List of boycotts

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Past

Time frame Participants Target Cause Main article References
March 1769 Philadelphia merchants
First Continental Congress		 Great Britain Opposition to colonial taxation without representation Continental Association
1848 Milan Austria Austrian state monopolies Five Days of Milan
1880 Irish Land League Charles Boycott
(origin of the term boycott)		 Desired land reform in Ireland Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
1891 Iranian Shia United Kingdom The Shah's granting of a tobacco monopoly to Britain Tobacco Protest
1891-1950 Australian unionists and local residents Local publicans and hotels around Australia Poor wages and conditions for staff in hotels and the high cost of alcohol, accommodation and food [1]
1902 Jews in New York City Kosher meat products Price increases causing unaffordability 1902 kosher meat boycott
1904–1906 China United States The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1902, an extension of the original Act of 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act [2][3]
1905-1907 Indian National Congress
Indian independence movement		 British Raj Opposition to the partition of Bengal and a desire for Indian economic independence Swadeshi movement [4]
1912 Tunisia Compagnie des tramways de Tunis, all Italian businesses in Tunis Young Tunisians Tunis Tram Boycott
1919 China Japan May Fourth Movement Chinese boycotts of Japanese products
1919-1922 Indian National Congress

Mahatma Gandhi

British Raj Opposition to the Rowlett Act and demands for self-rule Non-cooperation movement
-1927 American Jews Ford Motor Company Antisemitism by Henry Ford in The Dearborn Independent
1930-1934 Indian National Congress

Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru

British Raj Demands for Indian independence Civil disobedience movement
March 1933 American Jewish Congress
International critics of Nazism		 Nazi Germany Antisemitism in Nazi Germany Anti-Nazi boycott of 1933
April 1933 Nazi Germany German Jews Anti-Nazi boycotts Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses
1941–1951 Iraq Iraqi Jews Farhud [5]
1942-1945 Indian National Congress

Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru

British Raj Demands for Indian independence Quit India
1948 Nii Kwabena Bonne III

Kwame Nkrumah

Association of West African Merchants Price inflation 1948 Accra riots
1950 Soviet Union United Nations The UN not recognising the People's Republic of China as 'China' Soviet Union boycott of the United Nations
1955–1968 African Americans Various Racial segregation in the United States Civil Rights Movement
Montgomery bus boycott
1961–1983 West Berlin Berlin S-Bahn East German operation of the S-Bahn Berlin S-Bahn
United Farm Workers Grapes and lettuce in retail grocery stores Labor disputes Delano grape strike
1960s–1990 Various academics South African universities Apartheid Academic boycott of South Africa
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1966–1987 Various Coors Brewing Company Anti-LGBT hiring practices

Discrimination towards minorities and women and anti-unionism

Coors strike and boycott [6]
Early April 1973 Americans Meat products Increasing prices 1973 meat boycott
1984–1993 INFACT General Electric Production and promotion of nuclear weapons Corporate Accountability International
1988-1994 Australian Rainforest Action Groups Companies importing rainforest timber from Malaysia to Australia Prevention of the destruction of Indigenous owned rainforests [7]
1989–1998 Rainforest Action Network Mitsubishi Rainforest destruction through its forestry activities Boycott Mitsubishi Campaign [8]
1990-1991 African Americans in New York Korean-American businesses Racial tensions Family Red Apple boycott
1991–1998 Friends of the Lubicon Daishowa Proposed logging of Lubicon Cree territory [9]
1996 CDU/CSU Mission: Impossible, Phenomenon and Chick Corea Association of Corea, Tom Cruise, and John Travolta with Scientology, which is not legally recognized in Germany Template:Section link [10]
1990s–2000 Andrew Vachss Thailand Prostitution of children in Thailand Don't! Buy! Thai!
1998–2003 American gun owners Colt
Smith & Wesson		 Colt and Smith & Wesson's cooperation with Bill Clinton's gun control efforts [11]
2001–2002 Greenpeace
Friends of the Earth
People & Planet		 Esso/ExxonMobil Esso's climate change denial and lack of investment in renewable energy Stop Esso campaign
2003 US conservatives Various celebrities, such as the Dixie Chicks Celebrity opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq Dixie Chicks comments on George W. Bush
2005 Association of University Teachers Bar-Ilan University
University of Haifa		 Bar-Ilan's operations in the West Bank
Haifa's discipline of a lecturer		 Template:Section link
2005-2006 Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd Nissui Company, Sealord Tuna, Gorton's Seafood Involvement of parent company in whaling [12]
2005–2013 International Labor Rights Fund and others Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Forced labour and child labour on rubber plantations in Liberia Firestone Natural Rubber Company [13][14]
1 May 2006 Illegal immigrants in the United States US businesses and schools US immigration policy Great American Boycott
2008 German labor unions Nokia Nokia's closing of a German plant [15]
2008 Stonewall Heinz Heinz's pulling of a commercial featuring two men kissing [16]
2009 Various countries Durban Review Conference Scope of the conference Durban Review Conference#Boycotts
2010 Various BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill Reactions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill#Public reaction
2010 Various Arizona Racial profiling law [17]
2011 Israelis Tnuva Rising food prices and price gouging Cottage cheese boycott
2013-2020 350.org Numerous Australian banks, universities and local governments Divestment from fossil fuels [18]
2018 Moroccans Bottled water and dairy products Price gouging and corruption 2018 Moroccan boycott
2019 Residents of Louisiana National Football League
CBS Sports		 Negligence in rules enforcement that kept the New Orleans Saints out of Super Bowl LIII 2018 NFC Championship Game [19]
2024 Social media users, primarily TikTokers Various celebrities and social media influencers Support for Israel in, or lack of action over, the Gaza war Blockout 2024
2025 David Portnoy (withdrew), Christian McCaffrey, Cheryl Bosa, Bills Mafia National Football League
Fox Sports 		Alleged match fixing and officiating misconduct in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs, particularly in the 2024 AFC Championship Game Super Bowl LIX boycott [20]

