Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $19.7B in 2025 1/9/26, 2:49 PM The cost of internet shutdowns for each year since 2019. How We Calculate the Cost of Internet Shutdowns We continuously monitor government-imposed national and regional internet outages and social media shutdowns worldwide. Once the scope and duration of each restriction are confirmed, we estimate its economic impact using the NetBlocks COST tool. This methodology was developed by internet monitoring organization NetBlocks, and is https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 4 of 33