Statistics: Fines imposed over time
The following statistics show how many fines and what sum of fines have been imposed per month so far. The first overview contains a cumulative summary, that is, all fines accumulated up to each month. The second overview contains the sum and number of fines per month.

Note: Only fines with valid information about year and month that are already included in our database are taken into account.

1. Course of overall sum and number of fines (cumulative):

a) Course of overall sum of fines (cumulative):


b) Course of overall number of fines (cumulative):

Month Sum of Fines (up to month) Number of Fines (up to month)
Jul 2018€ 400,0001
Sep 2018€ 400,3002
Oct 2018€ 400,6883
Nov 2018€ 420,6884
Dec 2018€ 436,3889
Jan 2019€ 50,437,27612
Feb 2019€ 50,502,38424
Mar 2019€ 50,964,68432
Apr 2019€ 51,273,81940
May 2019€ 51,833,34548
Jun 2019€ 52,607,04556
Jul 2019€ 52,974,62062
Aug 2019€ 56,202,45571
Sep 2019€ 57,123,97880
Oct 2019€ 59,001,352108
Nov 2019€ 60,042,922130
Dec 2019€ 72,250,452152
Jan 2020€ 100,366,612168
Feb 2020€ 101,142,302197
Mar 2020€ 107,026,302234
Apr 2020€ 107,830,502242
May 2020€ 108,313,902254
Jun 2020€ 110,341,710286
Jul 2020€ 130,348,258332
Aug 2020€ 130,976,262356
Sep 2020€ 131,720,162377
Oct 2020€ 209,841,520407
Nov 2020€ 228,263,449437
Dec 2020€ 243,832,994494
Jan 2021€ 261,373,144526
Feb 2021€ 263,137,694561
Mar 2021€ 278,321,819609
Apr 2021€ 280,813,839643
May 2021€ 287,920,708679
Jun 2021€ 294,472,308713
Jul 2021€ 1,049,556,508760
Aug 2021€ 1,052,021,308784
Sep 2021€ 1,292,261,834827
Oct 2021€ 1,296,238,414859
Nov 2021€ 1,302,606,014898
Dec 2021€ 1,522,203,207955
Jan 2022€ 1,541,532,807991
Feb 2022€ 1,571,250,0071031
Mar 2022€ 1,591,495,1921056
Apr 2022€ 1,599,815,1921106
May 2022€ 1,619,716,0921156
Jun 2022€ 1,621,212,9321192
Jul 2022€ 1,644,449,7021239
Aug 2022€ 1,645,572,7471279
Sep 2022€ 2,051,700,6371320
Oct 2022€ 2,082,863,9571368
Nov 2022€ 2,355,684,1391414
Dec 2022€ 2,362,866,1421472
Jan 2023€ 2,759,064,2821507
Feb 2023€ 2,761,196,4621528
Mar 2023€ 2,761,586,4321541

2. Sum and number of fines per month (non-cumulative):

a) Sum of fines per month (non-cumulative):


b) Number of fines per month (non-cumulative):

Month Sum of Fines (in month) Number of Fines (in month)
Jul 2018€ 400,0001
Sep 2018€ 3001
Oct 2018€ 3881
Nov 2018€ 20,0001
Dec 2018€ 15,7005
Jan 2019€ 50,000,8883
Feb 2019€ 65,10812
Mar 2019€ 462,3008
Apr 2019€ 309,1358
May 2019€ 559,5268
Jun 2019€ 773,7008
Jul 2019€ 367,5756
Aug 2019€ 3,227,8359
Sep 2019€ 921,5239
Oct 2019€ 1,877,37428
Nov 2019€ 1,041,57022
Dec 2019€ 12,207,53022
Jan 2020€ 28,116,16016
Feb 2020€ 775,69029
Mar 2020€ 5,884,00037
Apr 2020€ 804,2008
May 2020€ 483,40012
Jun 2020€ 2,027,80832
Jul 2020€ 20,006,54846
Aug 2020€ 628,00424
Sep 2020€ 743,90021
Oct 2020€ 78,121,35830
Nov 2020€ 18,421,92930
Dec 2020€ 15,569,54557
Jan 2021€ 17,540,15032
Feb 2021€ 1,764,55035
Mar 2021€ 15,184,12548
Apr 2021€ 2,492,02034
May 2021€ 7,106,86936
Jun 2021€ 6,551,60034
Jul 2021€ 755,084,20047
Aug 2021€ 2,464,80024
Sep 2021€ 240,240,52643
Oct 2021€ 3,976,58032
Nov 2021€ 6,367,60039
Dec 2021€ 219,597,19357
Jan 2022€ 19,329,60036
Feb 2022€ 29,717,20040
Mar 2022€ 20,245,18525
Apr 2022€ 8,320,00050
May 2022€ 19,900,90050
Jun 2022€ 1,496,84036
Jul 2022€ 23,236,77047
Aug 2022€ 1,123,04540
Sep 2022€ 406,127,89041
Oct 2022€ 31,163,32048
Nov 2022€ 272,820,18246
Dec 2022€ 7,182,00358
Jan 2023€ 396,198,14035
Feb 2023€ 2,132,18021
Mar 2023€ 389,97013
Statistics: Countries with highest fines (Top 10)
The following statistics show how many fines and what sum of fines have been imposed per country to date (only top 10 countries).

