India had longest internet shutdown in 2023: Report

India had the longest internet shutdown in 2023 in terms of user hours, according to a report by virtual private network tracker Top 10VPN.

In 2023, India imposed an internet shutdown of over 5,000 hours in Manipur alone, since the start of the ethnic conflict between the Kukis and Meiteis. In total, the internet was completely affected for 7,956 hours in India, impacting 59.1 million users and costing the global economy a little over $585 million. Of these, 7,812 hours were for internet blackout, while social media was shut down for 144 hours.