BLOCKED WEBSITES

Which websites are blocked in China?

Google, most Western news, social media and Wikipedia are blocked behind the Great Firewall in mainland China. This 2026 checklist shows what is blocked, what still works, and how a VPN restores access while you travel.

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24 of these sites are typically blocked in mainland China.

Google Needs a VPN Search · Bing works
YouTube Needs a VPN Streaming
Facebook Needs a VPN Social
Instagram Needs a VPN Social
X (Twitter) Needs a VPN Social
Reddit Needs a VPN Social
Wikipedia Needs a VPN Reference
The New York Times Needs a VPN News
The Wall Street Journal Needs a VPN News
Bloomberg Needs a VPN News
Reuters Needs a VPN News
BBC Needs a VPN News
The Guardian Needs a VPN News
The Economist Needs a VPN News
The Washington Post Needs a VPN News
Google Scholar Needs a VPN Reference
Quora Needs a VPN Reference
Medium Needs a VPN Reference
Blogspot / Blogger Needs a VPN Reference
Twitch Needs a VPN Streaming
Vimeo Needs a VPN Streaming
Pinterest Needs a VPN Social
Tumblr Needs a VPN Social
Dropbox Needs a VPN Cloud
Archive.org Unreliable Reference
WordPress.com Unreliable Reference
DuckDuckGo Unreliable Search
Bing Works in China Search
Apple.com Works in China Reference
Amazon Works in China Reference · global site loads; slow
Baidu Works in China Search
Zhihu Works in China Reference
Weibo Works in China Social
Bilibili Works in China Streaming

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Access depends on your network, carrier and region and can change day to day. This is guidance, not a guarantee. Hong Kong and Macau are not behind the mainland firewall.