What Is My IP?
Your public IP address and connection details
What is an IP address?
Everyone who is online has a public Internet Protocol (IP) address — a unique numeric number assigned to every electronic device connected to the Internet. It is the digital equivalent of your home or work address. An IP address identifies your device among billions of others and locates it. Without an IP address, two devices cannot find each other and exchange information.
How does this exchange happen? Quite simply. First, you type the website name, say, sample.com, into the search engine. The problem is that your device speaks the digital language and only understands numbers. So it looks up the IP address of that site and then loads the page on your screen.
How to find my IP address
Public IP
- 1Go to the top of this page.
- 2You will immediately see your public IP address displayed clearly.
- 3You can also see your location and Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Windows 11
- 1Open Settings (Start → Settings).
- 2Go to Network & Internet.
- 3Select Properties under the active network.
- 4Scroll to IPv4 Address or IPv6 Address.
Windows 10
- 1Open Settings (Start → Settings).
- 2Go to Network & Internet → Status.
- 3Click Properties under the active network.
- 4Find the IP address in the IPv4 Address field.
Mac
- 1Open System Preferences.
- 2Click Network.
- 3Select the active network from the sidebar.
- 4The IP address is displayed in the right panel.
Phone
- 1iOS: Settings → Wi-Fi → tap the active network → IPV4 ADDRESS.
- 2Android: Settings → Network & internet → Wi-Fi → tap the network → details.
IPv4 vs. IPv6 Addresses
IPv4
32-bit · 4.3 billion addressesMost Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide use IPv4. It consists of four decimal numbers from 0 to 255, separated by dots.
This version generates only 4.3 billion unique IP addresses because it uses 32 bits — not enough for the current number of internet users.
IPv6
128-bit · 3.4 × 10³⁸ addressesIt was introduced to ensure the world won't run out of IP addresses. IPv6 uses 128 bits, which provides 3.4 × 10³⁸ possible addresses.
If a group of numbers contains only 0s, the protocol will omit them and add two colons to show a gap, saving space.