Sporting

Event Participants Host nation Cause Main article References
1936 Summer Olympics Athletes from 22 nations Template:Country data Nazi Germany German fascism and Nazism People's Olympiad
1938 FIFA World Cup Various South American nations Template:Country data Third French Republic Selection of a second successive World Cup in Europe Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
1939 International University Games (Vienna) Confédération Internationale des Étudiants Template:Country data Nazi Germany German annexation of Austria
1956 Summer Olympics Cambodia, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, China Template:Country data Australia Suez Crisis, presence of the Soviet Union after the Hungarian Revolution, and the presence of Taiwan Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
1964 Summer Olympics China, North Korea, Indonesia Template:Country data Japan Suspension of Indonesia GANEFO
1966 FIFA World Cup 31 Confederation of Africa Football nations Template:Country data United Kingdom Play-off qualifications and readmission of apartheid South Africa Template:Section link
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off) Soviet Union Template:Country data Chile 1973 Chilean coup d'état
1976 Summer Olympics Various African nations Template:Country data Canada Participation of New Zealand, which had sporting contact with apartheid South Africa Sporting boycott of South Africa during the Apartheid era
1980 Summer Olympics United States
Various nations		 Template:Country data Soviet Union Soviet–Afghan War 1980 Summer Olympics boycott
1984 Summer Olympics Warsaw Pact states (except Romania)
Cuba		 Template:Country data United States 1980 Summer Olympics boycott 1984 Summer Olympics boycott
Friendship Games
1986 Commonwealth Games 32 Afro-Asian nations and 10 Caribbean nations Template:Country data United Kingdom The Thatcher Government's attitude towards sporting links with South Africa Sporting boycott of South Africa during the Apartheid era
1988 Summer Olympics North Korea
Albania, Cuba, Madagascar, Seychelles		 Template:Country data South Korea Korean conflict Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
1995 South Pacific Games Western Samoa, American Samoa, Nauru, Niue Template:Country data French Polynesia French nuclear weapons testing in Mururoa
2017–18 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 9 United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Ukraine Template:Country data Russia Russian doping scandal

Russo-Ukrainian War

2022 Winter Olympics Diplomats from various countries Template:Country data China Chinese human rights issues Template:Section link

Electoral

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Ongoing

Initiation Participants Target Cause Main article References
1949 Arab League Israel Partition of Palestine Arab League boycott of Israel
1977 Various Nestlé Nestlé's promotion of infant formula over breast milk in developing countries Nestlé boycott [21]
1989 Liverpudlians The Sun The SunTemplate:'s coverage of the Hillsborough disaster Template:Section link [22][23]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[24]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[25][26]
2003 Numerous union organizations including SINALTRAINAL Coca-Cola Company Anti-union violence in Colombia and environmental degradation in India Criticism of Coca-Cola [27][28]
2005 Various human rights and anti-occupation activists Israel Israeli–Palestinian conflict Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
2005 Various Muslims worldwide Denmark Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy Economic and social consequences of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy [29]
2008 Opponents of California Proposition 8 Supporters of California Proposition 8 and Utah LDS Church support for Proposition 8 Protests against Proposition 8 supporters [30]
2008 Center for Biological Diversity Bluefin Tuna fishing Overfishing of Bluefin Tuna, leading to their status as an endangered species. [31]
2009 LGBT groups The Salvation Army The Salvation Army's opposition to homosexuality [32]
2010 Canvass for a Cause and other LGBT groups Target Corporation and Best Buy Donations to politician Tom Emmer [33][34][35][36]
2010 Boycott BP BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill Reactions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [37]
2011 LGBT groups Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A's CEO's support of politicians who oppose same-sex marriage Chick-fil-A same-sex marriage controversy [38]
2011 Various Fossil fuel industry Global warming Fossil fuel divestment
2012 PETA Air France Shipping monkeys to laboratories for experimentation [39]
2013 Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa and various others Chevron Corporation Failure to adequately clean up widespread oil pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon from its former Texaco operations Lago Agrio oil field [40]

