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Every major fine big tech has paid, in one place
A neutral, citable directory of the fines, settlements, and penalties imposed on Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, and other platforms across privacy, antitrust, and consumer-protection law. Each entry records the amount, the regulator, what happened, how it affected users, and the current appeal status, with primary sources.
- Penalties tracked
- 60
- Total imposed
- ≈ $54.1Bexcludes annulled
- Companies
- 10
- Regulators
- 20
Browse and filter all penalties
60 of 60 penalties
- Final
Apple · 2016 · EC
Apple's €13B Irish tax recovery
€13B≈ $14B - Paid
Meta · 2019 · FTC
Facebook's $5B FTC penalty after Cambridge Analytica
$5B - Reduced
Google · Android · 2018 · EC
Google fined €4.34B over Android licensing restrictions
€4.1B≈ $4.5B - Under appeal
Google · 2025 · EC
Google fined €2.95B over ad-tech self-preferencing
€3B≈ $3.5B - Final
Google · 2017 · EC
Google fined €2.42B for favouring its own shopping service
€2.4B≈ $2.6B - Paid
Amazon · Prime · 2025 · FTC
Amazon's $2.5B FTC settlement over Prime dark patterns
$2.5B - Under appeal
Apple · 2024 · EC
Apple fined €1.84B over music-streaming anti-steering
€1.8B≈ $2B - Annulled
Google · AdSense · 2019 · EC
Google's €1.49B AdSense fine, later annulled
€1.5B≈ $1.6B - Paid
Meta · 2024 · Texas AG
Meta's $1.4B Texas biometric settlement
$1.4B - Paid
Google · 2025 · Texas AG
Google's $1.375B Texas biometric and privacy settlement
$1.4B - Under appeal
Meta · Facebook · 2023 · DPC
Meta's record €1.2B GDPR fine over EU-US transfers
€1.2B≈ $1.3B - Under appeal
Amazon · 2021 · AGCM
Amazon fined €1.13B over logistics self-preferencing (Italy)
€1.1B≈ $1.2B - Final
Didi · 2022 · CAC
Didi fined ¥8.03B in China over data-security violations
¥8B≈ $1.2B - Reduced
Microsoft · 2008 · EC
Microsoft's €899M non-compliance penalty, cut to €860M
€860M≈ $929M - Under appeal
Meta · Facebook Marketplace · 2024 · EC
Meta fined €797M over Facebook Marketplace
€797.7M≈ $861.5M - Under appeal
Amazon · 2021 · CNPD
Amazon's record €746M GDPR fine (Luxembourg)
€746M≈ $806M - Paid
Google · Play Store · 2023 · US States
Google's $700M Play Store settlement with US states
$700M - Paid
Meta · 2021 · Illinois
Facebook's $650M BIPA facial-recognition settlement
$650M - Final
Microsoft · 2013 · EC
Microsoft fined €561M over the browser choice screen
€561M≈ $606M - Final
TikTok · 2025 · DPC
TikTok fined €530M over EU-China data transfers
€530M≈ $572M - Final
Google · 2021 · Autorité
Google fined €500M over news-copyright bargaining
€500M≈ $540M - Under appeal
Apple · 2025 · EC
Apple's €500M DMA fine over App Store steering
€500M≈ $540M - Final
Microsoft · 2004 · EC
Microsoft fined €497M in the landmark Windows case
€497M≈ $537M - Paid
Apple · 2020 · US Court
Apple's up-to-$500M Batterygate class-action settlement
$500M - Final
Meta · Instagram · 2022 · DPC
Instagram fined €405M over children's data
€405M≈ $437M - Final
Meta · 2023 · DPC
Meta fined €390M over the legal basis for ads
€390M≈ $421M - Reduced
Apple · 2020 · Autorité
Apple's €1.1B French distribution fine, cut to €372M
€372M≈ $402M - Paid
Google · 2022 · US States
Google's $391.5M location-tracking settlement
$391.5M - Final
TikTok · 2023 · DPC
TikTok fined €345M over children's default settings
€345M≈ $372M - Under appeal
Google · YouTube · 2022 · RKN
Roskomnadzor's turnover fine over content removal
₽21.1B≈ $358M - Final
Google · Gmail · 2025 · CNIL
CNIL fines Google €325M over Gmail ads and cookies
€325M≈ $351M - Final
Microsoft · LinkedIn · 2024 · DPC
LinkedIn fined €310M over behavioural advertising
€310M≈ $335M - Under appeal
Uber · 2024 · AP
Uber fined €290M over EU driver-data transfers
€290M≈ $313M - Final
Microsoft · 2006 · EC
Microsoft fined €280.5M for non-compliance
€280.5M≈ $303M - Final
Meta · Facebook · 2022 · DPC
Meta fined €265M over data scraping
€265M≈ $286M - Annulled
Amazon · 2017 · EC
Amazon's €250M Luxembourg tax order, later annulled
€250M≈ $270M - Final
Meta · WhatsApp · 2021 · DPC
WhatsApp fined €225M over transparency
€225M≈ $243M - Final
Google · 2021 · Autorité
Google fined €220M for ad-tech self-preferencing (France)
€220M≈ $238M - Final
Meta · 2025 · EC
Meta's €200M DMA fine over 'pay or consent'
€200M≈ $216M - Final
Google · Android · 2021 · KFTC
KFTC fines Google KRW 207B over Android restrictions
₩207.4B≈ $177M - Paid
Google · YouTube · 2019 · FTC
YouTube's $170M COPPA settlement over children's data
$170M - Final
Google · 2022 · CNIL
CNIL fines Google €150M over hard-to-refuse cookies
€150M≈ $162M - Final
Apple · 2025 · Autorité
Apple fined €150M over App Tracking Transparency
€150M≈ $162M - Final
Google · Android · 2022 · CCI
CCI fines Google ₹1,337 crore over Android dominance
₹13.4B≈ $161M - Paid
X (Twitter) · 2022 · FTC
Twitter's $150M FTC penalty over 2FA phone numbers
$150M - Final
Google · Play Store · 2022 · CCI
CCI fines Google ₹936 crore over Play Store billing
₹9.4B≈ $113M - Paid
Apple · 2020 · US States
Apple's $113M Batterygate settlement with 34 states
$113M - Final
Google · 2020 · CNIL
CNIL fines Google €100M over advertising cookies
€100M≈ $108M - Final
Microsoft · Bing · 2022 · CNIL
CNIL fines Microsoft €60M over Bing cookies
€60M≈ $65M - Final
Google · 2019 · CNIL
CNIL fines Google €50M over Android ad consent
€50M≈ $54M - Final
Apple · 2022 · ACM
Apple's €50M in weekly ACM penalties over dating-app payments
€50M≈ $54M - Final
Amazon · 2020 · CNIL
CNIL fines Amazon €35M over advertising cookies
€35M≈ $37.8M - Final
Apple · 2020 · DGCCRF
Apple fined €25M over undisclosed iPhone throttling
€25M≈ $27M - Paid
Amazon · Alexa · 2023 · FTC
Amazon's $25M Alexa settlement over children's recordings
$25M - Paid
Google · 2012 · FTC
Google's $22.5M FTC fine over Safari cookie tracking
$22.5M - Final
Meta · Facebook · 2022 · DPC
Meta fined €17M over 2018 data breaches
€17M≈ $18.4M - Annulled
OpenAI · ChatGPT · 2024 · Garante
OpenAI's €15M ChatGPT fine, annulled in 2026
€15M≈ $16.2M - Final
Meta · 2024 · PIPC
PIPC fines Meta KRW 21.6B over sensitive-data collection
₩21.6B≈ $15M - Final
Apple · 2020 · AGCM
Apple fined €10M over iPhone water-resistance claims
€10M≈ $10.8M - Paid
Amazon · Ring · 2023 · FTC
Amazon's $5.8M Ring settlement over camera access
$5.8M
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Amazon · 2025
Amazon's $2.5B FTC settlement over Prime dark patterns
$2.5BGoogle · 2025
Google fined €2.95B over ad-tech self-preferencing
€3B≈ $3.5BGoogle · 2025
CNIL fines Google €325M over Gmail ads and cookies
€325M≈ $351MGoogle · 2025
Google's $1.375B Texas biometric and privacy settlement
$1.4BTikTok · 2025
TikTok fined €530M over EU-China data transfers
€530M≈ $572MMeta · 2025
Meta's €200M DMA fine over 'pay or consent'
€200M≈ $216M
Why this directory exists
Most of these penalties trace back to how companies collect and use personal data. If you build or buy identity and privacy systems, the same failures show up in customer identity architecture and in the cybersecurity research Deepak Gupta publishes across guptadeepak.com. Read the methodology for how entries are sourced and classified.