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Where is WeChat blocked?

Tencent’s messaging super-app · www.wechat.com

Every day we open WeChat from home internet connections in 24 countries, and record where it’s blocked, since when and how.

23 of 24countries block WeChat today

Blocked in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE, Belarus, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, the UK, Australia and Brazil.

China: BlockedIndia: BlockedIndonesia: BlockedMalaysia: BlockedPakistan: BlockedSouth Korea: BlockedThailand: BlockedVietnam: BlockedEgypt: BlockedIran: BlockedSaudi Arabia: BlockedTurkey: BlockedUAE: BlockedBelarus: BlockedFrance: BlockedGermany: BlockedItaly: BlockedNetherlands: BlockedRussia: BlockedSpain: BlockedUK: BlockedAustralia: BlockedBrazil: BlockedUS: Opens
  • Blocked
  • Blocked on some networks
  • Turned away by the site
  • Opens
  • Not monitored

Country by country

WeChat in each country we test

Blocked means every network we test there failed to open www.wechat.com, twice, while it opened elsewhere. “Turned away by the site” means WeChat itself refused visitors from that country.

WeChat in each country we test
CountryResultSinceHow it fails
AustraliaTelstra and OptusBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Telstra and Optus
BelarusBeltelecom and MTS BelarusBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Beltelecom and MTS Belarus
BrazilClaro and VivoBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Claro and Vivo
ChinaChina Unicom and China MobileBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on China Unicom and China Mobile
EgyptTwo connectionsBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Telecom Egypt and Huawei Cloud
FranceOrange and FreeBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Orange and Free
GermanyDeutsche Telekom and VodafoneBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone
IndiaJio and AirtelBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection is cut on Jio and Airtel
IndonesiaTelkom Indonesia and XL AxiataBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Telkom Indonesia and XL Axiata
IranTwo connectionsBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on ArvanCloud
ItalyTIM and FastwebBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on TIM and Fastweb
MalaysiaTM Unifi and MaxisBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on TM Unifi and Maxis
NetherlandsKPN and ZiggoBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on KPN and Ziggo
PakistanPTCL and NayatelBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on PTCL and Nayatel
RussiaRostelecom and MTSBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Rostelecom and MTS
Saudi ArabiaTwo connectionsBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Oracle Cloud
South KoreaKT and SK BroadbandBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on KT and SK Broadband
SpainMovistar and OrangeBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Movistar and Orange
ThailandAIS Fibre and TOTBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on AIS Fibre and TOT
TurkeyTürk Telekom and Turkcell SuperonlineBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Türk Telekom and Turkcell Superonline
UAEEtisalat and duBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Etisalat and du
UKBT and Virgin MediaBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on BT and Virgin Media
VietnamViettel and FPT TelecomBlocked29 Sep 2026*the connection never completes on Viettel and FPT Telecom
USComcast Xfinity and AT&TOpens

* The day monitoring began: the block may be older.

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History

Changes for WeChat

No confirmed changes since monitoring began on 29 Sep 2026. When a block appears or lifts, and a second test agrees, it shows up here.

Method

How we test

  • Test machines on two big home-internet providers in each country open the homepage every day.
  • 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 a second test, a few hours later, agrees. It’s dated from the first sighting.
  • We test websites over home broadband. Apps, calls and mobile networks can behave differently.