Mar 16, 2022 20:00:00

Demand for VPN in Russia increased by 2692% compared to before the invasion of Ukraine

Information on the 'TOP10 VPN,' which regularly publishes data on the use of

VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) around the world, has revealed that demand for VPNs is increasing in Russia. The average demand is a tremendous number of '2692% increase' compared to before Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

VPN Demand Statistics: VPN Demand Surges Around the World
https://www.top10vpn.com/research/vpn-demand-statistics/

Russians look to VPNs as Putin locks down internet • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/russian_demand_for_vpns/

According to TOP10VPN, VPNs are sometimes used as the only means of communicating through blocks when authorities try to block the masses from the net and control them.

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, Russian authorities have restricted access to Twitter and Facebook in response to SNS and other services restricting Russian propaganda accounts. I took measures.

VPN demand in Russia has increased since the weekend of February 26th and 27th, but due to the inability to use Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. from Russia, it has exploded to more than 1000% compared to before the invasion of Ukraine. ..

After that, although the numbers settled down a little, it increased at an unprecedented rate from March 11th, when the weekend came again, and on March 14th, 2022, it hit an unprecedented '2692% increase'.

According to the survey, more than 300 sites in total, such as the BBC, Germany's public international broadcaster Deutsche Vole, and the US state broadcaster Voice of America, are blocked in Russia.

Russian authorities are also trying to block VPN traffic.

In Ukraine, which was invaded, VPN demand increased by 40% from the previous month immediately before the invasion, and in the week of February 28, the week after the invasion actually started, the demand was 544% compared to the previous month. It increased, and at the maximum, it increased by 609%. Although the demand has been stable since then, it is still high, 389% higher than the past figures.