Seu endereço IP é
Este é o endereço IP público que seu dispositivo está usando para acessar a Internet neste momento.
What does your IP address reveal?
Your IP address is like a return address on a letter — it tells servers where to send data back. Every request to any website includes your IP. Here's what it can and can't reveal:
- ✅ Approximate location — typically country and city, sometimes inaccurate by a few hundred miles.
- ✅ Your ISP — the company providing your Internet access.
- ✅ Connection type — residential ISP, mobile carrier, corporate network, data center, or VPN.
- ❌ Your name or identity — no, an IP alone cannot identify a person. Only your ISP can tie an IP to a subscriber, and only with legal process.
- ❌ Your exact street address — no. Geolocation databases resolve to city centers or regional hubs.
How accurate is this — and where does the data come from?
Most "what is my IP" tools read a single commercial geolocation database and stop there. WorldIP cross-references several independent layers, so you can see why your address resolves the way it does — not just a guess:
- BGP routing — the autonomous system actually announcing your prefix to the global routing table. This is ground truth for who operates the address, independent of any geo database.
- RIR allocations — the regional registry (ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC) that assigned the block, which fixes the broad region reliably.
- Reverse DNS (PTR) — our scanner fleet continuously resolves PTR records across the entire IPv4 space; hostnames often encode the city or point-of-presence (e.g. a
-nyc-tag), a strong city-level hint most tools never use. - Geolocation databases — consulted last, only to refine city/region, because they are the least reliable layer (often off by a region for mobile/CGNAT and VPN ranges).
Country and ISP/ASN are highly reliable; city is approximate (addresses map to network hubs, not your door); street-level location is simply not possible from an IP alone. See the full breakdown for your address, or browse the CIDR ranges and networks behind the numbers.
Common questions
- Why is my IP different on my phone vs my computer?
- Mobile and Wi-Fi use different networks. Mobile carriers often use CGNAT (carrier-grade NAT) and share one public IP among many users.
- Why does my IP change?
- Most home ISPs assign dynamic IPs via DHCP. Each lease lasts hours to days; renewing gets you a different IP from the pool.
- How do I hide my IP address?
- Use a VPN (routes traffic through a remote server — you see the VPN's IP), Tor (multi-hop anonymity network), or a proxy. Note: none of these are perfect, and responsible use matters.
- Is showing my IP dangerous?
- Not especially. Your IP is visible to every server you contact. Targeted attacks (DDoS) do use the IP, but home networks are generally behind router NAT + ISP-level filtering.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does everyone on my network share the same public IP?
Your router presents one public IP to the internet (the address shown above), assigned by your ISP. Each device behind it has a private IP (like 192.168.x.x) used only on your local network and never visible online.
Why does my public IP keep changing?
Most home ISPs hand out dynamic addresses that rotate periodically or whenever your router reconnects. Mobile networks and VPNs change it constantly. A fixed (static) IP is usually a paid business option.
What can someone learn from my IP address?
Your approximate location (city or region, not your street), your ISP or hosting provider, and the ASN that routes your traffic — all shown above. It does not reveal your name or exact address.
Why am I being shown an IPv6 address?
If your connection supports IPv6, that is the address the internet sees first. IPv6 addresses are longer, written as eight hex groups. Use the full-lookup button above for a detailed IPv6 breakdown.
