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Data as of Nov 3, 2026

218.131.0.0/16

1 anonymizer address · <0.01% · VPN237 residential-proxy exits · 30 days

SoftBank Corp.

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
AS17676
Type
Residential
>99% of it

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
237
0.36% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
25
11% of its exits
Spread
102 of 256
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
80
selling exits here
Oct 4, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026

Exits seen per day

38K observations
  • VPN · anonymizer
  • Residential

/24s with the most always-on exits

/24Always-on exitsProxy exits
218.131.117.0/2426
218.131.118.0/2424
218.131.20.0/2416
218.131.8.0/2415
218.131.6.0/2414
218.131.10.0/2414
218.131.67.0/2413
218.131.7.0/2413
218.131.41.0/2413
218.131.33.0/2413
218.131.85.0/2413
218.131.93.0/2413
218.131.97.0/2413
218.131.82.0/2412
218.131.100.0/2412
218.131.94.0/2412
218.131.105.0/2412
218.131.107.0/2412
218.131.62.0/2412
218.131.34.0/2412
218.131.30.0/2411
218.131.24.0/2411
218.131.57.0/2411
218.131.17.0/2406

Proxy providers listing exits

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  • IPRoyal
  • Infatica
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  • KindProxy
  • LemonBright
  • LemonLabs
  • LemonPrime
  • LightningProxies
  • LudaxProxy
  • MangoProxy
  • Maskify
  • MoMoProxy
  • NextProxy
  • NodeMaven
  • NodeProxy
  • NovProxy
  • NovaProxy
  • Novada
  • Oxylabs
  • PSBProxy
  • PacketStream
  • PrivateByte
  • Proxio
  • Proxiware
  • Proxy-Seller
  • Proxy4U
  • ProxyEmpire
  • ProxyHat
  • ProxyRack
  • ProxyStyler
  • ProxyWing
  • Proxying
  • Proxyma
  • PuraRoute
  • RainProxy
  • RapidProxy
  • Shifter
  • StrikeProxy
  • Thordata
  • TrueProxies
  • VantageProxies
  • VibeProxies
  • VitalData
  • VitalExclusive
  • VitalProxy
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
SOFTBANK Corp.
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS17676 SoftBank Corp.
since May 2005 · 21.5 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed VPN Gate
Residential

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 218.131.0.0/16/24s
VPN GateUniversity of Tsukuba
1<0.01%
1

Lineage

How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →

218.131.0.0/16

From the registry to its use

  1. Sep 10, 2001
    Route object
    AS17676 SoftBank Corp.
    RADB route object for AS17676 SoftBank Corp., maintainer MAINT-AS17676
  2. May 9, 2005– today
    Announced
    AS17676 SoftBank Corp.
    Internet provider
  3. Aug 22, 2006– today
    Announced
    AS17676 SoftBank Corp.
    as part of 218.128.0.0/12
    218.128.0.0/12
  4. Oct 1, 2025
    Route object
    AS17676 SoftBank Corp.
    JPIRR route object for AS17676 SoftBank Corp., maintainer MAINT-AS17676
  5. today
    Registry record
    SOFTBANK Corp.
    ALLOCATED PORTABLE
    218.112.0.0 - 218.143.255.255
  6. today
    Used
    VPN Gate
    VPN

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeProxy exitsHolderRPKI
218.128.0.0/12
since Aug 2006
AS17676Residential252
25 always on
SOFTBANK Corp.

Composition

The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.

Announced space

Address share

Announced space

Types across the prefix

65,536 addresses
TypeAddressesShareRanges
Residential65,535>99%2
VPNanonymizer1<0.01%1

Network & registry

AnnouncementRouting historyRPKI & IRRWhois & abuse
Origin network

AS17676

JP
Name
SoftBank Corp.
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Mar 26, 2001
Domain
softbank.jp
Website
www.softbank.jp/en/
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed