Google's $700M Play Store settlement with US states
$700M
US State Attorneys General
US · 2023
Status: Final
What happened
All 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, settled antitrust claims over Play Store billing restrictions and deals that limited rival app stores. Of the total, $630M is for a consumer fund and $70M for the states. A federal court gave final approval in August 2026.
How it affected users
Mandatory in-app commissions of roughly 30% inflated prices; the consumer fund pays affected US buyers, mostly automatically.
Status timeline
Dec 18, 2023
Settlement announced: $630M for a consumer fund and $70M for the states.
Aug 18, 2026
Judge James Donato (N.D. Cal.) granted final approval; consumer payments are still to be distributed.
Sources
- Utah Attorney General: $700M multistate Google Play settlementregulator
- Arizona Attorney General: court approves $700M Google settlement over app store monopolyregulator
- Wikipedia: Google Play antitrustnews
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Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "Google's $700M Play Store settlement with US states," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2023-12-18. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/google-us-play-2023/