6 vs. 4 history
These graphs show the evolution of default protocol, v6 address types, and average bandwidth over time. They are generated using the data collected by tens of thousands of tests that are done monthly at the ipv6-test.com connection test page, and are updated on a monthly basis.
Overall IPv6 and v4 protocol support
The graph below shows the evolution of IPv6 support vs IPv4 for all our connection test. The numbers are percentages, so we can expect almost 100% of hosts supporting IPv4 with a slow growth for IPv6.
Top 25 countries for IPv6 support (Jan 2012)
| Country | Test count | IPv4 | IPv4 % | IPv6 | IPv6 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Slovenia | 2,179 | 2,108 | 96.7% | 1,808 | 83.0% |
| 2. |  Mauritius | 41 | 41 | 100.0% | 33 | 80.5% |
| 3. |  Qatar | 263 | 234 | 89.0% | 175 | 66.5% |
| 4. |  Switzerland | 1,452 | 1,426 | 98.2% | 897 | 61.8% |
| 5. |  Canada | 2,842 | 2,735 | 96.2% | 1,721 | 60.6% |
| 6. |  Argentina | 467 | 467 | 100.0% | 278 | 59.5% |
| 7. |  Denmark | 962 | 958 | 99.6% | 572 | 59.5% |
| 8. |  Taiwan | 1,031 | 1,011 | 98.1% | 595 | 57.7% |
| 9. |  Hong Kong | 493 | 485 | 98.4% | 279 | 56.6% |
| 10. |  France | 2,698 | 2,615 | 96.9% | 1,505 | 55.8% |
| 11. |  Netherlands | 5,459 | 5,356 | 98.1% | 2,929 | 53.7% |
| 12. |  United States | 17,036 | 16,348 | 96.0% | 9,099 | 53.4% |
| 13. |  Norway | 520 | 514 | 98.8% | 275 | 52.9% |
| 14. |  Czech Republic | 1,789 | 1,743 | 97.4% | 877 | 49.0% |
| 15. |  Luxembourg | 230 | 227 | 98.7% | 111 | 48.3% |
| 16. |  Romania | 2,365 | 2,360 | 99.8% | 1,127 | 47.7% |
| 17. |  Ukraine | 1,083 | 1,065 | 98.3% | 499 | 46.1% |
| 18. |  United Kingdom | 4,682 | 4,594 | 98.1% | 2,157 | 46.1% |
| 19. |  China | 1,237 | 1,186 | 95.9% | 563 | 45.5% |
| 20. |  Germany | 6,467 | 6,400 | 99.0% | 2,879 | 44.5% |
| 21. |  South Korea | 306 | 301 | 98.4% | 136 | 44.4% |
| 22. |  Hungary | 377 | 369 | 97.9% | 166 | 44.0% |
| 23. |  Poland | 1,651 | 1,511 | 91.5% | 717 | 43.4% |
| 24. |  Singapore | 359 | 340 | 94.7% | 151 | 42.1% |
| 25. |  Japan | 2,066 | 1,996 | 96.6% | 856 | 41.4% |
IPv6 and v4 protocol support (unique addresses)
The graph below shows the evolution of IPv6 support vs IPv4 for unique users of our connection test. The numbers are percentages, so we can expect a slow growth towards 50% v4 / 50% v6.
Top 25 countries for IPv6 support (unique addresses, Jan 2012)
| Country | Test count | IPv4 | IPv4 % | IPv6 | IPv6 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Qatar | 263 | 44 | 28.8% | 109 | 71.2% |
| 2. | Taiwan | 1,031 | 387 | 48.6% | 410 | 51.4% |
| 3. | Switzerland | 1,452 | 421 | 50.2% | 417 | 49.8% |
| 4. | Slovenia | 2,179 | 188 | 51.4% | 178 | 48.6% |
| 5. | Denmark | 962 | 245 | 54.0% | 209 | 46.0% |
| 6. | Netherlands | 5,459 | 1,901 | 54.3% | 1,597 | 45.7% |
| 7. | Czech Republic | 1,789 | 577 | 55.9% | 456 | 44.1% |
| 8. | Argentina | 467 | 205 | 57.1% | 154 | 42.9% |
| 9. | Canada | 2,842 | 1,284 | 57.1% | 963 | 42.9% |
| 10. | France | 2,698 | 1,128 | 57.8% | 824 | 42.2% |
| 11. | United States | 17,036 | 7,661 | 58.1% | 5,514 | 41.9% |
| 12. | Hong Kong | 493 | 189 | 60.0% | 126 | 40.0% |
| 13. | Luxembourg | 230 | 96 | 60.0% | 64 | 40.0% |
| 14. | Norway | 520 | 234 | 61.3% | 148 | 38.7% |
| 15. | China | 1,237 | 644 | 63.0% | 379 | 37.0% |
| 16. |  Portugal | 453 | 237 | 63.0% | 139 | 37.0% |
| 17. | Romania | 2,365 | 1,193 | 63.9% | 675 | 36.1% |
| 18. | Mauritius | 41 | 9 | 64.3% | 5 | 35.7% |
| 19. | United Kingdom | 4,682 | 1,593 | 64.6% | 874 | 35.4% |
| 20. |  Venezuela | 71 | 40 | 66.7% | 20 | 33.3% |
| 21. |  Australia | 2,086 | 1,033 | 66.9% | 512 | 33.1% |
| 22. | Hungary | 377 | 204 | 66.9% | 101 | 33.1% |
| 23. | Germany | 6,467 | 3,282 | 67.1% | 1,607 | 32.9% |
| 24. |  Austria | 399 | 206 | 67.5% | 99 | 32.5% |
| 25. |  Macedonia | 64 | 23 | 67.6% | 11 | 32.4% |
Default browser protocol
The graph below shows the percentage of browsers that default to IPv6 vs. IPv4 when visiting the ipv6-test connection test. Hopefully, in the not so distant future, the red bars will grow taller than the blue ones.
