Data as of Nov 12, 2026

42.98.0.0/16

1 anonymizer address · <0.01% · VPN3,397 residential-proxy exits · 30 days

HKT Limited · space held by PCCW IMS Limited

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

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
3,397
5.2% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
121
3.6% of its exits
Spread
189 of 256
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
125
selling exits here
Oct 13, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026

Exits seen per day

322K observations

Proxy providers listing exits

  • 2Captcha
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  • ASHBURNPROXIES
  • Ake.net
  • AnyIP
  • B2Proxy
  • BartProxies
  • BirdProxies
  • BlurPath
  • BottingTools
  • Bright Data
  • BuyingProxy
  • ByteProxies
  • Byteful
  • CatProxies
  • CliProxy
  • CoreProxy
  • DataImpulse
  • Datarama
  • Decodo
  • EVOPROXY
  • EZProxies
  • EnigmaProxy
  • Evomi
  • FLEETPROXY
  • FastProxy
  • FlashProxy
  • FlexyProxies
  • FloppyData
  • FuseProxy
  • GSocks
  • GeekProxy
  • Geonix
  • Geonode
  • GhostConnect
  • GloryCloud
  • GoProxies
  • GonzoProxy
  • HPROXY
  • HideProxy
  • HydraProxy
  • IPFly
  • IPMUSK
  • IPOasis
  • IPPeak
  • IPRoyal
  • Infatica
  • InfiniteProxies
  • KindProxy
  • KocerRoxy
  • Kookey
  • LemonBright
  • LemonLabs
  • LemonPrime
  • LightningProxies
  • LudaxProxy
  • MangoProxy
  • MarsProxies
  • Maskify
  • MoMoProxy
  • MrScraper
  • NextProxy
  • NodeMaven
  • NodeProxy
  • NovProxy
  • NovaProxy
  • Novada
  • Oxylabs
  • PROXYON
  • PROXYSCRAPE
  • PROXYWING_BASIC
  • PSBProxy
  • PacketStream
  • PrivateByte
  • PrivateProxy
  • ProxiesVision
  • Proxio
  • Proxiware
  • Proxmint
  • Proxy-Cheap
  • Proxy-Seller
  • Proxy302
  • Proxy4U
  • ProxyEmpire
  • ProxyGeo
  • ProxyHat
  • ProxyRack
  • ProxyStyler
  • ProxyWing
  • Proxying
  • Proxyma
  • PuraRoute
  • Q2IP
  • QUANTICDATA
  • RH7Proxy
  • RainProxy
  • RapidProxy
  • ResiProxies
  • RoamProxy
  • RolaProxy
  • SPYDERPROXY_BASIC
  • SPYDERPROXY_PREMIUM
  • Shifter
  • Smartproxy
  • SpyderProxy
  • StrikeProxy
  • SwiftProxy
  • TORCHPROXIES_BASIC
  • TORCHPROXIES_PREMIUM
  • TORCHPROXIES_X
  • TalorData
  • Thordata
  • ThunderProxy
  • TrueProxies
  • TrustProxy
  • VProxy
  • VantageProxies
  • VibeProxies
  • VitalData
  • VitalExclusive
  • VitalProxy
  • YumiProxy
  • ZENPROXY_LITE
  • ZENPROXY_PREMIUM
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS4760 HKT Limited
since Mar 2011 · 15.7 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed VPN Gate
Residential

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 42.98.0.0/16/24s
VPN GateUniversity of Tsukuba
1<0.01%
1

Lineage

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

42.98.0.0/16

From the registry to its use

  1. Feb 25, 2011
    Route object
    AS4760 HKT Limited
    RADB route object for AS4760 HKT Limited, maintainer MAINT-AS3491
  2. Mar 1, 2011– today
    Announced
    AS4760 HKT Limited
    Internet provider
  3. today
    Registry record
    PCCW IMS Limited
    ALLOCATED PORTABLE
    42.98.0.0/16
  4. today
    Route object
    AS4760 HKT Limited
    APNIC route object for AS4760 HKT Limited, maintainer MAINT-HK-IMS-CS
  5. today
    Used
    VPN Gate
    VPN

Announcements

Nesting

More-specifics by size

Sized by addresses, colored by each announcement's type. Click a tile with children to zoom in, a leaf to open it.
More specific

Announcements inside

Arrived
PrefixOriginTypeAnonymizer addressesOperatorProxy exitsHolderRPKI
42.98.0.0/19
since Mar 2011
AS4760Residential422
18 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.0.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential196
6 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.16.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential226
12 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.32.0/19
since Mar 2011
AS4760Residential354
19 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.32.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential154
10 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.48.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential200
9 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.64.0/19
since Mar 2011
AS4760Residential332
7 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.64.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential150
4 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.80.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential182
3 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.96.0/19
since Mar 2011
AS4760Residential458
13 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.96.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential200
5 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.112.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential258
8 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.128.0/19
since Mar 2011
AS4760Residential437
11 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.128.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential189
10 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.144.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential248
1 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.160.0/19
since Mar 2011
AS4760Residential446
17 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.160.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential169
10 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.176.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential277
7 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.192.0/19
since Mar 2011
AS4760Residential456
13 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.192.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential217
2 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.208.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential10.02%VPNVPN servicesoperated by VPN Gate239
11 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.224.0/19
since Mar 2011
AS4760Residential496
23 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.224.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential228
13 always on
PCCW IMS Limited
42.98.240.0/20
since Apr 2015
AS4760Residential268
10 always on
PCCW IMS Limited

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
42.98.0.0/1665,536NETVIGATORPCCW IMS Limited (ORG-PIL1-AP) · HKALLOCATED PORTABLE—noc@imsbiz.com
└ 42.98.0.0/1732,768NETVIGATORHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited Mass InternetASSIGNED NON-PORTABLE—noc@imsbiz.com
└ 42.98.128.0/1732,768NETVIGATORHong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited Mass InternetASSIGNED NON-PORTABLE—noc@imsbiz.com

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%17
VPNanonymizer1<0.01%1

Network & registry

Routing timeline

Who has announced this prefix

Summary

Routing history

Pattern
Stable
First seen
Mar 2011
Current origin since
Mar 2011 · 16 yr
Origin networks
1