At least ~3.5 million people in Myanmar are living without internet access. The longest ongoing blackout has lasted 1,655 days.
How we calculate this · Observatory, 2026-07-19
Events
Kayah
Mobile internet has been virtually inaccessible across five Kayah State townships since early 2022, per Access Now's STOP dataset.
Kachin, Kayin, Magway, Kayah, Chin, Shan
Starlink terminals have been confiscated, restricted, or blocked across multiple regions since mid-2024, by both junta and ethnic-armed-organization actors.
Rakhine
Rakhine State has faced repeated internet and phone cutoffs since November 2024, with cause and responsibility disputed between sources.
Sagaing
Sagaing Region has seen 15 separate township-level shutdowns across 11 townships throughout 2025, amid ongoing military operations.
Kayin, Shan
Thai authorities ordered power and internet cuts targeting scam compounds in Myawaddy, Kayin State.
Kachin, Kayah, Rakhine, Mandalay, Sagaing
Starlink terminals were deactivated across resistance-held border regions beginning July 2, 2026.
Nationwide
Mobile data and broadband were cut nationwide beginning Feb 6, 2021, in the days after the military coup.
Nationwide
Fixed-line internet was disconnected nightly and mobile internet blocked for weeks following the coup, per Reporters Without Borders.
Tanintharyi
Mobile internet and phone lines were cut by the military council across three Tanintharyi Region townships starting May 24, 2022.
Rakhine, Ayeyarwady
Phone lines were cut along the Rakhine–Ayeyarwady border as junta troops fled a communications tower during Arakan Army fighting.
Bago
Military-council shutdowns hit Paukkaung and Nattalin townships in Bago Region amid bombing campaigns, in February and December 2025.
Yangon
Brief, localized signal jamming has coincided with military-official visits to Yangon townships.
Nationwide
Facebook was officially blocked by the junta from Feb 3–7, 2021; whether it was restored on schedule is unconfirmed.
Nationwide
Internet disruptions were reported around Myanmar's December 2025 election, though no nationwide routing-level outage was detected.