Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 912 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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- Africa
- Americas
- Asia
- Europe
- Oceania
Ongoing
12
ongoing shutdowns around the world
97
Internet shutdowns around the world since January 2025
15
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since January 2025
Since January 2025, the world’s population has lost a total of
23,930 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $88,616,160
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
August 2020
912 shutdowns
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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
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 27 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Shopian
Temporary suspension of Telecom Services due to Public Safety Issues in Shopian on 18 July 2020. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
India
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
in Jammu and Kashmir'
'Kulgam District
India
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Sindh (Karachi)
Pakistan
- Start
- End
- Total Duration 2 hours
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