Global Internet shutdowns rise to 296 in 2024, India at second place

For the first time since 2018, India was not the country with the highest number of internet shutdowns in a year.

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According to a report by digital rights advocacy group Access Now, Myanmar led the world in 2024 with 85 shutdowns, just surpassing India, which recorded 84.

The global trend, however, saw an increase in shutdowns overall. The report stated that the number of disruptions grew from 283 shutdowns across 39 countries in 2023 to 296 shutdowns in 54 countries in 2024.

"Following closely behind was India with 84 shutdowns, which for the first time since 2018 was not the leading offender but still imposed an unacceptably high number of shutdowns as the world's largest democracy," the Access Now report noted.