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€ 52,607,44557
Jul 2019€ 52,975,02063
Aug 2019€ 56,202,85572
Sep 2019€ 57,124,37881
Oct 2019€ 75,004,152111
Nov 2019€ 76,045,722133
Dec 2019€ 88,255,252156
Jan 2020€ 116,371,412172
Feb 2020€ 117,147,102201
Mar 2020€ 123,031,102238
Apr 2020€ 123,835,302246
May 2020€ 124,318,702258
Jun 2020€ 126,350,520291
Jul 2020€ 146,357,868339
Aug 2020€ 146,991,072366
Sep 2020€ 147,761,022392
Oct 2020€ 225,894,410423
Nov 2020€ 244,324,339456
Dec 2020€ 260,022,724526
Jan 2021€ 264,102,214561
Feb 2021€ 265,868,444599
Mar 2021€ 281,052,769648
Apr 2021€ 283,544,789682
May 2021€ 290,652,458719
Jun 2021€ 297,212,058757
Jul 2021€ 306,296,258804
Aug 2021€ 307,261,058828
Sep 2021€ 548,001,584872
Oct 2021€ 551,996,864905
Nov 2021€ 558,366,264946
Dec 2021€ 777,963,4571003
Jan 2022€ 797,293,0571039
Feb 2022€ 826,760,2571079
Mar 2022€ 847,005,4421104
Apr 2022€ 855,333,4421155
May 2022€ 875,734,3421206
Jun 2022€ 877,182,7821243
Jul 2022€ 900,419,5521290
Aug 2022€ 901,567,5971331
Sep 2022€ 1,307,802,8871374
Oct 2022€ 1,338,972,6071423
Nov 2022€ 1,611,928,1891472
Dec 2022€ 1,619,261,1921540
Jan 2023€ 2,015,715,2521585
Feb 2023€ 2,018,360,5031621
Mar 2023€ 2,019,970,9831671
Apr 2023€ 2,045,280,1841716
May 2023€ 3,254,136,6341756
Jun 2023€ 3,304,557,2541818
Jul 2023€ 3,307,779,4741858
Aug 2023€ 3,311,283,1241895
Sep 2023€ 3,667,316,2841937
Oct 2023€ 3,685,673,4041977
Nov 2023€ 3,688,790,3242030
Dec 2023€ 3,705,945,5242063
Jan 2024€ 3,721,923,3642094
Feb 2024€ 3,820,728,3042123
Mar 2024€ 3,822,432,5042141
Apr 2024€ 3,838,813,2142175
May 2024€ 3,871,438,2942208
Jun 2024€ 3,882,159,1052244
Jul 2024€ 4,180,778,6812259
Aug 2024€ 4,188,989,9812273
Sep 2024€ 4,284,586,5432297
Oct 2024€ 4,595,064,5432315
Nov 2024€ 4,625,981,3232339
Dec 2024€ 4,887,703,2232360
Jan 2025€ 4,889,104,9232392
Feb 2025€ 4,892,240,2232409
Mar 2025€ 4,901,510,2232452
Apr 2025€ 4,911,763,7832499
May 2025€ 5,446,494,5432529
Jun 2025€ 5,450,928,7082561
Jul 2025€ 5,455,627,7522592
Aug 2025€ 5,460,296,1322616
Sep 2025€ 5,943,167,9722656
Oct 2025€ 5,963,357,9222682
Nov 2025€ 5,985,225,9542712
Dec 2025€ 5,992,768,2282748
Jan 2026€ 6,040,751,4572769
Feb 2026€ 6,060,654,8972796
Mar 2026€ 6,060,797,8972801
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€ 774,1009
Jul 2019€ 367,5756
Aug 2019€ 3,227,8359
Sep 2019€ 921,5239
Oct 2019€ 17,879,77430
Nov 2019€ 1,041,57022
Dec 2019€ 12,209,53023
Jan 2020€ 28,116,16016
Feb 2020€ 775,69029
Mar 2020€ 5,884,00037
Apr 2020€ 804,2008
May 2020€ 483,40012
Jun 2020€ 2,031,81833
Jul 2020€ 20,007,34848
Aug 2020€ 633,20427
Sep 2020€ 769,95026
Oct 2020€ 78,133,38831
Nov 2020€ 18,429,92933
Dec 2020€ 15,698,38570
Jan 2021€ 4,079,49035
Feb 2021€ 1,766,23038
Mar 2021€ 15,184,32549
Apr 2021€ 2,492,02034
May 2021€ 7,107,66937
Jun 2021€ 6,559,60038
Jul 2021€ 9,084,20047
Aug 2021€ 964,80024
Sep 2021€ 240,740,52644
Oct 2021€ 3,995,28033
Nov 2021€ 6,369,40041
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€ 272,955,58249
Dec 2022€ 7,333,00368
Jan 2023€ 396,454,06045
Feb 2023€ 2,645,25136
Mar 2023€ 1,610,48050
Apr 2023€ 25,309,20145
May 2023€ 1,208,856,45040
Jun 2023€ 50,420,62062
Jul 2023€ 3,222,22040
Aug 2023€ 3,503,65037
Sep 2023€ 356,033,16042
Oct 2023€ 18,357,12040
Nov 2023€ 3,116,92053
Dec 2023€ 17,155,20033
Jan 2024€ 15,977,84031
Feb 2024€ 98,804,94029
Mar 2024€ 1,704,20018
Apr 2024€ 16,380,71034
May 2024€ 32,625,08033
Jun 2024€ 10,720,81136
Jul 2024€ 298,619,57615
Aug 2024€ 8,211,30014
Sep 2024€ 95,596,56224
Oct 2024€ 310,478,00018
Nov 2024€ 30,916,78024
Dec 2024€ 261,721,90021
Jan 2025€ 1,401,70032
Feb 2025€ 3,135,30017
Mar 2025€ 9,270,00043
Apr 2025€ 10,253,56047
May 2025€ 534,730,76030
Jun 2025€ 4,434,16532
Jul 2025€ 4,699,04431
Aug 2025€ 4,668,38024
Sep 2025€ 482,871,84040
Oct 2025€ 20,189,95026
Nov 2025€ 21,868,03230
Dec 2025€ 7,542,27436
Jan 2026€ 47,983,22921
Feb 2026€ 19,903,44027
Mar 2026€ 143,0005
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€ 4,038,205,900 (at 36 fines)
FRANCE€ 888,115,200 (at 81 fines)
THE NETHERLANDS€ 353,395,500 (at 42 fines)
ITALY€ 278,257,360 (at 497 fines)
SPAIN€ 136,726,042 (at 1055 fines)
UNITED KINGDOM€ 117,166,905 (at 27 fines)
GERMANY€ 93,403,054 (at 218 fines)
AUSTRIA€ 42,509,000 (at 38 fines)
GREECE€ 35,560,540 (at 89 fines)
SWEDEN€ 32,266,430 (at 46 fines)
2. By total number of fines:
Country Number of Fines
