Data as of Nov 7, 2026
185.9.16.0/22
14 anonymizer addresses · 1.4% · VPN39 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysM247 Europe SRL
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
39
3.8% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 8, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026
Exits seen per day
12K observations
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 185.9.16.0/22 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surfshark | Nord Security | 60.59% | 1 |
| AirVPN | 40.39% | 1 | |
| NordVPN | Nord Security | 30.29% | 1 |
| PrivateVPN | Privat Kommunikation Sverige AB | 10.10% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
185.9.16.0/22
From the registry to its use
- Nov 8, 2012– May 15, 2013
- Dec 18, 2014Route objectAS9009 M247 Europe SRLRIPE route object for AS9009 M247 Europe SRL, maintainer M247-EU-MNT
- Dec 22, 2014– today
- Jul 30, 2018Route objectAS9009 M247 Europe SRLRADB route object for AS9009 M247 Europe SRL, maintainer MAINT-AS9009
- Feb 20, 2026Registry recordM247 Europe SRLALLOCATED PA185.9.16.0/22
- todayUsedSurfsharkVPN
- todayUsedAirVPNVPN
- todayUsedNordVPNVPN
- todayUsedPrivateVPNVPN
Announcements
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185.9.16.0/24 since Dec 2024 | AS9009 | Hosting | 62.3%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by Surfshark | M247 Europe SRL | |
| 185.9.17.0/24 since Feb 2025 | AS9009 | Hosting | M247 Europe SRL | |||
| 185.9.18.0/24 since Mar 2017 | AS9009 | Hosting | 31.2%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by NordVPN | M247 Europe SRL via M247 Ltd | |
| 185.9.19.0/24 since Mar 2016 | AS9009 | Hosting | 52.0%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by AirVPN, PrivateVPN | M247 Europe SRL via M247 Vienna |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185.9.16.0/22 | 1,024 | RO-M247RO-20121106 | M247 Europe SRL (ORG-MES6-RIPE) · RO | ALLOCATED PA | Feb 20, 2026 | abuse@ |
| └ 185.9.16.0/24 | 256 | M247-LTD-Sofia | M247 Ltd (ORG-GL37-RIPE) · GB | ASSIGNED PA | Apr 3, 2015 | abuse@ |
| └ 185.9.17.0/24 | 256 | M247-LTD-Singapore | M247 Ltd Singapore (ORG-MLS7-RIPE) · SG | ASSIGNED PA | Feb 28, 2025 | abuse@ |
| └ 185.9.18.0/24 | 256 | M247-LTD-Zurich | M247 Ltd (ORG-GL37-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Apr 1, 2017 | abuse@ |
| └ 185.9.19.0/24 | 256 | M247-LTD-Vienna | M247 Vienna (ORG-MES59-RIPE) · AT | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Feb 16, 2016 | abuse@ |
| └ 185.9.19.8/29 | 8 | VODAFONE-IITC | Vodafone IITC | SUB-ALLOCATED PA | May 9, 2016 | abuse@ via M247-LTD-Vienna |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
1,024 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 1,010 | 99% | 16 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 14 | 1.4% | 14 |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS9009
RO
- Name
- M247 Europe SRL
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Jun 6, 2005
- Domain
- m247global.com
- Website
- www.m247global.com
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 5,902
- Tor exits
- 6
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Nov 2012
- Current origin since
- Dec 2014 · 12 yr
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Dec 2014
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 185.
9. 16. 0/ 22 - Netname
- RO-M247RO-20121106
- Registrant
- M247 Europe SRL
- Registrant country
- RO
- Organization
- M247 Europe SRL (ORG-MES6-RIPE)
- Org country
- RO
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Feb 20, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 20, 2026
- Maintainer
- M247-EU-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- RO
- Delegated
- Nov 6, 2012
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
m247. ro - Name
- M247 Europe
- Handle
- ME5262-RIPE