An IP address — short for Internet Protocol address — acts like your "digital home address" on the internet. It is a unique identifier assigned to every device connected to a network, allowing data to be routed to the correct destination.

Public IP: Visible to the entire internet. All devices on the same home network typically share one public IP.

Private IP: Assigned by your router to devices inside your home only (usually starts with 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x). These addresses cannot be reached directly from the internet.

An IP address reveals your country and city location. It does not expose your exact street address, name, or phone number — though it does identify your internet service provider.

IP geolocation works differently than GPS. It is not real-time tracking — it matches your IP against a database of registered IP ranges.

• ✅ Country: ~99–100% accurate
• ✅ City / Region: Generally accurate, occasional errors
• ⚠️ Exact location: Cannot be determined from public IP alone

Results may show the VPN/server location instead of yours when using privacy tools.

IPv4 is the classic format like 104.28.x.x — limited supply, shared by many devices.

IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses and provides virtually infinite addresses — faster, more secure, future-ready.

Seeing IPv6 means your ISP supports the next-generation internet protocol.