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Overview of 2023 data
Total number of shutdowns
Documented internet shutdowns by year *
Total number of shutdowns, not including India
221
202
111
78
48
2016
100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
167
116
86
58
68
42
194
168
283
201
2022
2023
* These numbers reflect the latest data available as of publication of this report and include updates to previously
published totals for past years.
Number of countries where shutdowns occurred
27
23
28
36
34
39
40
39
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
India: 116
Myanmar: 37
Iran: 34
Palestine: 16 **
Ukraine: 8 **
Pakistan: 7
Iraq: 6
Azerbaijan: 5
Ethiopia: 4
Senegal: 4
Bangladesh: 3
Russia: 3
Jordan: 3
Libya: 3
China: 2
Guinea: 2
Mauritania: 2
Oman: 2
Tanzania: 2
Turkmenistan: 2
Sudan: 2
Syria: 2
Türkiye: 2
Algeria: 1
Brazil: 1
Cuba: 1
Gabon: 1
Indonesia: 1
Kenya: 1
Lebanon: 1
Mozambique: 1
Nepal: 1
Qatar: 1
Saudi Arabia: 1
Somaliland: 1
Suriname: 1
United Arab Emirates: 1
Uganda: 1
Venezuela: 1
** Shutdowns were imposed by external parties in Palestine and Ukraine. published totals for past years.