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2013 Survival International Botswana Eviction of indigenous San people from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Ancestral land conflict in Botswana [42]
2013 International Labor Rights Forum Theo Chocolate Not living up to "fair trade" label because of proven union busting [43][44]
2013 Palestinians living in the United States Syria, Iran Syria and Iran's treatment of Palestinians [45]
2013 Ukrainians Russian products Russian embargoes and the Russo-Ukrainian War Do not buy Russian goods!
2013-2014 LGBT groups Russia, Stolichnaya vodka, 2014 Winter Olympics Russia's anti-LGBT policies [46]
2014 Citizens of Washington, D.C. Tourism to Maryland's 1st congressional district, Eastern Shore of Maryland Interference in District of Columbia home rule Boycott of Maryland's 1st congressional district
2014 Various Nabisco Switching production of products from the United States to Mexico Oreo boycott
2015 Ethical Consumer Amazon Tax avoidance, poor treatment of workers, anti-competitive practices. Criticism of Amazon [47]
2016 American Family Association Target Corporation Mixed sex bathrooms and changing areas [48]
2016 Various Corporations backing Donald Trump Policies and rhetoric of Donald Trump GrabYourWallet [49]
2017 Right-wing commentators and fans of Andy Signore Screen Junkies Defy Media firing him due to allegations of sexual harassment [50]
2018 Various companies with ties to the NRA National Rifle Association of America Stoneman Douglas High School shooting 2018 NRA boycott [51][52][53]
2018 Various companies with ties to The Ingraham Angle, and The Ingraham Angle itself. The Ingraham Angle Laura Ingraham attacking Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg Boycott of The Ingraham Angle
2018 Various companies with ties to Sinclair, and Sinclair itself. Sinclair Broadcast Group Conservative media bias of Sinclair; Sinclair mandating local news to attack certain news organizations Boycott of Sinclair Broadcasting Group
2018 Various Nike, Inc. Featuring of Colin Kaepernick in its advertising campaign, who sparked controversy by kneeling in protest during the national anthem U.S. national anthem kneeling protests [54]
2019 Right-wing commentators and fans of Vic Mignogna Crunchyroll, LLC and Rooster Teeth Severing of ties with Vic Mignogna following sexual harassment allegations [55]
2019 Various Turkey Turkish invasion of Rojava 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria [56]
2019 South Koreans Japan Japan–South Korea trade dispute 2019 boycott of Japanese products in South Korea [57][58]
2020 Indians China 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes Boycott of China in India
2020 Muslim world France (products) French response to the murder of Samuel Paty Murder of Samuel Paty [59][60]
2021 American conservatives The Walt Disney Company Disney's firing of Gina Carano from the Disney+ series The Mandalorian [61][62]
2022 Various multinational corporations Russia and Belarus Response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Boycott of Russia and Belarus
2022 Romanians Austria Austrian veto on Romania's bid to join the Schengen Area. [63]
2022 Twitter users and advertisers Twitter (X) Increase of hate speech on Twitter, and Elon Musk's political activities Twitter under Elon Musk [64]
2022 (accelerated in 2025) Tesla consumers Tesla Elon Musk's political activities, primarily the Department of Government Efficiency from 2025 Tesla Takedown [65]
2023 American conservatives Project Veritas Project Veritas' removal of James O'Keefe. [66]
2023 American conservatives Anheuser-Busch (specifically Bud Light) Bud Light's sponsorship of Dylan Mulvaney. Bud Light boycott [67]
2023 American conservatives Activision (Call of Duty) Call of Duty supporting Pride Month after removing a pack dedicated to Nickmercs. [68]
2024 Canadians, spearheaded by the subreddit r/loblawsisoutofcontrol Loblaws stores and its divisions Accusations of greedflation amidst rising profits as grocery prices increase 2024 Loblaw boycott [69]
2025 Southeastern Europeans Major retail stores Inflation and high food prices 2025 Southeast Europe retail boycotts [70][71]
2025 Numerous people worldwide United States Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to annex territory (Canada and Denmark) 2025 United States boycott
(in Canada: 2025 Canadian boycott of the United States) 		[72]
2025 The People's Union USA, and other organisations Various companies, including Amazon, Target and Walmart Reversal of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the Department of Government Efficiency's actions in the United States federal government and corporate greed in general Economic Blackout [73]
2025 Nintendo consumers Nintendo (Nintendo Switch 2) Accusations of corporate greed and anti-consumerism after revealing the Nintendo Switch 2's price [74]

See also

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