Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $7.69B in 2024 South America 1/24/25, 11:17 AM $1.12 billion 3,480 17.9 million MENA $350.5 million 3,135 160.2 million Europe $16.6 million 84 24.2 million Oceania $1 million 343 3.5 million Asia was by far the most-affected region, thanks to the particularly impactful internet restrictions in Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh and India. These nations were four of the six most-affected countries in 2024. Both Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa had around ten times as many hours or more of internet shutdowns as the next most-affected regions. The bar chart below shows the economic impact of all major internet shutdowns in 2024 on each of the global regions where the disruptions occurred, broken down by context, i.e. the reason why the internet outage was implemented. https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 9 of 28