems. Each ASN represents an independently routed network, such as an ISP, cloud provider, or enterprise network.
What continent is South Africa in?
South Africa is located in Africa. IP address allocations in this region are managed by AFRINIC.
