Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 924 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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Ongoing
14
ongoing shutdowns around the world
103
Internet shutdowns around the world since March 2025
15
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since March 2025
Since March 2025, the world’s population has lost a total of
19,990 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $177,992,026
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
Shutdowns for Sudan
July 2021
37 shutdowns
June 2021
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 30 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 29 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 28 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 27 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 26 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 24 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 23 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 22 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Internet services were interrupted for 3 hours at a time, from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on 21 June 2021 for the duration of the secondary school exam period, with Cloudflare observing the largest drop in mobile Internet access. Sudan’s public prosecutor ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down mobile Internet connection upon the request of the Ministry of Education. This is the second year that Sudan cut off Internet services to prevent students from leaking exam questions. The shutdown sparked public outcry as banking, health, electronic payment and other services were disrupted during high transaction hours in the Sudanese working day.
Sudan
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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