List of websites blocked in mainland China

Many domain names are blocked in mainland China under the country's Internet censorship policy, which prevents users from accessing certain websites from within the country.[1]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

This is a list of the most notable such blocked websites in the country. This page does not apply to Hong Kong and Macau where some Chinese laws do not apply.

Note that many of the sites listed may be occasionally or even regularly available, depending on the access location or current events.

Table of high-ranking websites blocked in mainland China
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Alexa rankWebsiteDomainURLCategoryPrimary languageDuration of blockageCurrent status
1Googlegoogle.comwww.google.com
drive.google.com
hangouts.google.com		Search
Sharing
Social		English2010 to present[2]Blocked[3]
2YouTubeyoutube.comwww.youtube.comVideoEnglish2009, March to present[4][5][6][7]Blocked[3]
4Facebookfacebook.comwww.facebook.comSocialEnglish2009, July (or earlier) to present[8]Blocked[3]
14Wikipediawikipedia.orgwikipedia.orgEncyclopediaMultilingual2019, 3 April to present[9]Blocked
19Microsoft OneDrivelive.comonedrive.live.comSharingMultilingual2014, July to presentPartially blocked (Only business version available)
20Netflixnetflix.comwww.netflix.comEntertainmentMultilingualUnknown to unknownUnblocked (Service unavailable)
21Zoom Video Communicationszoom.uszoom.usSocialEnglish2019, 9 September to November[10]Unblocked
24Blogspotblogspot.comblogspot.comBlogEnglish2009, May to present[5][6][11]Blocked
27Yahoo! Japanyahoo.co.jpyahoo.co.jpPortalJapanese2012, 15 to 17 JuneUnblocked (Searching unavailable)
34Bingbing.combing.comSearchMultilingual2019, 23 to 24 January[12]Unblocked
28Instagraminstagram.comwww.instagram.comImage SharingMultilingual2014, September to present[13]Blocked
33Twitchtwitch.tvtwitch.tvStreamingEnglish2018, 17 September to presentBlocked
43Twittertwitter.comtwitter.comSocialEnglish2009, June to present[5][14][8]Blocked[3]
111Tumblrtumblr.comtumblr.comPostingEnglish2016, 25 May, to presentBlocked
155Pinterestpinterest.compinterest.comImage sharingMultilingual2017, March to present[15]Blocked
62Amazon.co.jpamazon.co.jpamazon.co.jpShoppingJapanese2012, 15 to 17 June 2018 July 22 to presentBlocked
56Pornhubpornhub.comwww.pornhub.comPornographyEnglish2012, May to 2016, AprilBlocked
56WIONwionews.comwww.wionews.comNewsEnglish2020, May to presentBlocked
68Google Japangoogle.co.jpgoogle.co.jpSearchJapanese2012, 15 to 17 June, to presentBlocked
67Imgurimgur.comimgur.comImage SharingEnglish2019, March to presentBlocked
73WhatsAppwhatsapp.comwww.whatsapp.comMessagingEnglish2017, 26 September, to presentPartially blocked
81Mediummedium.commedium.comNewsEnglishUnknown to PresentBlocked
87Dailymotiondailymotion.comdailymotion.comSharingEnglishUnknown to PresentBlocked
92Quoraquora.comquora.comSocialEnglish2018, August to presentBlocked
100BBCbbc.co.uk (or bbc.com)bbc.co.uk (or bbc.com)News and EntertainmentEnglish2014, 15 October to present[16]Blocked
108The New York Timesnytimes.comnytimes.comPublicationEnglish2012 to presentBlocked
178Vimeovimeo.comwww.vimeo.comSharingEnglish2009, October[17] to present[18]Blocked
125Rakuten Marketrakuten.co.jprakuten.co.jpShoppingJapanese2012, 15 to 17 June, September ?? to 19?Unblocked
128The Guardiantheguardian.comtheguardian.comNewsEnglishJune 2019 to present[19]Blocked
139SlideShareslideshare.netslideshare.netEnglishUnknown to present, Nov. 2015Blocked
148Discorddiscord.comdiscord.comMessagingMultilingual2018, 13 July to present[20]Blocked
157XNXX.comxnxx.comwww.xnxx.comPornographyEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
173DeviantArtdeviantart.comwww.deviantart.comArt displayEnglish2014, November to 2015
29 March 2019 to present		Blocked
181Chinese Google Mapsmaps.google.cnmaps.google.cnMapsChineseUnknownBlocked
199The Washington Postwashingtonpost.comwashingtonpost.comNewsEnglishJune 2019 to present[19]Blocked
219Nico Videonicovideo.jpnicovideo.jpSharingJapaneseUnknown to unknownBlocked
223Archive.org (Internet Archive)archive.orgwww.archive.orgWeb archivingEnglish2011, April (or earlier) to 2012Blocked[21][22]
249Megamega.nzmega.nzSharingEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
260Daily Mail (MailOnline)dailymail.co.ukdailymail.co.ukNewsEnglishJune 2019 to presentBlocked
298TikTok (Douyin International)tiktok.comwww.tiktok.comSocialMultilingualUnknown to presentBlocked
309Breitbart Newsbreitbart.comwww.breitbart.comNewsEnglishmid-2019 to presentBlocked
333Bloombergbloomberg.combloomberg.comPublicationEnglish2012 to presentBlocked
346Goodreadsgoodreads.comgoodreads.comSharingEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
348Flickrflickr.comflickr.comSharingEnglishUnknown to present, October 2014Blocked
429Wretchwretch.ccwww.wretch.ccBlogChinese2007, August to 2012[23]Unblocked (discontinued)
476HuffPosthuffpost.comhuffpost.comNewsEnglishJune 2019 to present[19]Blocked
492DuckDuckGoduckduckgo.comduckduckgo.comSearchEnglish2014, September to presentBlocked
492Wattpadwattpad.comwww.wattpad.comPublication

