At the beginning of 2008, the total number of IPv4 addresses was 1,122.85 million, and by the end of 2008, the total number of IPv4 addresses was 925.58 million. Number of IPv4 addresses consumed worldwide that year: 197.27 million. At this rate, the stock of IPv4 addresses will be exhausted within five years. Given the rapid growth of the Internet, especially in developing countries, IPv4 address consumption is likely to be even faster.