CategoryInstitutionThe Future of IP Addresses in a Post-IPv4 World is tracked as an internet infrastructure institution within the internet infrastructure ecosystem.
RegionGlobalThe Future of IP Addresses in a Post-IPv4 World has public-source relevance to network operations, governance, dependency mapping, or market structure.
Signal FocusMarketThe Future of IP Addresses in a Post-IPv4 World is tracked as an internet infrastructure institution within the internet infrastructure ecosystem.
Content TypeProfileThe Future of IP Addresses in a Post-IPv4 World is tracked as an internet infrastructure institution within the internet infrastructure ecosystem.
Primary DomainMarketPublic-source signals support medium-impact monitoring for infrastructure visibility and dependency analysis.
TopicMarketThe specific public signal under review.
ImpactMediumPublic-source signals support medium-impact monitoring for infrastructure visibility and dependency analysis.
ConfidenceiLimited confidence (72%)Several public sources
I pulled up Google’s IPv6 adoption tracker this morning. Sixty percent. That’s the milestone we’ve been waiting for—sixty percent of users now access Google services over IPv6. The transition is happening.
But here’s what the headline doesn’t tell you: 52.8% still rely on IPv4 [^2]. These aren’t mutually exclusive numbers. They’re the same users, on the same devices, depending on both protocols simultaneously. We’re not transitioning—we’re straddling.
## The Numbers Tell a Story
Google’s tracker shows 60% IPv6 adoption as of early 2026 [^1](https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html). 52.8% of Google users still access services over IPv4 [^2](https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html). Geoff Huston warns the age of a universally connected Internet may be waning [^3](https://www.potaroo.net).