SPAIN1055 (with total € 136,726,042)
ITALY497 (with total € 278,257,360)
ROMANIA280 (with total € 1,878,150)
GERMANY218 (with total € 93,403,054)
POLAND110 (with total € 17,841,668)
GREECE89 (with total € 35,560,540)
CZECH REPUBLIC81 (with total € 14,323,433)
FRANCE81 (with total € 888,115,200)
HUNGARY69 (with total € 2,545,261)
NORWAY57 (with total € 12,554,000)
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€ 2,995,886,905 (at 841 fines)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles€ 1,787,362,252 (at 753 fines)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security€ 934,127,957 (at 547 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations€ 252,723,860 (at 202 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights€ 103,164,916 (at 291 fines)
Unknown€ 24,325,341 (at 19 fines)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority€ 7,140,579 (at 166 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations€ 4,000,712 (at 51 fines)
Insufficient data processing agreement€ 3,906,320 (at 18 fines)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer€ 978,000 (at 25 fines)
Lack of appointment of data protection officer€ 270,049 (at 8 fines)
2. By total number of fines:
Violation Number of Fines
Insufficient legal basis for data processing841 (with total € 2,995,886,905)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles753 (with total € 1,787,362,252)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security547 (with total € 934,127,957)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights291 (with total € 103,164,916)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations202 (with total € 252,723,860)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority166 (with total € 7,140,579)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations51 (with total € 4,000,712)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer25 (with total € 978,000)
Unknown19 (with total € 24,325,341)
Insufficient data processing agreement18 (with total € 3,906,320)
Lack of appointment of data protection officer8 (with total € 270,049)
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€ 4,970,401,518 (at 361 fines)
Industry and Commerce€ 369,902,927 (at 573 fines)
Employment€ 351,377,741 (at 196 fines)
Transportation and Energy€ 229,727,523 (at 162 fines)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting€ 89,124,108 (at 310 fines)
Public Sector and Education€ 37,263,802 (at 334 fines)
Health Care€ 32,340,129 (at 265 fines)
Accomodation and Hospitality€ 22,755,548 (at 92 fines)
Individuals and Private Associations€ 4,308,351 (at 337 fines)
Not assigned€ 3,673,673 (at 211 fines)
Real Estate€ 3,011,571 (at 80 fines)
2. By total number of fines:
Sector Number of Fines
Industry and Commerce573 (with total € 369,902,927)
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting361 (with total € 4,970,401,518)
Individuals and Private Associations337 (with total € 4,308,351)
Public Sector and Education334 (with total € 37,263,802)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting310 (with total € 89,124,108)
Health Care265 (with total € 32,340,129)
Not assigned211 (with total € 3,673,673)
Employment196 (with total € 351,377,741)
Transportation and Energy162 (with total € 229,727,523)
Accomodation and Hospitality92 (with total € 22,755,548)
Real Estate80 (with total € 3,011,571)
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
2TikTok Technology LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND530000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2025-05-02
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
6LinkedInMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND310000000Insufficient legal basis for data processing2024-10-24
7Uber Technologies Inc., Uber B.V.EmploymentTHE NETHERLANDS290000000Non-compliance with general data processing principles2024-07-22
8Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND265000000Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security2022-11-25
9Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND251000000Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security2024-12-17
10WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND225000000Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations2021-09-02
 
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