Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $7.69B in 2024 1/24/25, 11:17 AM 710 million people affected in 2022, up 41% year-on-year Russia: had the most costly internet shutdowns, suffering a total loss of $21.59 billion Read the full 2022 Cost of Internet Shutdowns Report Cost of Internet Shutdowns 2021 Report The Cost of Internet Shutdowns 2021 annual report was published on Jan 4 2022. This analysis of every major deliberate internet outage imposed by national governments in 2021 calculated their economic impact to be over $5.6 billion. How Much Did Internet Shutdowns Cost Us in 2021? $5.62 billion: economic cost of internet shutdowns globally in 2021, up by 40% from 2020 51 major internet outages took place in 22 countries in 2021 34,595 hours: total duration of major internet shutdowns around the world, up 11% from the previous year 504 million people affected in 2021, up 88% year-on-year Myanmar: had the most costly internet shutdowns, suffering a total loss of $2.8 billion https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 23 of 28