Top 25 countries for IPv6 default (Jan 2012)
| Country | Test count | IPv4 | IPv4 % | IPv6 | IPv6 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Slovenia | 2,179 | 547 | 25.1% | 1,632 | 74.9% |
| 2. | Argentina | 467 | 233 | 49.9% | 234 | 50.1% |
| 3. | Denmark | 962 | 495 | 51.5% | 467 | 48.5% |
| 4. | France | 2,698 | 1,552 | 57.5% | 1,146 | 42.5% |
| 5. | Taiwan | 1,031 | 604 | 58.6% | 427 | 41.4% |
| 6. |  Italy | 2,508 | 1,504 | 60.0% | 1,004 | 40.0% |
| 7. | Canada | 2,842 | 1,763 | 62.0% | 1,079 | 38.0% |
| 8. | Qatar | 263 | 166 | 63.1% | 97 | 36.9% |
| 9. | Mauritius | 41 | 26 | 63.4% | 15 | 36.6% |
| 10. | Netherlands | 5,459 | 3,498 | 64.1% | 1,961 | 35.9% |
| 11. | Norway | 520 | 336 | 64.6% | 184 | 35.4% |
| 12. | Czech Republic | 1,789 | 1,174 | 65.6% | 615 | 34.4% |
| 13. | Singapore | 359 | 238 | 66.3% | 121 | 33.7% |
| 14. | Romania | 2,365 | 1,568 | 66.3% | 797 | 33.7% |
| 15. | United States | 17,036 | 11,366 | 66.7% | 5,670 | 33.3% |
| 16. | Switzerland | 1,452 | 970 | 66.8% | 482 | 33.2% |
| 17. | Hungary | 377 | 254 | 67.4% | 123 | 32.6% |
| 18. |  Ecuador | 56 | 38 | 67.9% | 18 | 32.1% |
| 19. | United Kingdom | 4,682 | 3,192 | 68.2% | 1,490 | 31.8% |
| 20. | Poland | 1,651 | 1,132 | 68.6% | 519 | 31.4% |
| 21. |  Thailand | 1,003 | 700 | 69.8% | 303 | 30.2% |
| 22. | Luxembourg | 230 | 162 | 70.4% | 68 | 29.6% |
| 23. |  Azerbaijan | 14 | 10 | 71.4% | 4 | 28.6% |
| 24. | Portugal | 453 | 326 | 72.0% | 127 | 28.0% |
| 25. | Japan | 2,066 | 1,508 | 73.0% | 558 | 27.0% |
Default browser protocol (dual-stack users)
The graph below shows the percentage of browsers that default to IPv6 vs. IPv4 for users that have both v4 and v6 connectivity. Usually a system will default to v6 when it's available, but in some cases with tunneled connections, v4 stays the default.
Top 25 countries for IPv6 default (dual-stack users, Jan 2012)
| Country | Test count | IPv4 | IPv4 % | IPv6 | IPv6 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Algeria | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2. | Ecuador | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 100.0% |
| 3. |  Peru | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 100.0% |
| 4. | Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 100.0% |
| 5. |  Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% |
| 6. | Slovenia | 1,737 | 173 | 10.0% | 1,564 | 90.0% |
| 7. |  Turkey | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | 19 | 86.4% |
| 8. | Argentina | 278 | 45 | 16.2% | 233 | 83.8% |
| 9. | Thailand | 302 | 52 | 17.2% | 250 | 82.8% |
| 10. | Denmark | 568 | 103 | 18.1% | 465 | 81.9% |
| 11. |  Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 4 | 80.0% |
| 12. | Singapore | 132 | 27 | 20.5% | 105 | 79.5% |
| 13. | France | 1,422 | 370 | 26.0% | 1,052 | 74.0% |
| 14. | Hungary | 158 | 42 | 26.6% | 116 | 73.4% |
| 15. |  Colombia | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 8 | 72.7% |
| 16. |  Serbia | 28 | 8 | 28.6% | 20 | 71.4% |
| 17. | Italy | 824 | 241 | 29.2% | 583 | 70.8% |
| 18. | United Kingdom | 2,069 | 623 | 30.1% | 1,446 | 69.9% |
| 19. | Taiwan | 575 | 174 | 30.3% | 401 | 69.7% |
| 20. | Romania | 1,122 | 343 | 30.6% | 779 | 69.4% |
| 21. | Czech Republic | 831 | 264 | 31.8% | 567 | 68.2% |
| 22. | Venezuela | 25 | 8 | 32.0% | 17 | 68.0% |
| 23. |  Indonesia | 246 | 79 | 32.1% | 167 | 67.9% |
| 24. |  Bosnia And Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 | 66.7% |
| 25. |  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 | 66.7% |
IPv6 address types
Here you can see the evolution of address types over time, and measure usage of 6to4 and Teredo tunneled connectivity. It should be noted that because 6rd works with native addresses, it cannot be detected here as tunneled. This is also the case with VPN based tunnels.
