Data as of Nov 6, 2026
212.8.253.0/24
3 anonymizer addresses · 1.2% · VPN33 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysWorldStream B.V.
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
33
13% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 7, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026
Exits seen per day
83K observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 212.8.253.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proton VPN | Proton AG | 31.2% | 1 |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over this block, widest first, each 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@ |
| └ 212.8.253.0/24 | 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
256 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 253 | 99% | 4 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 3 | 1.2% | 3 |
Network & registry
Announced by
Covering announcement 212.8.252.0/23
- Prefix
- 212.8.252.0/23
- Announced by
- AS49981 WorldStream B.V.
- Type
- Hosting
- Anonymizer addresses
- 4 addresses · 0.78%VPN
- Operator
- VPN servicesoperated by Proton VPN
- RPKI
- RPKI valid
- Netname
- NL-WORLDSTREAM-19990922
- Registrant
- WorldStream B.V.
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
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 212.8.252.0/23
212.8.252.0/23
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 212.8.252.0/23
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS49981 | RIPE | MNT-WORLDSTREAM | Apr 17, 2018 |
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