Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $7.69B in 2024 1/24/25, 11:17 AM Cost of Internet Shutdowns 2019-2023 2023: 196 internet shutdowns in 25 countries lasting 79,238 hours cost $9.01 billion. Russia was the most affected nation with a cost of $4.02 billion. 2022: 114 internet shutdowns in 23 countries lasting 50,095 hours cost $24.61 billion. Russia was the most affected nation with a cost of $21.59 billion. 2021: 50 internet shutdowns in 21 countries lasting 30,179 hours cost $5.45 billion. Myanmar inflicted the worst economic damage on itself via internet outages ($2.8 billion). 2020: 93 internet shutdowns in 21 countries lasting 27,165 hours cost $4.01 billion. India imposed the most costly internet outages overall ($2.8 billion). 2019: 134 internet shutdowns in 22 countries lasting 19,207 hours cost $8.07 billion. Iraq’s internet outages were most costly ($2.3 billion). Why Do We Track The Cost of Internet Shutdowns? We passionately oppose internet censorship and the restriction of internet access by governments as a form of social control. Our goal remains to keep public attention focused on the damage caused by internet shutdowns. This damage is both direct, in terms of the economic and human cost, and indirect, in that it forces people to use unsafe VPNs to try to bypass the unfair restrictions imposed upon them. See our live tracker of VPN demand surges around the world https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 6 of 28