Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 935 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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- Africa
- Americas
- Asia
- Europe
- Oceania
Ongoing
13
ongoing shutdowns around the world
111
Internet shutdowns around the world since April 2025
15
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since April 2025
Since April 2025, the world’s population has lost a total of
23,953 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $226,479,549
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
August 2020
935 shutdowns
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Past
National shutdown
Belarus
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 45 minutes
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Past
Regional shutdown
Kreeri/Pattan in Baramulla District
India
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Badgam
'Anantnag
India
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 0 minutes
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Past
Regional shutdown
Kurdistan Region
Iraq
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 3 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Sulaymaniyah
Iraq
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 0 minutes
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Past
National shutdown
The shutdown has disrupted the local economy, including the country’s thriving IT sector, reportedly losing as much as $56 million each day during the outage. More than 2,000 investors, executives, and tech sector workers signed an open letter highlighting the impact of Internet restrictions on businesses.
Belarus
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 2 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Kulgam
'Anantnag
India
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 0 minutes
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Past
Regional shutdown
Al-Jawf
Yemen
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 426 days
July 2020
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Past
Regional shutdown
Amran, Saada, Sana’a and Al-Jawd Governorates
Yemen
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 266 days
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Past
National shutdown
The government of Chad again restricted Chadians' access to social media platforms throughout July and August 2020, in an attempt to control the spread of what it called 'messages inciting hate'. Access to the wider Internet was also throttled (slowed down) or completely blocked across the country intermittently.
Chad
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- End
- Total Duration 27 days
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