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€ 257,373,144526
Feb 2021€ 259,137,694561
Mar 2021€ 274,321,819609
Apr 2021€ 276,813,839643
May 2021€ 283,920,708679
Jun 2021€ 290,472,308713
Jul 2021€ 1,045,556,508760
Aug 2021€ 1,046,521,308784
Sep 2021€ 1,286,761,834827
Oct 2021€ 1,290,757,114860
Nov 2021€ 1,297,124,714899
Dec 2021€ 1,516,721,907956
Jan 2022€ 1,536,051,507992
Feb 2022€ 1,565,518,7071032
Mar 2022€ 1,585,763,8921057
Apr 2022€ 1,594,091,8921108
May 2022€ 1,614,492,7921159
Jun 2022€ 1,615,941,2321196
Jul 2022€ 1,639,178,0021243
Aug 2022€ 1,640,326,0471284
Sep 2022€ 2,046,561,3371327
Oct 2022€ 2,077,731,0571376
Nov 2022€ 2,350,686,2391424
Dec 2022€ 2,358,019,2421492
Jan 2023€ 2,754,459,4821535
Feb 2023€ 2,757,104,7331571
Mar 2023€ 2,758,714,1931620
Apr 2023€ 2,784,022,0241663
May 2023€ 3,992,874,6641702
Jun 2023€ 4,043,293,7241763
Jul 2023€ 4,046,515,9441803
Aug 2023€ 4,050,014,4241838
Sep 2023€ 4,406,046,5441879
Oct 2023€ 4,424,403,6641919
Nov 2023€ 4,427,520,5841972
Dec 2023€ 4,444,675,7842005
Jan 2024€ 4,477,638,4242035
Feb 2024€ 4,576,443,3642064
Mar 2024€ 4,578,147,5642082
Apr 2024€ 4,594,528,2742116
May 2024€ 4,627,153,3542149
Jun 2024€ 4,637,774,1652184
Jul 2024€ 4,936,393,7412199
Aug 2024€ 4,941,605,0412211
Sep 2024€ 5,037,201,6032235
Oct 2024€ 5,347,674,6032252
Nov 2024€ 5,378,519,5832273
Dec 2024€ 5,639,884,4832293
Jan 2025€ 5,641,358,4832319
Feb 2025€ 5,644,493,7832336
Mar 2025€ 5,660,050,2832377
Apr 2025€ 5,669,374,6432416
May 2025€ 6,202,010,0432426
Jun 2025€ 6,205,479,6432435

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€ 13,540,15032
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€ 964,80024
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€ 29,467,20040
Mar 2022€ 20,245,18525
Apr 2022€ 8,328,00051
May 2022€ 20,400,90051
Jun 2022€ 1,448,44037
Jul 2022€ 23,236,77047
Aug 2022€ 1,148,04541
Sep 2022€ 406,235,29043
Oct 2022€ 31,169,72049
Nov 2022€ 272,955,18248
Dec 2022€ 7,333,00368
Jan 2023€ 396,440,24043
Feb 2023€ 2,645,25136
Mar 2023€ 1,609,46049
Apr 2023€ 25,307,83143
May 2023€ 1,208,852,64039
Jun 2023€ 50,419,06061
Jul 2023€ 3,222,22040
Aug 2023€ 3,498,48035
Sep 2023€ 356,032,12041
Oct 2023€ 18,357,12040
Nov 2023€ 3,116,92053
Dec 2023€ 17,155,20033
Jan 2024€ 32,962,64030
Feb 2024€ 98,804,94029
Mar 2024€ 1,704,20018
Apr 2024€ 16,380,71034
May 2024€ 32,625,08033
Jun 2024€ 10,620,81135
Jul 2024€ 298,619,57615
Aug 2024€ 5,211,30012
Sep 2024€ 95,596,56224
Oct 2024€ 310,473,00017
Nov 2024€ 30,844,98021
Dec 2024€ 261,364,90020
Jan 2025€ 1,474,00026
Feb 2025€ 3,135,30017
Mar 2025€ 15,556,50041
Apr 2025€ 9,324,36039
May 2025€ 532,635,40010
Jun 2025€ 3,469,6009
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€ 4,038,038,400 (at 33 fines)
LUXEMBOURG€ 746,489,000 (at 33 fines)
FRANCE€ 374,565,200 (at 69 fines)
THE NETHERLANDS€ 350,270,500 (at 30 fines)
ITALY€ 276,458,000 (at 425 fines)
SPAIN€ 117,683,250 (at 983 fines)
GERMANY€ 102,212,554 (at 215 fines)
UNITED KINGDOM€ 82,715,800 (at 19 fines)
GREECE€ 34,743,540 (at 73 fines)
SWEDEN€ 31,701,430 (at 45 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Country Number of Fines
SPAIN983 (with total € 117,683,250)
ITALY425 (with total € 276,458,000)
ROMANIA226 (with total € 1,441,950)
GERMANY215 (with total € 102,212,554)
POLAND93 (with total € 12,463,779)
GREECE73 (with total € 34,743,540)
FRANCE69 (with total € 374,565,200)
HUNGARY68 (with total € 2,518,861)
NORWAY56 (with total € 12,532,350)
CYPRUS45 (with total € 1,435,500)
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
Insufficient legal basis for data processing€ 2,507,757,757 (at 719 fines)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles€ 2,506,144,350 (at 684 fines)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security€ 853,893,412 (at 463 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations€ 252,723,560 (at 201 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights€ 102,223,046 (at 235 fines)
