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€ 1,296,257,114860
Nov 2021€ 1,302,624,714899
Dec 2021€ 1,522,221,907956
Jan 2022€ 1,541,551,507992
Feb 2022€ 1,571,268,7071032
Mar 2022€ 1,591,513,8921057
Apr 2022€ 1,599,841,8921108
May 2022€ 1,620,242,7921159
Jun 2022€ 1,621,739,6321195
Jul 2022€ 1,644,976,4021242
Aug 2022€ 1,646,124,4471283
Sep 2022€ 2,052,359,7371326
Oct 2022€ 2,083,523,0571374
Nov 2022€ 2,356,418,2391421
Dec 2022€ 2,363,744,9421488
Jan 2023€ 2,760,121,1821529
Feb 2023€ 2,762,760,8331563
Mar 2023€ 2,764,225,2931611
Apr 2023€ 2,788,827,7241651
May 2023€ 3,997,680,3641690
Jun 2023€ 4,048,018,4241748
Jul 2023€ 4,048,462,3441779
Aug 2023€ 4,051,882,5241807
Sep 2023€ 4,397,073,5241818

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€ 3,995,28033
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€ 8,328,00051
May 2022€ 20,400,90051
Jun 2022€ 1,496,84036
Jul 2022€ 23,236,77047
Aug 2022€ 1,148,04541
Sep 2022€ 406,235,29043
Oct 2022€ 31,163,32048
Nov 2022€ 272,895,18247
Dec 2022€ 7,326,70367
Jan 2023€ 396,376,24041
Feb 2023€ 2,639,65134
Mar 2023€ 1,464,46048
Apr 2023€ 24,602,43140
May 2023€ 1,208,852,64039
Jun 2023€ 50,338,06058
Jul 2023€ 443,92031
Aug 2023€ 3,420,18028
Sep 2023€ 345,191,00011
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€ 2,855,363,400 (at 27 fines)
LUXEMBOURG€ 746,311,500 (at 31 fines)
FRANCE€ 338,894,300 (at 37 fines)
ITALY€ 134,256,927 (at 299 fines)
UNITED KINGDOM€ 75,132,800 (at 13 fines)
SPAIN€ 61,480,470 (at 742 fines)
GERMANY€ 55,385,033 (at 163 fines)
GREECE€ 30,961,000 (at 59 fines)
SWEDEN€ 26,292,730 (at 34 fines)
AUSTRIA€ 24,775,150 (at 20 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Country Number of Fines
SPAIN742 (with total € 61,480,470)
ITALY299 (with total € 134,256,927)
GERMANY163 (with total € 55,385,033)
ROMANIA153 (with total € 879,250)
HUNGARY68 (with total € 2,518,861)
GREECE59 (with total € 30,961,000)
POLAND57 (with total € 3,478,369)
NORWAY50 (with total € 10,417,950)
BELGIUM40 (with total € 1,852,000)
CYPRUS37 (with total € 1,363,500)
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€ 2,025,458,479 (at 485 fines)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing€ 1,642,960,672 (at 588 fines)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security€ 382,357,575 (at 338 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations€ 237,275,080 (at 178 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights€ 97,464,970 (at 180 fines)
Unknown€ 9,250,000 (at 9 fines)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority€ 6,144,029 (at 87 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations€ 1,778,582 (at 31 fines)
Insufficient data processing agreement€ 1,057,110 (at 11 fines)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer€ 919,300 (at 15 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Violation Number of Fines
Insufficient legal basis for data processing588 (with total € 1,642,960,672)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles485 (with total € 2,025,458,479)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security338 (with total € 382,357,575)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights180 (with total € 97,464,970)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations178 (with total € 237,275,080)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority87 (with total € 6,144,029)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations31 (with total € 1,778,582)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer15 (with total € 919,300)
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€ 3,311,232,866 (at 275 fines)
Industry and Commerce€ 864,446,541 (at 416 fines)
Transportation and Energy€ 67,910,570 (at 93 fines)
Employment€ 48,773,177 (at 120 fines)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting€ 42,895,658 (at 187 fines)
Public Sector and Education€ 24,753,063 (at 197 fines)
Accomodation and Hospitalty€ 22,467,148 (at 59 fines)
Health Care€ 16,176,109 (at 174 fines)
Real Estate€ 2,599,231 (at 57 fines)
Individuals and Private Associations€ 1,989,626 (at 239 fines)
Not assigned€ 1,421,808 (at 105 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Sector Number of Fines
Industry and Commerce416 (with total € 864,446,541)
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting275 (with total € 3,311,232,866)
Individuals and Private Associations239 (with total € 1,989,626)
Public Sector and Education197 (with total € 24,753,063)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting187 (with total € 42,895,658)
Health Care174 (with total € 16,176,109)
Employment120 (with total € 48,773,177)
Not assigned105 (with total € 1,421,808)
Transportation and Energy93 (with total € 67,910,570)
Accomodation and Hospitalty59 (with total € 22,467,148)
Real Estate57 (with total € 2,599,231)
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
1Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND1200000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2023-05-12
2Amazon Europe Core S.à.r.l.Industry and CommerceLUXEMBOURG746000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2021-07-16
3Meta Platforms, Inc.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND405000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2022-09-05
4Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND390000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2023-01-04
5TikTok LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND345000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2023-09-01
6Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND265000000Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security2022-11-25
7WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND225000000Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations2021-09-02
8Google LLCMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE90000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31
9Facebook Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE60000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31
10Google Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE60000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31