Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $7.69B in 2024 1/24/25, 11:17 AM Internet Shutdowns 2024: Cost by Country The following data table shows all countries that have experienced a major internet shutdown in 2024. The table is ordered from greatest to least economic impact, measured in USD. The data table also indicates the nature of any additional human rights abuses perpetrated during each internet shutdown. A cross indicates that the human right specified was violated during the period around the internet outage. Scroll or swipe to see all the columns. Rank Country Total Cost Duration (Hrs) Internet Users A!ected 1 Pakistan $1.62 billion 9,735 82.9 million ✗ 2 Myanmar $1.58 billion 20,376 23.7 million ✗ 3 Sudan $1.12 billion 12,707 23.4 million ✗ 4 Venezuela $1.12 billion 3,480 17.9 million 5 Bangladesh $796.6 million 444 77.3 million ✗ 6 India $322.9 million 2,920 67.7 million ✗ 7 Iraq $229.4 million 122 36.2 million 8 Ethiopia $211.2 million 4,680 3.3 million ✗ 9 Turkey $137 million 306 74.4 million ✗ 10 Azerbaijan $81.4 million 8,784 0.1 million ✗ 11 Iran $78.6 million 113 73.1 million 12 Kenya $75 million 511 22.7 million 13 Algeria $61.1 million 30 33.5 million 14 Guinea $60.9 million 7,632 4.9 million 15 Yemen $45.1 million 2,880 8.8 million https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Peaceful Prote ✗ ✗ Page 7 of 28