Data as of Nov 15, 2026
212.8.252.0/23
4 anonymizer addresses · 0.78% · VPN60 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysWorldStream B.V.
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
60
12% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026
Exits seen per day
158K observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 212.8.252.0/23 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proton VPN | Proton AG | 40.78% | 2 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
212.8.252.0/23
From the registry to its use
- Apr 7, 2018– today
- Apr 11, 2018Registry recordWorldStream B.V.ALLOCATED PA212.8.252.0/23
- Apr 17, 2018Route objectAS49981 WorldStream B.V.RIPE route object for AS49981 WorldStream B.V., maintainer MNT-WORLDSTREAM
- Nov 22, 2022Route objectAS49981 WorldStream B.V.RIPE route object for AS49981 WorldStream B.V., maintainer MNT-WORLDSTREAM212.8.252.0/24
- Nov 22, 2022Route objectAS49981 WorldStream B.V.RIPE route object for AS49981 WorldStream B.V., maintainer MNT-WORLDSTREAM212.8.253.0/24
- todayUsedProton VPNVPN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212.8.252.0/23 | 512 | NL-WORLDSTREAM-19990922 | WorldStream B.V. (ORG-WA106-RIPE) · NL | ALLOCATED PA | Apr 11, 2018 | abuse@ |
| └ 212.8.252.0/24 | 256 | WORLDSTREAM | unknown | ASSIGNED PA | Dec 18, 2018 | abuse@ via NL-WORLDSTREAM-19990922 |
| └ 212.8.253.0/24 | 256 | WORLDSTREAM | unknown | ASSIGNED PA | Dec 18, 2018 | abuse@ via NL-WORLDSTREAM-19990922 |
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
512 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 508 | >99% | 6 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 4 | 0.78% | 4 |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS49981
NL
- Name
- WorldStream B.V.
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Oct 21, 2009
- Domain
- worldstream.com
- Website
- www.worldstream.com
- Industry
- Hosting and Cloud Provider
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 104
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Apr 2018
- Current origin since
- Apr 2018 · 8.6 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212.8.252.0/23 | AS49981 | /23 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS49981 | RIPE | MNT-WORLDSTREAM | Apr 17, 2018 |
IRR inside
Route objects inside
| Prefix | Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212.8.252.0/24 | AS49981 | RIPE | MNT-WORLDSTREAM | Nov 22, 2022 | |
| 212.8.253.0/24 | AS49981 | RIPE | MNT-WORLDSTREAM | Nov 22, 2022 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 212.
8. 252. 0/ 23 - Netname
- NL-WORLDSTREAM-19990922
- Registrant
- WorldStream B.V.
- Registrant country
- NL
- Organization
- WorldStream B.V. (ORG-WA106-RIPE)
- Org country
- NL
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Apr 11, 2018
- Updated
- Dec 21, 2021
- Maintainer
- RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- NL
- Delegated
- Sep 22, 1999
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
worldstream. nl - Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR16306-RIPE