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.
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

Alexa rankWebsiteDomainURLCategoryPrimary languageDuration of blockageCurrent status
1Googlegoogle.comwww.google.com
drive.google.com
hangouts.google.com		Search
Sharing
Social		English2010 to presentBlocked
2YouTubeyoutube.comwww.youtube.comVideoEnglish2009, March to presentBlocked
7Facebookfacebook.comwww.facebook.comSocialEnglish2009, July to presentBlocked
13Wikipediawikipedia.orgwikipedia.orgEncyclopediaMultilingual2019, 3 April to presentBlocked
17Microsoft OneDrivelive.comonedrive.live.comSharingMultilingual2014, July to presentPartially blocked
20Netflixnetflix.comwww.netflix.comEntertainmentMultilingualUnknown to unknownUnblocked
21Zoom Video Communicationszoom.uszoom.usSocialEnglish2019, 9 September to NovemberUnblocked
24Blogspotblogspot.comblogspot.comBlogEnglish2009, May to presentBlocked
27Yahoo! Japanyahoo.co.jpyahoo.co.jpPortalJapanese2012, 15 to 17 JuneUnblocked
34Bingbing.combing.comSearchMultilingual2019, 23 to 24 JanuaryUnblocked
28Instagraminstagram.comwww.instagram.comImage SharingMultilingual2014, September to presentBlocked
33Twitchtwitch.tvtwitch.tvStreamingEnglish2018, 17 September to presentBlocked
43Twittertwitter.comtwitter.comSocialEnglish2009, June to presentBlocked
111Tumblrtumblr.comtumblr.comSocial English2016, 25 May, to presentBlocked
155Pinterestpinterest.compinterest.comImage sharingMultilingual2017, March to presentBlocked
62amazon.co.jpamazon.co.jpShoppingJapanese2012, 15 to 17 June 2018 July 22 to presentBlocked
56Pornhubpornhub.comwww.pornhub.comPornographyEnglish2012, May to 2016, AprilBlocked
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 bbc.co.uk News and EntertainmentEnglish2014, 15 October to presentBlocked
108The New York Timesnytimes.comnytimes.comPublicationEnglish2012 to presentBlocked
87Mediummedium.commedium.comSocialEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
178Vimeovimeo.comwww.vimeo.comSharingEnglish2009, October to presentBlocked
125Rakuten Marketrakuten.co.jprakuten.co.jpShoppingJapanese2012, 15 to 17 June, September ?? to 19?Unblocked
128The Guardiantheguardian.comtheguardian.comNewsEnglishJune 2019 to presentBlocked
139SlideShareslideshare.netslideshare.netEnglishUnknown to present, Nov. 2015Blocked
148Discorddiscord.comdiscord.comMessagingMultilingual2018, 13 July to presentBlocked
157xnxx.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 presentBlocked
219Nico Videonicovideo.jpnicovideo.jpSharingJapaneseUnknown to unknownBlocked
223Archive.org archive.orgwww.archive.orgWeb archivingEnglish2011, April to 2012Blocked
249Megamega.nzmega.nzSharingEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
260Daily Mail dailymail.co.ukdailymail.co.ukNewsEnglishJune 2019 to presentBlocked
298TikTok 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 2012Unblocked
476HuffPosthuffpost.comhuffpost.comNewsEnglishJune 2019 to presentBlocked
492DuckDuckGoduckduckgo.comduckduckgo.comSearchEnglish2014, September to presentBlocked
492Wattpadwattpad.comwww.wattpad.comMultilingualUnknown 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 jw.orgjw.orgReligiousMultilingualUnknown to presentBlocked
660Nikkei Business Publicationsnikkeibp.co.jpnikkeibp.co.jpPublicationJapanese2012, 15 to 17 JuneUnblocked
660NBC Newsnbcnews.comwww.nbcnews.comNewsEnglishJune 2019 to presentBlocked
710Disqusdisqus.comdisqus.comSocialEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
713LazyGirlslazygirls.infolazygirls.infoPublication and imagesEnglish2011 or 2013 to presentBlocked
751TIMEtime.comtime.comNewsEnglishArticle about Xi JinpingBlocked
766Badoobadoo.combadoo.comSocialMultilingualUnknown to present, February 2015Blocked
920NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory www.jpl.nasa.govwww.jpl.nasa.govSpace and ScienceEnglishUnknown to presentUnblocked
1,062Canadian Broadcasting Corporation cbc.cawww.cbc.caNews and EntertainmentEnglish2014 to presentBlocked
1,083Australian Broadcasting Corporation 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 2012Unblocked
1,422Archive of Our Ownarchiveofourown.orgarchiveofourown.orgFanfictionMultilingual2020, March, to presentBlocked
1,451pixivpixiv.netwww.pixiv.netSharingJapanese2017, 18 September, to presentBlocked
1,522Torrentz2 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 2012Blocked
2,119The Economisteconomist.comeconomist.comNewsEnglishArticle about Xi JinpingBlocked
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 presentBlocked
3,768Radio Free Asiarfa.orgrfa.orgMediaEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
3,876PBworkspbworks.compbworks.comSharingEnglish2011, January to 2012Unblocked
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
4,886tapatalk.comwww.tapatalk.comSocialEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
4,956The Epoch Times 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 to 2017Blocked
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.tvperiscope.tvSharingEnglish2017, 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 to presentUnblocked
34,495Celebrity-Leakscelebrity-leaks.netwww.celebrity-leaks.netNudity and GossipEnglish2017, November to presentUnblocked
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 to unknownUnblocked
91,396GreatFiregreatfire.orggreatfire.orgNetworking Test SiteEnglishUnknown to presentBlocked
106,592Falun Dafafalundafa.orgwww.falundafa.orgSpiritualMultilingual1999, June to 2017Blocked
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 to July 2018?Unblocked
169,633American Bar Associationamericanbar.orgamericanbar.orgNGOEnglishUnknown to present, Nov. 2015Partially Blocked
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