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€ 2,760,117,0821528
Feb 2023€ 2,762,756,7331562
Mar 2023€ 2,764,177,3931607
Apr 2023€ 2,779,506,4931633
May 2023€ 3,987,926,8531657
Jun 2023€ 3,988,078,1531664

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€ 396,372,14040
Feb 2023€ 2,639,65134
Mar 2023€ 1,420,66045
Apr 2023€ 15,329,10026
May 2023€ 1,208,420,36024
Jun 2023€ 151,3007
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€ 2,510,340,900 (at 25 fines)
LUXEMBOURG€ 746,311,500 (at 31 fines)
FRANCE€ 298,744,300 (at 35 fines)
ITALY€ 123,419,596 (at 266 fines)
UNITED KINGDOM€ 75,132,800 (at 13 fines)
SPAIN€ 59,723,830 (at 658 fines)
GERMANY€ 55,110,633 (at 152 fines)
GREECE€ 30,601,000 (at 57 fines)
AUSTRIA€ 24,775,150 (at 20 fines)
SWEDEN€ 16,267,730 (at 29 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Country Number of Fines
SPAIN658 (with total € 59,723,830)
ITALY266 (with total € 123,419,596)
GERMANY152 (with total € 55,110,633)
ROMANIA145 (with total € 789,750)
HUNGARY67 (with total € 2,313,861)
GREECE57 (with total € 30,601,000)
NORWAY50 (with total € 10,417,950)
POLAND50 (with total € 3,440,669)
BELGIUM39 (with total € 1,822,000)
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€ 1,674,804,139 (at 428 fines)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing€ 1,632,075,697 (at 544 fines)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security€ 379,876,319 (at 318 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations€ 237,252,080 (at 166 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights€ 52,264,270 (at 166 fines)
Unknown€ 9,250,000 (at 9 fines)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority€ 6,048,029 (at 74 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 processing544 (with total € 1,632,075,697)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles428 (with total € 1,674,804,139)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security318 (with total € 379,876,319)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights166 (with total € 52,264,270)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations166 (with total € 237,252,080)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority74 (with total € 6,048,029)
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€ 2,910,086,691 (at 247 fines)
Industry and Commerce€ 863,645,141 (at 387 fines)
Transportation and Energy€ 65,601,614 (at 83 fines)
Employment€ 48,432,177 (at 113 fines)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting€ 39,162,658 (at 176 fines)
Public Sector and Education€ 24,268,363 (at 188 fines)
Accomodation and Hospitalty€ 22,446,648 (at 56 fines)
Health Care€ 15,984,209 (at 164 fines)
Real Estate€ 2,586,531 (at 52 fines)
Individuals and Private Associations€ 1,930,586 (at 205 fines)
Not assigned€ 1,180,908 (at 91 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Sector Number of Fines
Industry and Commerce387 (with total € 863,645,141)
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting247 (with total € 2,910,086,691)
Individuals and Private Associations205 (with total € 1,930,586)
Public Sector and Education188 (with total € 24,268,363)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting176 (with total € 39,162,658)
Health Care164 (with total € 15,984,209)
Employment113 (with total € 48,432,177)
Not assigned91 (with total € 1,180,908)
Transportation and Energy83 (with total € 65,601,614)
Accomodation and Hospitalty56 (with total € 22,446,648)
Real Estate52 (with total € 2,586,531)
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
5Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND265000000Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security2022-11-25
6WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND225000000Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations2021-09-02
7Google LLCMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE90000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31
8Facebook Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE60000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31
9Google Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE60000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2021-12-31
10Google LLCMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingFRANCE50000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2019-01-21