Data as of Nov 4, 2026

218.41.0.0/16

3 anonymizer addresses · <0.01% · VPN367 residential-proxy exits · 30 days

Sony Network Communications Inc. · space held by Japan Network Information Center

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

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
367
0.56% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
43
12% of its exits
Spread
140 of 256
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
86
selling exits here
Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026

Exits seen per day

65K observations
  • VPN · anonymizer
  • Residential

Proxy providers listing exits

  • 2Captcha
  • 711Proxy
  • 9Proxy
  • Ake.net
  • AnyIP
  • B2Proxy
  • BartProxies
  • BirdProxies
  • BlurPath
  • BottingTools
  • Bright Data
  • BuyingProxy
  • ByteProxies
  • Byteful
  • CatProxies
  • CliProxy
  • ColaProxy
  • CoreProxy
  • DataImpulse
  • Datarama
  • Decodo
  • EZProxies
  • EnigmaProxy
  • Evomi
  • FastProxy
  • FlashProxy
  • FlexyProxies
  • FloppyData
  • GSocks
  • Geonix
  • Geonode
  • GloryCloud
  • GoProxies
  • GonzoProxy
  • HydraProxy
  • IPCola
  • IPFly
  • IPOasis
  • IPPeak
  • IPRoyal
  • Infatica
  • InfiniteProxies
  • KindProxy
  • KocerRoxy
  • LemonBright
  • LemonLabs
  • LemonPrime
  • LightningProxies
  • LudaxProxy
  • MangoProxy
  • MoMoProxy
  • NextProxy
  • NodeMaven
  • NodeProxy
  • NovProxy
  • NovaProxy
  • PSBProxy
  • PacketStream
  • PrivateByte
  • Proxio
  • Proxiware
  • Proxy-Seller
  • Proxy4U
  • ProxyEmpire
  • ProxyGeo
  • ProxyHat
  • ProxyRack
  • ProxyStyler
  • ProxyWing
  • Proxying
  • Proxyma
  • PuraRoute
  • RainProxy
  • RapidProxy
  • RoamProxy
  • RolaProxy
  • Shifter
  • StrikeProxy
  • Thordata
  • ThunderProxy
  • VantageProxies
  • VibeProxies
  • VitalData
  • VitalExclusive
  • VitalProxy
  • YumiProxy
IPv4 market

Path

2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
since May 2005 · 21.5 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed VPN Gate
Residential

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 218.41.0.0/16/24s
VPN GateUniversity of Tsukuba
3<0.01%
3

Lineage

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

218.41.0.0/16

From the registry to its use

  1. May 9, 2005– today
    Announced
    AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
    Internet provider
  2. Sep 6, 2019
    Route object
    AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
    RADB route object for AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS2527
  3. May 27, 2020
    Route object
    AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
    NTTCOM route object for AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS2527
  4. Apr 2, 2026
    Route object
    AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc.
    JPIRR route object for AS2527 Sony Network Communications Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS2527
  5. today
    Registry record
    Japan Network Information Center
    ALLOCATED PORTABLE
    218.40.0.0/13
  6. today
    Assigned
    Sony Network Communications Inc.
    218.41.0.0/16
  7. today
    Used
    VPN Gate
    VPN

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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
218.40.0.0/13524,288JPNIC-NET-JPJapan Network Information CenterALLOCATED PORTABLE—hostmaster@nic.ad.jp

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
Residential65,533>99%4
VPNanonymizer3<0.01%3

Network & registry

IPv4 market

Holder

Organization
Japan Network Information Center
Range
218.40.0.0/13
Registration type
ALLOCATED PORTABLE
Origin network

AS2527

JP
Name
Sony Network Communications Inc.
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Apr 5, 2002
Domain
sonynetwork.co.jp
Website
www.so-net.ne.jp/
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed