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Censorship Monitor · China Last test

Does Zoom work in China?

Partly. You can join Zoom meetings from mainland China and the site isn’t blocked, but since August 2020 Zoom has sold its service there only through local partners, and mainland users can’t host meetings on Zoom’s own service.

Today’s test · zoom.us

Opens

zoom.us opens normally on China Unicom and China Mobile.

Last confirmed
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China Unicom and China Mobile
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The official status

Zoom in China

Zoom limited new sign-ups in China in May 2020, when free users there lost the ability to host meetings. From 23 August 2020 it stopped selling to, and directly serving, users with a mainland China billing address.

Since then Zoom has been offered in mainland China through local partners such as Bizconf, Zhumu and Umeet. Mainland users can still join Zoom meetings as participants.

The zoom.us website isn’t blocked: independent tests reached it normally from mainland China in 2026. We found no official change to the 2020 arrangement since.

What people use instead

Zoom-based services from its local partners, and Tencent Meeting.

Get past a block

Work apps in China

Zoom works for joining meetings, but most foreign work tools, such as Google’s apps, are blocked in China. A VPN connects you through a server in another country, so they work again; set one up before you travel.

Only government-approved VPNs are legal in China, and most foreign VPNs are blocked.

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Around the world

Where else is Zoom blocked?

No other country we test blocks Zoom right now.

It opens in 23 of the 23 other countries with a current result.

Zoom in every country we test ›

China

What else is blocked in China?

53 of the other 66 sites and apps we test are blocked in China.

All 67 results for China ›

History

Changes for Zoom in China

No confirmed changes since monitoring began on 29 Sep 2026. When a block appears or lifts, and a re-check on several machines agrees, it shows up here.

Method

How we test

  • Every day, test machines on China Unicom and China Mobile home connections open zoom.us.
  • A failure counts only when it happens twice on the same network, while the site opens from other countries.
  • A change is published only after re-checks a few hours later and again the next day, on several machines per provider, confirm it. It’s dated from the first sighting.
  • Test machines caught getting around blocks, through a VPN or a filter-dodging tool, are set aside.
  • We test the website over home broadband. The app, calls and mobile networks can behave differently.

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Questions

Zoom in China: questions

Is Zoom Banned in China?

No. Zoom isn’t blocked in mainland China and you can join meetings there, but since August 2020 it has been sold only through local partners, and mainland users can’t host meetings on Zoom’s own service.

Can I Join a Zoom Meeting from China?

Yes. Zoom said in August 2020 that users in mainland China can keep joining Zoom meetings as participants.

Can I Host Zoom Meetings or Buy Zoom in Mainland China?

Not directly from Zoom. Since 23 August 2020 Zoom has served mainland China only through local partners such as Bizconf, Zhumu and Umeet, and mainland users can’t host meetings on Zoom’s own service.

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Source: vpnAlert Censorship Monitor, https://vpnalert.com/tools/censorship-monitor/china/zoom/

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