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€ 1,621,691,2321196
Jul 2022€ 1,644,928,0021243
Aug 2022€ 1,646,076,0471284
Sep 2022€ 2,052,311,3371327
Oct 2022€ 2,083,481,0571376
Nov 2022€ 2,356,436,2391424
Dec 2022€ 2,363,769,2421492
Jan 2023€ 2,760,209,4821535
Feb 2023€ 2,762,854,7331571
Mar 2023€ 2,764,464,1931620
Apr 2023€ 2,789,772,0241663
May 2023€ 3,998,624,6641702
Jun 2023€ 4,049,043,7241763
Jul 2023€ 4,052,265,9441803
Aug 2023€ 4,055,764,4241837
Sep 2023€ 4,411,796,5441878
Oct 2023€ 4,430,153,6641918
Nov 2023€ 4,433,270,5841971
Dec 2023€ 4,443,925,7842003
Jan 2024€ 4,476,615,4242032
Feb 2024€ 4,563,920,3642058
Mar 2024€ 4,565,624,5642076
Apr 2024€ 4,581,480,2742109
May 2024€ 4,613,615,3542139
Jun 2024€ 4,622,236,1652172
Jul 2024€ 4,915,825,7412185
Aug 2024€ 4,921,037,0412197
Sep 2024€ 5,012,113,2412210
Oct 2024€ 5,322,347,0412217
Nov 2024€ 5,322,348,0412218

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€ 1,448,44037
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€ 3,498,48034
Sep 2023€ 356,032,12041
Oct 2023€ 18,357,12040
Nov 2023€ 3,116,92053
Dec 2023€ 10,655,20032
Jan 2024€ 32,689,64029
Feb 2024€ 87,304,94026
Mar 2024€ 1,704,20018
Apr 2024€ 15,855,71033
May 2024€ 32,135,08030
Jun 2024€ 8,620,81133
Jul 2024€ 293,589,57613
Aug 2024€ 5,211,30012
Sep 2024€ 91,076,20013
Oct 2024€ 310,233,8007
Nov 2024€ 1,0001
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€ 3,256,363,400 (at 29 fines)
LUXEMBOURG€ 746,314,000 (at 32 fines)
FRANCE€ 371,820,200 (at 62 fines)
THE NETHERLANDS€ 346,030,500 (at 28 fines)
ITALY€ 237,287,258 (at 389 fines)
SPAIN€ 82,411,890 (at 899 fines)
UNITED KINGDOM€ 75,541,500 (at 15 fines)
GERMANY€ 55,578,933 (at 202 fines)
GREECE€ 34,298,540 (at 70 fines)
SWEDEN€ 31,660,230 (at 41 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Country Number of Fines
SPAIN899 (with total € 82,411,890)
ITALY389 (with total € 237,287,258)
GERMANY202 (with total € 55,578,933)
ROMANIA193 (with total € 1,196,950)
POLAND82 (with total € 5,317,479)
GREECE70 (with total € 34,298,540)
HUNGARY68 (with total € 2,518,861)
FRANCE62 (with total € 371,820,200)
NORWAY54 (with total € 12,172,350)
CYPRUS44 (with total € 1,432,500)
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€ 2,410,245,450 (at 620 fines)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing€ 1,963,111,812 (at 663 fines)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security€ 571,973,615 (at 402 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations€ 247,864,260 (at 196 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights€ 101,031,046 (at 226 fines)
Unknown€ 23,267,300 (at 15 fines)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority€ 6,648,729 (at 126 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations€ 3,977,392 (at 46 fines)
Insufficient data processing agreement€ 1,117,110 (at 12 fines)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer€ 968,200 (at 22 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Violation Number of Fines
Insufficient legal basis for data processing663 (with total € 1,963,111,812)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles620 (with total € 2,410,245,450)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security402 (with total € 571,973,615)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights226 (with total € 101,031,046)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations196 (with total € 247,864,260)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority126 (with total € 6,648,729)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations46 (with total € 3,977,392)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer22 (with total € 968,200)
Unknown15 (with total € 23,267,300)
Insufficient data processing agreement12 (with total € 1,117,110)
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€ 3,714,899,366 (at 300 fines)
Industry and Commerce€ 946,934,077 (at 468 fines)
Employment€ 350,097,777 (at 148 fines)
Transportation and Energy€ 173,547,941 (at 123 fines)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting€ 65,358,658 (at 233 fines)
Public Sector and Education€ 27,985,963 (at 253 fines)
Accomodation and Hospitalty€ 22,600,648 (at 74 fines)
Health Care€ 21,346,409 (at 214 fines)
Not assigned€ 2,788,188 (at 145 fines)
Real Estate€ 2,702,431 (at 64 fines)
Individuals and Private Associations€ 1,943,456 (at 306 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Sector Number of Fines
Industry and Commerce468 (with total € 946,934,077)
Individuals and Private Associations306 (with total € 1,943,456)
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting300 (with total € 3,714,899,366)
Public Sector and Education253 (with total € 27,985,963)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting233 (with total € 65,358,658)
Health Care214 (with total € 21,346,409)
Employment148 (with total € 350,097,777)
Not assigned145 (with total € 2,788,188)
Transportation and Energy123 (with total € 173,547,941)
Accomodation and Hospitalty74 (with total € 22,600,648)
Real Estate64 (with total € 2,702,431)
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
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
9WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.Media, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND225000000Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations2021-09-02
10Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMedia, Telecoms and BroadcastingIRELAND91000000Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security2024-09-27