Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $7.69B in 2024 1/24/25, 11:17 AM grouped by context, i.e. what prompted local authorities to cut internet access. The table is ordered from greatest to least economic impact, measured in USD. The table also indicates the number of incidents in each category and the total duration of the internet outages, in hours. Context Total Cost No. of Shutdowns Duration (Hrs) Conflict $2.35 billion 9 28,448 Information Control $1.55 billion 28 18,025 Elections $1.48 billion 13 8,032 Protests $1.43 billion 24 14,014 $406.4 million 92 743 Military coup $389 million 1 7,656 Unknown $3.5 million 2 62 Exams This chart shows the split of the economic cost of all major government internet outages in 2024 by context, i.e. what prompted local authorities to cut internet access. https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 13 of 28