Sharing

 MultilingualUnknown to presentBlocked
521 Scratchmit.eduscratch.mit.eduProgramming LanguageMultilingual14 August, 2020 to presentBlocked
538Spiegel Onlinespiegel.despiegel.deNewsGerman, English2019 to presentBlocked
541The Independentindependent.co.ukindependent.co.ukPublicationEnglish2019 to presentBlocked
553Google Appspotappspot.comappspot.comWeb HostingEnglishUnknown to unknownBlocked
555Wall Street Journalwsj.comwsj.comNewsEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
564Yomiuriyomiuri.co.jpyomiuri.co.jpPublicationJapanese2012, 15 to 17 JuneBlocked
577Reutersreuters.comreuters.comNewsEnglish2015, 25 March, to presentBlocked
617Le Mondelemonde.frwww.lemonde.frNewsFrenchUnknown to presentBlocked
623excite Japanexcite.co.jpexcite.co.jpPortalJapanese2012, 15 to 17 June, September ?? to 18Unblocked
633Sponichisponichi.co.jpsponichi.co.jpPublicationJapanese2012, 15 to 17 JuneUnblocked
643Jehovah's Witnesses (Official website)jw.orgjw.orgReligiousMultilingualUnknown to presentBlocked
660Nikkei Business Publicationsnikkeibp.co.jpnikkeibp.co.jpPublicationJapanese2012, 15 to 17 JuneUnblocked
660NBC Newsnbcnews.comwww.nbcnews.comNewsEnglishJune 2019 to present[19]Blocked
710Disqusdisqus.comdisqus.comSocialEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
713LazyGirlslazygirls.infolazygirls.infoPublication and imagesEnglish2011 or 2013 to presentBlocked
751TIMEtime.comtime.comNewsEnglishArticle about Xi Jinping[24]Blocked
766Badoobadoo.combadoo.comSocialMultilingualUnknown to present, February 2015Blocked
920NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)www.jpl.nasa.govwww.jpl.nasa.govSpace and ScienceEnglishUnknown to presentUnblocked
1,062Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)[25]cbc.cawww.cbc.caNews and EntertainmentEnglish2014 to presentBlocked
1,083Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)[26]www.abc.net.auwww.abc.net.auNews and EntertainmentEnglish2018, 22 August to presentBlocked
1,235Epornereporner.comwww.eporner.comPornographyMultilingual2018 July to presentBlocked
1,602StartPagestartpage.comstartpage.comSearchEnglish2014 to presentBlocked
1,268Apple Dailyappledaily.comhk.appledaily.com
tw.appledaily.com		NewsChineseUnknown to presentBlocked
1,321Technoratitechnorati.comwww.technorati.comSearchEnglish2008, July to 2012[27]Unblocked
1,422 Archive of Our Own archiveofourown.org archiveofourown.org Fanfiction Multilingual 2020, March, to present[28]Blocked
1,451pixivpixiv.netwww.pixiv.netSharingJapanese2017, 18 September, to presentBlocked
1,522Torrentz2 (formerly Torrentz)torrentz2.euwww.torrentz2.euSharingEnglishmid-2019 to presentBlocked
1,655Viberviber.comviber.comMessagingEnglish2014, October to presentBlocked
1,688Streamablestreamable.comstreamable.comVideoEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
1,868NordVPNnordvpn.comnordvpn.comVPNEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
1,949South China Morning Postscmp.comscmp.comNewsEnglishNovember 2018 – presentBlocked
2,056Plurkplurk.comwww.plurk.comSocialEnglish2009, April to 2012[29]Blocked
2,119The Economisteconomist.comeconomist.comNewsEnglishArticle about Xi Jinping[24][30]Blocked
2,178Radio France Internationalerfi.frwww.rfi.frRadioFrenchUnknown to unknownBlocked
2,317Mainichi Shimbunmainichi.jpmainichi.jpNewsJapanese2018, August to presentBlocked
2,374Change.orgchange.orgchange.orgPetitionsEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
2,669Sydney Morning Heraldsmh.com.auwww.smh.com.auNewsEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
3,691NBCnbc.comnbc.comEntertainmentEnglish2019, June to present[19]Blocked