Unknown€ 22,848,041 (at 18 fines)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority€ 6,869,569 (at 145 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations€ 3,984,292 (at 47 fines)
Insufficient data processing agreement€ 1,123,110 (at 13 fines)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer€ 978,000 (at 25 fines)
Lack of appointment of data protection officer€ 25,000 (at 3 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Violation Number of Fines
Insufficient legal basis for data processing719 (with total € 2,507,757,757)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles684 (with total € 2,506,144,350)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security463 (with total € 853,893,412)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights235 (with total € 102,223,046)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations201 (with total € 252,723,560)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority145 (with total € 6,869,569)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations47 (with total € 3,984,292)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer25 (with total € 978,000)
Unknown18 (with total € 22,848,041)
Insufficient data processing agreement13 (with total € 1,123,110)
Lack of appointment of data protection officer3 (with total € 25,000)
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€ 4,579,736,628 (at 329 fines)
Industry and Commerce€ 948,671,177 (at 506 fines)
Employment€ 356,250,977 (at 161 fines)
Transportation and Energy€ 204,631,821 (at 140 fines)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting€ 75,007,458 (at 273 fines)
Health Care€ 30,893,309 (at 244 fines)
Public Sector and Education€ 30,199,263 (at 273 fines)
Accomodation and Hospitality€ 22,651,648 (at 80 fines)
Individuals and Private Associations€ 4,146,256 (at 313 fines)
Not assigned€ 3,375,928 (at 157 fines)
Real Estate€ 2,989,631 (at 75 fines)
Unknown€ 16,041 (at 2 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Sector Number of Fines
Industry and Commerce506 (with total € 948,671,177)
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting329 (with total € 4,579,736,628)
Individuals and Private Associations313 (with total € 4,146,256)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting273 (with total € 75,007,458)
Public Sector and Education273 (with total € 30,199,263)
Health Care244 (with total € 30,893,309)
Employment161 (with total € 356,250,977)
Not assigned157 (with total € 3,375,928)
Transportation and Energy140 (with total € 204,631,821)
Accomodation and Hospitality80 (with total € 22,651,648)
Real Estate75 (with total € 2,989,631)
Unknown2 (with total € 16,041)
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
3TikTok Technology LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND530000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2025-05-02
4Meta Platforms, Inc.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND405000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2022-09-05
5Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND390000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2023-01-04
6TikTok LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND345000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2023-09-01
7LinkedInMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND310000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2024-10-24
8Uber Technologies Inc., Uber B.V.EmploymentTHE NETHERLANDS290000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2024-07-22
9Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND265000000Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security2022-11-25
10Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND251000000Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security2024-12-17