Data as of Nov 9, 2026
194.88.100.0/22
18 anonymizer addresses · 1.8% · VPN197 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
197
19% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 10, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Exits seen per day
308K observations
- Hosting
- Internet provider
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 194.88.100.0/22 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPVanish | Ziff Davis | 141.4% | 1 |
| Surfshark | Nord Security | 40.39% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
194.88.100.0/22
From the registry to its use
- Dec 25, 2016– Jan 19, 2019
- Jan 8, 2019– Aug 12, 2021
- Aug 21, 2024Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA194.88.96.0/21
- Aug 23, 2024Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
- Sep 14, 2024– Nov 8, 2026
- Dec 22, 2025Route objectAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.RIPE route object for AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc., maintainer HYDRA-MNT194.88.102.0/24
- todayUsedIPVanishVPN
- todayUsedSurfsharkVPN
Announcements
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194.88.103.0/24 since Feb 2025 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 187.0%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by IPVanish, Surfshark | Hydra Communications Ltd via Hydra Communications Ltd |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194.88.96.0/21 | 2,048 | UK-HYDRACOM-19960723 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Aug 21, 2024 | abuse@ |
| └ 194.88.102.0/24 | 256 | ClickFlick | unknown | ASSIGNED PA | Dec 22, 2025 | noc@ |
| └ 194.88.103.0/24 | 256 | Edinburgh | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Apr 7, 2025 | abuse@ |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet provider | 768 | 75% | 1 | |
| Hosting | 238 | 23% | 19 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 18 | 1.8% | 18 |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS25369
GB
- Name
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Oct 28, 2002
- Domain
- bandwidth.co.uk
- Website
- www.bandwidth.co.uk
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 899
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Reactivated
- First seen
- Dec 2016
- Current origin since
- Sep 2024 · 2.2 yr
- Origin networks
- 3
- Last change of origin
- Sep 2024
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 2
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194.88.96.0/21 | AS25369 | /24 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS25369 | RIPE | HYDRA-MNT | Aug 23, 2024 |
IRR inside
Route objects inside
| Prefix | Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194.88.102.0/24 | AS13335 | RIPE | HYDRA-MNT | Dec 22, 2025 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 194.
88. 96. 0/ 21 - Netname
- UK-HYDRACOM-19960723
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- GB
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Aug 21, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 4, 2024
- Maintainer
- HYDRA-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Jul 23, 1996
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
zare. com - Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR17698-RIPE