Internet Shutdowns

Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?

Based on 940 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018

Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Ongoing

14

ongoing shutdowns around the world

113

Internet shutdowns around the world since May 2025

14

countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since May 2025

Since May 2025, the world’s population has lost a total of

26,155 hours

of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.

Over the past 12 months, we estimate that

US $247,006,615

has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns

Shutdowns

Shutdowns for Yemen

April 2019

14 shutdowns

Past

Regional shutdown

Al Hudaydah
Yemen
- Start 12 April 2019 00:00 UTC
- End 30 September 2019 00:00 UTC
- Total Duration 171 days

March 2019

Past

Regional shutdown

Hajjour regions
Yemen
- Start 11 March 2019 00:00 UTC
- End 11 March 2019 00:00 UTC
- Total Duration 0 minutes

January 2019

Past

Regional shutdown

Mukalla
Yemen
- Start 29 January 2019 00:00 UTC
- End 29 January 2019 00:00 UTC
- Total Duration 0 minutes

October 2018

Past

Regional shutdown

Internet mobile

Hodeidah

Local media reported a complete Internet shutdown in several areas of Hodeida city in western Yemen. A source from the Ministry of Communication was quoted in Al-Mashhad news, attributing the five-month-long disruption to acts of sabotage and excavations by the Houthi militia, which controls the area. The local ISP, Yemen Net, made no comment about the shutdown. Activists in Hodeida had appealed to the Dutch UN team to pressure the Houthis to restore Internet access.
Yemen
- Start 17 October 2018 00:00 UTC
- End 17 March 2019 00:00 UTC
- Total Duration 151 days

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