3,768Radio Free Asiarfa.orgrfa.orgMediaEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
3,876PBworkspbworks.compbworks.comSharingEnglish2011, January to 2012[31]Unblocked
3,927The Globe and Mailtheglobeandmail.comwww.theglobeandmail.comNewsEnglishunknown to presentBlocked
4,241The Straits Timesstraitstimes.comstraitstimes.comNewsEnglishJune 2019 to presentBlocked
4,247The Epoch Timestheepochtimes.comwww.theepochtimes.comNewsEnglish2003 to presentBlocked
4,480Sony Japansony.co.jpsony.co.jpCompanyJapanese2012, 15 to 17 JuneUnblocked
4,488BigCommercebigcommerce.combigcommerce.comEnglishEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
4,532Al Jazeera Englishaljazeera.comaljazeera.comNewsEnglish2019, March to presentBlocked
4,538BitChutebitchute.comwww.bitchute.comVideoEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
4,645WorldCatworldcat.orgworldcat.orgEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
4,856The Japan Timesjapantimes.co.jpwww.japantimes.co.jpNewsEnglish2018, September to presentBlocked
4,886Tapatalktapatalk.comwww.tapatalk.comSocialEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
4,956The Epoch Times (Chinese Edition)epochtimes.comwww.epochtimes.comNewsChinese1999 to presentBlocked
5,564HBOhbo.comwww.hbo.comEntertainmentEnglish2018, June to presentBlocked
5,763France 24france24.comwww.france24.comTelevisionFrenchUnknown to unknownUnblocked
6,623Minghuiminghui.orgwww.minghui.orgSpiritualChinese1999, June (or earlier) to 2017[32]Blocked
7,345Norddeutscher Rundfunkndr.dewww.ndr.deGerman TelevisionGermanUnknown to July 2018?
Unknown to present		Blocked
9,994HideMyAss!hidemyass.comwww.hidemyass.comVPNEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
13,536Akinatorakinator.comakinator.comEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
16,866Dreamwidthdreamwidth.orgwww.dreamwidth.orgSocialEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
13,445Periscopeperiscope.tv(or pscp.tv)periscope.tv(or pscp.tv)SharingEnglish2017, May to presentBlocked
13,646Windscribewindscribe.comwww.windscribe.comVPNEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
14,7901688 News1688.com.auwww.1688.com.auNews and EntertainmentChinese2011 to presentBlocked
15,195Pincongpincong.rockspincong.rocksSocialChinese2018, Nov to presentBlocked
-Mohupincong.rocksmohu.pincong.rocksSocialChinese2019, Mar to presentBlocked
16,410Radio Gardenradio.gardenradio.gardenRadioEnglish2018, 3 June to presentBlocked
16,915TV5 Mondetv5monde.comwww.tv5monde.comTelevisionFrenchUnknown to unknownUnblocked
17,956ProtonVPNprotonvpn.comprotonvpn.comVPNEnglish2018, April to presentBlocked
18,016Hotspot Shieldhotspotshield.comwww.hotspotshield.comVPNEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
18,395Lanterngetlantern.orgwww.getlantern.orgVPNMultilingual2013, December to presentBlocked
19,711Human Rights Watchhrw.orghrw.orgNGOEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
20,258Vocaroovocaroo.comvocaroo.comSharingEnglishJune 2019 to presentBlocked
21,409Initium Mediatheinitium.comtheinitium.comNewsChineseUnknown to presentBlocked
21,897TunnelBeartunnelbear.comwww.tunnelbear.comVPNEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
22,196Sony Music Japansonymusic.co.jpsonymusic.co.jpRecord labelJapanese2012, 15 to 17 JuneUnblocked
23,739Shadowsocksshadowsocks.orgshadowsocks.orgVPNEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
23,903Hong Kong Free Presshongkongfp.comhongkongfp.comNewsEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
24,540Mendeleymendeley.commendeley.comAcademicEnglishUnknown to present, Dec. 2014Unblocked
