Data as of Nov 14, 2026
172.237.48.0/20
20 anonymizer addresses · 0.49% · VPN41 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysAkamai Connected Cloud · space held by Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
41
1.0% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
Exits seen per day
509 observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 172.237.48.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| TunnelBear | McAfee | 200.49% | 7 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
172.237.48.0/20
From the registry to its use
- Mar 15, 2013Registry recordAkamai Technologies, Inc.Direct Allocation172.224.0.0/12
- Apr 27, 2021– today
- Feb 24, 2023AssignedLinodeReassigned172.232.0.0/13
- Jan 21, 2025Route objectAS63949 Akamai Connected CloudARIN route object for AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud, maintainer MNT-AKAMAI
- Jan 24, 2025– today
- todayUsedTunnelBearVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172.232.0.0/13 since Apr 2021 | AS20940 | Hosting | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | ||
| 172.224.0.0/12 since Oct 2020 | AS20940 | Hosting | Privacy relaysoperated by iCloud Private Relay | Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172.224.0.0/12 | 1,048,576 | AKAMAI | Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAMAI) · US | Direct Allocation | Mar 15, 2013 | abuse@ |
| └ 172.232.0.0/13 | 524,288 | LINODE | Linode (LINOD) · US | Reassigned | Feb 24, 2023 | abuse@ |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
4,096 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 4,076 | >99% | 27 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 20 | 0.49% | 20 |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Akamai Technologies, Inc.
- Handle
- AKAMAI
- Range
- 172.
224. 0. 0/ 12 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Mar 15, 2013
Origin network
AS63949
SG
- Name
- Akamai Connected Cloud
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Feb 16, 2015
- Domain
- linode.com
- Website
- www.linode.com/
- Industry
- Hosting and Cloud Provider
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 993
- Tor exits
- 12
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Jan 2025
- Current origin since
- Jan 2025 · 1.8 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172.237.48.0/20 | AS63949 | /24 | ARIN | RPKI valid |
| 172.232.0.0/13 | AS20940 | /13 | ARIN | Another network |
| 172.224.0.0/12 | AS20940 | /12 | ARIN | Another network |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS63949 | ARIN | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | MNT-AKAMAI | Jan 21, 2025 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 172.
232. 0. 0/ 13 - Netname
- LINODE
- Registrant
- Linode
- Organization
- Linode (LINOD)
- Org address
- 249 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106
- Org country
- US
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-172-232-0-0-1
- Parent
- NET-172-224-0-0-1
- Created
- Feb 24, 2023
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Mar 15, 2013
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
linode. com - Name
- Linode Abuse Support
- Phone
- +1-609-380-7100
- Handle
- LAS12-ARIN