Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $19.7B in 2025 1/9/26, 2:49 PM As the charts illustrate, exam-related shutdowns occurred almost as frequently as those imposed for information control, but their economic impact was far lower. While numerous, these outages typically lasted only a few hours. Even so, exam shutdowns still cost the global economy more than $140 million in 2025 and disrupted the lives of millions of people with no connection to exam administration or cheating. There were some signs of progress. In Jordan, authorities limited disruption to messaging https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 19 of 33