Top 25 countries for native IPv6 support (Jan 2012)
| Country | Test count | Native | Native % | 6to4 | 6to4 % | Teredo | Teredo % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Peru | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2. | Qatar | 175 | 175 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3. | Algeria | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4. |  Faroe Islands | 25 | 25 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5. |  Viet Nam | 21 | 21 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6. |  Croatia | 9 | 9 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7. |  Panama | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 8. | Ecuador | 18 | 18 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 9. |  Iceland | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 10. | Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 11. |  Trinidad And Tobago | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12. | Mauritius | 33 | 33 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 13. | Azerbaijan | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 14. | France | 1,505 | 1,478 | 98.2% | 24 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.2% |
| 15. | Slovenia | 1,808 | 1,775 | 98.2% | 32 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.1% |
| 16. |  Greece | 250 | 243 | 97.2% | 6 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| 17. | Thailand | 355 | 343 | 96.6% | 12 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 18. | Denmark | 572 | 552 | 96.5% | 20 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 19. | Turkey | 22 | 21 | 95.5% | 1 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 20. | Switzerland | 897 | 856 | 95.4% | 39 | 4.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| 21. | Canada | 1,721 | 1,607 | 93.4% | 109 | 6.3% | 5 | 0.3% |
| 22. |  Belgium | 267 | 243 | 91.0% | 22 | 8.2% | 2 | 0.7% |
| 23. | Argentina | 278 | 253 | 91.0% | 24 | 8.6% | 1 | 0.4% |
| 24. | Singapore | 151 | 137 | 90.7% | 10 | 6.6% | 4 | 2.6% |
| 25. | Australia | 844 | 761 | 90.2% | 78 | 9.2% | 5 | 0.6% |
Downstream bandwidth
This one illustrates the connection speed gap between IPv4 and IPv6, numbers represent v6 speed as percentage of v4 speed. The lower IPv6 speeds are often caused by tunneling overhead or insufficient v6 connectivity or peering capacity at ISPs.
Top 25 countries for IPv6 speed (Jan 2012)
| Country | IPv4 average | IPv6 average | IPv6 / IPv4 ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Mexico | 1.0 Mbps | 5.8 Mbps | 580.3% |
| 2. |  Spain | 4.5 Mbps | 11.2 Mbps | 248.6% |
| 3. | South Korea | 1.9 Mbps | 4.4 Mbps | 237.0% |
| 4. |  Lithuania | 9.4 Mbps | 20.7 Mbps | 221.4% |
| 5. |  Ireland | 11.4 Mbps | 25.0 Mbps | 220.0% |
| 6. | Slovenia | 13.2 Mbps | 22.0 Mbps | 166.7% |
| 7. |  Slovakia | 12.6 Mbps | 20.0 Mbps | 158.5% |
| 8. | China | 1.4 Mbps | 2.2 Mbps | 155.9% |
| 9. | Algeria | 2.2 Mbps | 3.1 Mbps | 141.7% |
| 10. | Macedonia | 15.4 Mbps | 19.2 Mbps | 124.9% |
| 11. | Indonesia | 1.0 Mbps | 1.1 Mbps | 112.7% |
| 12. | Austria | 10.4 Mbps | 11.6 Mbps | 111.8% |
| 13. |  Brazil | 2.9 Mbps | 3.2 Mbps | 109.1% |
| 14. | Iceland | 10.1 Mbps | 10.8 Mbps | 106.1% |
| 15. |  Israel | 2.9 Mbps | 3.0 Mbps | 103.4% |
| 16. | Japan | 6.1 Mbps | 6.1 Mbps | 100.3% |
| 17. |  New Zealand | 3.4 Mbps | 3.4 Mbps | 99.9% |
| 18. | Denmark | 15.2 Mbps | 14.3 Mbps | 93.9% |
| 19. |  Philippines | 0.5 Mbps | 0.5 Mbps | 93.3% |
| 20. | Hong Kong | 4.9 Mbps | 4.6 Mbps | 93.2% |
| 21. | Faroe Islands | 11.1 Mbps | 10.1 Mbps | 91.4% |
| 22. | Czech Republic | 26.5 Mbps | 23.7 Mbps | 89.5% |
| 23. | Qatar | 2.1 Mbps | 1.9 Mbps | 89.3% |
| 24. | France | 9.9 Mbps | 8.7 Mbps | 88.0% |
| 25. | Belgium | 22.5 Mbps | 19.6 Mbps | 87.3% |
Country level statistics
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