Internet status in China

Operational · for 11 days

No internet disruption detected in China right now. 84 of 85 monitored hosts are reachable. Status: Operational.

Reported restriction: Apps and websites blocked (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, Google, Facebook), since Jan 1, 2019. Provided by Internet Society.

Recent incidents in China

No disruptions recorded in China since monitoring started on October 16, 2026.

Full outage history of China · RSS feed

Is the internet down in China right now?

No internet disruption detected in China right now. 84 of 85 monitored hosts are reachable. Status: Operational. Blackout Map checks this every 5 minutes.

How does Blackout Map measure the internet in China?

We ping 86 hosts inside China, spread over 22 networks, every 5 minutes, and combine this with IODA (Georgia Tech) data on BGP routing and large-scale active probing.

Has China ever shut down the internet?

The Internet Society's Pulse tracker records 2 government-ordered internet shutdowns or blocks in China since 2019. Most recent: May 20, 2019. Ongoing: Apps and websites blocked (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, Google, Facebook), since Jan 1, 2019. Shutdown data provided by Internet Society.

How many submarine cables connect China?

China has 24 submarine cables landing at 24 stations (GeoCables resilience score 100/100, resilient).