Note: Only fines with valid information on the amount of the fine are taken into account.

1. By total sum of fines:
Country Sum of Fines
IRELAND€ 1,310,340,900 (at 24 fines)
LUXEMBOURG€ 746,285,100 (at 25 fines)
FRANCE€ 293,419,300 (at 33 fines)
ITALY€ 122,810,996 (at 248 fines)
UNITED KINGDOM€ 60,632,800 (at 12 fines)
SPAIN€ 57,978,730 (at 599 fines)
GERMANY€ 54,777,853 (at 120 fines)
GREECE€ 30,514,000 (at 53 fines)
AUSTRIA€ 24,750,150 (at 19 fines)
SWEDEN€ 16,250,130 (at 28 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Country Number of Fines
SPAIN599 (with total € 57,978,730)
ITALY248 (with total € 122,810,996)
ROMANIA132 (with total € 733,800)
GERMANY120 (with total € 54,777,853)
HUNGARY55 (with total € 1,755,961)
GREECE53 (with total € 30,514,000)
NORWAY50 (with total € 10,417,950)
POLAND47 (with total € 3,422,048)
BELGIUM39 (with total € 1,822,000)
CYPRUS34 (with total € 1,344,250)
Statistics: Fines by type of violation
The following statistics show how many fines and what sum of fines have been imposed per type of GDPR violation to date.

Note: Only fines with valid information on the amount of the fine and on the type of violation are taken into account.

1. By total sum of fines:
Violation Sum of Fines
Non-compliance with general data processing principles€ 1,658,281,479 (at 384 fines)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing€ 430,876,917 (at 507 fines)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security€ 376,443,519 (at 292 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations€ 237,211,440 (at 151 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights€ 51,861,370 (at 150 fines)
Unknown€ 9,250,000 (at 9 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations€ 1,727,161 (at 28 fines)
Insufficient data processing agreement€ 1,057,110 (at 11 fines)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer€ 875,600 (at 13 fines)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority€ 814,529 (at 67 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Violation Number of Fines
Insufficient legal basis for data processing507 (with total € 430,876,917)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles384 (with total € 1,658,281,479)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security292 (with total € 376,443,519)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations151 (with total € 237,211,440)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights150 (with total € 51,861,370)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority67 (with total € 814,529)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations28 (with total € 1,727,161)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer13 (with total € 875,600)
Insufficient data processing agreement11 (with total € 1,057,110)
Unknown9 (with total € 9,250,000)
Statistics: Fines by sectors
The following statistics show how many fines and what sum of fines have been imposed to date in each sector.

Note: Only fines with valid information on the amount of the fine and on the the corresponding sector are taken into account.

1. By total sum of fines:
Sector Sum of Fines
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting€ 1,694,316,741 (at 218 fines)
Industry and Commerce€ 857,192,981 (at 363 fines)
Transportation and Energy€ 64,948,214 (at 77 fines)
Employment€ 48,400,577 (at 107 fines)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting€ 36,308,258 (at 161 fines)
Public Sector and Education€ 24,098,663 (at 184 fines)
Accomodation and Hospitalty€ 22,358,148 (at 54 fines)
Health Care€ 15,727,909 (at 148 fines)
Real Estate€ 2,581,210 (at 50 fines)
Individuals and Private Associations€ 1,651,816 (at 181 fines)
Not assigned€ 814,608 (at 69 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Sector Number of Fines
Industry and Commerce363 (with total € 857,192,981)
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting218 (with total € 1,694,316,741)
Public Sector and Education184 (with total € 24,098,663)
Individuals and Private Associations181 (with total € 1,651,816)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting161 (with total € 36,308,258)
Health Care148 (with total € 15,727,909)
Employment107 (with total € 48,400,577)
Transportation and Energy77 (with total € 64,948,214)
Not assigned69 (with total € 814,608)
Accomodation and Hospitalty54 (with total € 22,358,148)
Real Estate50 (with total € 2,581,210)
Statistics: Highest individual fines (Top 10)
The following statistics shows the highest individual fines imposed to date per data controller (only top 10 fines).

Controller Sector Country Fine [€] Type of Violation Date
1Amazon Europe Core S.à.r.l.Industry and CommerceLUXEMBOURG746000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2021-07-16
2Meta Platforms, Inc.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND405000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2022-09-05
3Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND390000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2023-01-04
4Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND265000000Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security2022-11-25
5WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND225000000Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations2021-09-02
6Google LLCMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE90000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31
7Facebook Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE60000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31
8Google Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE60000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31
9Google LLCMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE50000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2019-01-21
10H&M Hennes & Mauritz Online Shop A.B. & Co. KGEmploymentGERMANY35258708Insufficient legal basis for data processing2020-10-01