26,290Gabgab.aiwww.gab.aiSocialEnglishUnknown to presentUnblocked
33,965Vokalnowvokalnow.comvokalnow.comStreamingMultilingual2018, July (or earlier) to present[33]Unblocked
34,495Celebrity-Leakscelebrity-leaks.netwww.celebrity-leaks.netNudity and GossipEnglish2017, November (or earlier) to present[34]Unblocked
34,734Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyrferl.orgrferl.orgNewsEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
38,026Touch VPNtouchvpn.nettouchvpn.netVPNEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
52,617Instafreebieinstafreebie.cominstafreebie.comBook PublishingEnglishUnknown to presentUnblocked
53,262Spys.onespys.onespys.oneEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
54,725Kiran's Blogkiranpantha.com.npblog.kiranpantha.com.npBlogEnglish2018, September to unknownUnblocked
61,638TorGuardtorguard.netwww.torguard.netVPNEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
79,981Romanian Televisiontvr.rowww.tvr.roTelevisionRomanianUnknown to unknownUnblocked
85,200Mastodonmastodon.socialwww.mastodon.socialSocialEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
86,3069GayBookSTARgaybookstar.comwww.gaybookstar.comDatingEnglish2012, December (or earlier) to unknownUnblocked
91,396GreatFiregreatfire.orggreatfire.orgNetworking Test SiteEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
106,592Falun Dafafalundafa.orgwww.falundafa.orgSpiritualMultilingual1999, June (or earlier) to 2017[32]Blocked
152,788Bombo Radyo Philippinesbomboradyo.comwww.bomboradyo.comRadioFilipinoUnknown to presentUnblocked
159,82714th Dalai Lamadalailama.comwww.dalailama.comEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
168,907Culture Unplugged Film Festivalcultureunplugged.comfestival.cultureunplugged.comDocumentary PortalEnglish2013, January (or earlier) to July 2018?Unblocked
169,633American Bar Associationamericanbar.orgamericanbar.orgNGOEnglishUnknown to present, Nov. 2015Partially Blocked (Access via IPv6)
219,463Free Tibetfreetibet.orgwww.freetibet.orgNGOEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
226,342Jamestown Foundationjamestown.orgjamestown.orgNGOEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
497,029YibaoChinayibaochina.comwww.yibaochina.comNewsChineseUnknown to presentBlocked
563,776Radio Romania Internationalrri.rowww.rri.roRadioRomanianUnknown to unknownUnblocked
1,166,330Wibywiby.mewiby.meSearchEnglish2017, October to presentUnblocked
1,483,331Citizen Power Initiatives for Chinacitizenpowerforchina.orgwww.citizenpowerforchina.orgNGOMultilingualUnknown to presentBlocked
3,203,475Chinese Entrepreneur Rights Centerceraglobal.netwww.ceraglobal.netInformativeMultilingualUnknown to presentBlocked
3,494,037The Policythepolicy.uswww.thepolicy.usPoliticsEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
-Quozrquozr.comwww.quozr.comEducationEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
8,835,076Sportkinsportkin.comwww.sportkin.comInternational Sports RegistryEnglishUnknown to presentUnblocked
21,191,422The Cantonese Independent Magazinethecim.orgthecim.orgNGOCantoneseUnknown to present, Sep. 2015Blocked

See also

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  • Chinese Firewall Test - Instantly test if a URL is blocked by the Great Firewall of China in real time. Tests for both symptoms of DNS poisoning and HTTP blocking from a number of locations within mainland China.
  • China Firewall Test - Test if any domain is DNS poisoned in China in real-time. DNS poisoning is one way in which websites can be blocked. Others are IP blocking and keyword filtering.


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