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South Africa

Africa ZA
IPv4 addresses
30,353,020
CIDR ranges
4,316
Global rank · IPv4
#20 of 250
ASNs
890
Organizations
842
Regions / states
9

Top ASNs

ASNNameIPs
AS3741 Dimension Data 2.73M
AS16637 MTN SA 2.61M
AS29975 Vodacom 2.01M
AS37168 Cell C (Pty) Ltd 1.84M
AS37457 Telkom SA Ltd. 1.58M
AS5713 Telkom SA Ltd. 1.42M
AS12091 MTN SA 1.34M
AS2018 Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa 1.15M
AS10474 Dimension Data 897.0K
AS20011 Dimension Data 859.6K
AS36994 Vodacom 830.7K
AS37611 AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD 607.7K
AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. 568.1K
AS8075 Microsoft Corporation 329.0K
AS11845 Vox Telecom Ltd 313.3K
AS37105 RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 280.6K
AS37130 State Information Technology Agency SOC Ltd 266.8K
AS8094 North West University 226.8K
AS37153 Xneelo (Pty) Ltd 209.7K
AS37501 University of the Free State 198.7K
AS37518 Fiber Grid INC 170.5K
AS328471 HERO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 161.5K
AS327782 Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd 157.2K
AS36874 Cybersmart 143.4K
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.

By operator category
CategoryIPv4Share
Enterprise 11.15M
51.8%
ISP / Telecom 7.28M
33.8%
Mobile 2.70M
12.5%
Hosting / Cloud 246.3K
1.1%
Government 80.1K
0.4%
Academic / Research 66.3K
0.3%
CDN 2.0K
0.0%
By regional registry (RIR)
RegistryIPv4Share
AFRINIC 19.28M
64.0%
ARIN 7.95M
26.4%
APNIC 2.68M
8.9%
RIPE NCC 186.6K
0.6%
LACNIC 4.4K
0.0%
Prefix-size distribution (network ranges by block size)
/8–/15
55
/16–/19
338
/20–/22
1,226
/23
483
/24
945
/25–/28
362
/29–/32
784

Routing & security

Live BGP routing footprint for South Africa from our global collectors, with RPKI route-origin validation coverage.

Announced prefixes
41,711
Origin ASNs
958
RPKI-valid
19.8%
8,239 of 41,711 ROA-covered

RPKI-valid % = announced prefixes with a matching Route Origin Authorization. Live routing →

Web3 footprint

South Africa hosts 36 observed decentralized-network nodes across 2 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 coverage
57.5%
17.30M IPs with a PTR
Internet adoption
78.4%
of population · 2024
Censorship signal
2.1%
0 confirmed-blocked · 30d
Network outages
1
events · last 90d
Median speed
56 Mbps ↓
40 Mbps ↑ · 53ms
57.5% of allocated IPv4 has a PTR

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 30,353,020 IPv4 addresses allocated across 4,316 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.

Last updated: 2026-08-27 18:09:09 UTC
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