ipv6 Project matrix

The State of the Internet — August 2026

ocl / September 19, 2026

UK Chapter IPv6 Matrix Project

Author
Olivier Crépin‑Leblond, PhD

Internet Society United Kingdom Chapter
IPv6 Matrix Project

Date of Issue
15 August 2026

Latest Dataset Used
3 August 2026 IPv6Matrix Crawl
(Majestic Million top 1,000,000 domains)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.

2. Website Host Records — August 2026.

2.1 Protocol Distribution.
2.2 Adoption Trajectory: 2010 – August 2026.
2.3 IPv4-Only Hosts at Record Low..

3. Host Reachability (May 2026)

4. Domain-Level IPv6 Deployment (March 2026)

5. Protocol Performance (May 2026)

5.1 Ping Latency.

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