We curate data from trusted sources to help everyone understand the health, availability and evolution of the global Internet.

Internet Shutdowns

Learn more about Internet shutdown events occurring around the world and find out more about the economic and human impact of these actions.

Enabling Technologies

Learn more about adoption rates for some of the key technologies that are essential for the continued growth and evolution of the global Internet.

In the News

Egypt’s Submarine Cable StrangleholdSeptember 20, 2022
Tech firms, telcos in India urge central govt to control internet shutdownsSeptember 8, 2022
TLS 1.3: A Story Of Experimentation And CentralizationAugust 31, 2022
How To Shut Down The Internet And How To Fight BackAugust 29, 2022
Older versions of TLS deprecated by AmazonJuly 1, 2022

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Pulse Blog

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December 1, 2023

Mapping Terrestrial Fibre Optic Networks is Essential for Measuring Internet Resilience

Robbie Mitchell

Categories: Resilience

A common standard for describing fiber infrastructure makes it easier for regulators and policymakers to accurately assess the true extent and resiliency of their fiber optic networks.

November 30, 2023

How Gamers Provide a Snapshot of Internet’s Health

Robbie Mitchell

Categories: Resilience

Learn how researchers extracted latency information from screenshots uploaded to the web by 184,000 gamers globally.

November 30, 2023

Ending Internet Poverty

Robbie Mitchell

Categories: Resilience

The number of people living in Internet poverty continues to fall thanks largely to fall in cost of Internet.