Every Country Where YouTube Is BANNED in 2026 🚫 Is YouTube Blocked in YOUR Country? (197 Countries)

Where is YouTube banned? We checked all 197 countries in 2026: full blocks, under-16 account bans and bans that were later lifted. Real data, one country at a time. 🔴 6 countries block YouTube right now: 🇬🇦 Gabon (blocked since February 2026), 🇷🇺 Russia (blocked since February 2026), 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan (blocked since at least 2009), 🇮🇷 Iran (blocked since June 2009), 🇨🇳 China (blocked since March 2009), 🇰🇵 North Korea (no open internet for citizens). 🟡 3 countries ban YouTube accounts for under-16s: 🇦🇺 Australia (since Dec 2025), 🇮🇩 Indonesia (since March 2026), 🇲🇾 Malaysia (since June 2026). 🟣 25 countries blocked YouTube before, then lifted the ban: 🇦🇫 Afghanistan, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇲🇲 Myanmar, 🇳🇵 Nepal, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇸🇾 Syria, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan. 🟢 The other 163 countries have no reported YouTube ban. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Intro & North America 0:10 Central America & Caribbean 0:44 South America 1:06 Western & Northern Europe 1:48 Central & Eastern Europe, Balkans 2:23 Russia & Caucasus: Russia banned 2:35 Middle East: Iran banned 3:09 North & West Africa 3:51 Central, East & Southern Africa: Gabon banned 4:57 Central & South Asia: Turkmenistan banned 5:30 East Asia: China & North Korea banned 5:47 Southeast Asia & Oceania 6:40 Final results 👇 Can you watch YouTube where you live? Tell us your country in the comments. 📊 Sources: Wikipedia "Censorship of YouTube", Reuters, BBC, CNN, AP, NetBlocks, OONI, Access Now, Freedom House, Global Voices, Australia's eSafety rules and national news reports. Status as of October 2026. "Allowed" means no reported ban was found. Short internet-wide shutdowns are not counted. This video is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. #youtube #maps #geography