Does ExpressVPN work in Indonesia?

As of Sep 10, 2026, ExpressVPN was last confirmed working in Indonesia on Jul 22, 2026, and we have not re-verified it since.

Status: working (unconfirmed since Jul 22, 2026)
Confidence: low
Last verified: Jul 22, 2026
Method: No special mode needed; Indonesia blocks at DNS/website level (Trust Positif), tunnels not targeted; expressvpn.com is not in Trust Positif enforcement per OONI

ExpressVPN was last confirmed working in Indonesia on Jul 22, 2026. We have not re-verified it since. Get ExpressVPN

What we're seeing

OONI shows expressvpn.com reachable from May 1 to July 21, 2026: zero confirmed blocks, one anomaly on June 20, and a handful of isolated failures. Indonesia's only direct VPN action was August 2024, when Kominfo blocked 3 unnamed free VPN apps over gambling and explicitly said paid VPNs were not targeted. No complaint about ExpressVPN in Indonesia surfaced anywhere; low confidence pending direct tunnel reports.

Sources for the above:

user_report (Jul 22, 2026): OONI May 1 to Jul 21 2026: 0 confirmed blocks, 1 anomaly (Jun 20), 3 isolated failures, 2-11 ok/day; per-ASN breakdown not obtained (API rate-limited); website not tunnel
reddit (Jul 22, 2026): Background (archive): newest r/indonesia ExpressVPN mention Dec 2023 with no failure reports; zero Indonesia posts in r/expressvpn; weak absence-of-complaints signal
news (Aug 1, 2024): Background (Aug 2024): Kominfo blocked 3 unnamed free VPN apps over gambling and explicitly said paid VPNs were not targeted; no later action against ExpressVPN or any paid VPN found

Common questions

Is using a VPN legal in Indonesia?

Yes. No law bans VPN use. The government has only floated permit rules for providers and once urged people to uninstall free VPN apps during the 2019 social media restrictions.

Do I need obfuscation in Indonesia?

No. Indonesia blocks websites at the DNS level (Trust Positif), not VPN tunnels. Standard protocols connect normally on the major ISPs as of July 2026.

Why do people in Indonesia use VPNs?

To reach sites on the Trust Positif blocklist, which included Reddit until July 2026 (unblocked after 11 years) and briefly Telegram in June 2026. Any working VPN does the job; see the table for current statuses.