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€ 2,363,751,2421489
Jan 2023€ 2,760,191,4821532
Feb 2023€ 2,762,831,1331566
Mar 2023€ 2,764,295,5931614
Apr 2023€ 2,788,903,4241655
May 2023€ 3,997,756,0641694
Jun 2023€ 4,048,165,1241755
Jul 2023€ 4,051,342,3441794
Aug 2023€ 4,054,840,8241828
Sep 2023€ 4,410,872,9441869
Oct 2023€ 4,429,223,0641908
Nov 2023€ 4,432,289,9841959
Dec 2023€ 4,442,945,1841991
Jan 2024€ 4,475,553,3242010
Feb 2024€ 4,479,494,8242017
Mar 2024€ 4,480,365,8242020

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€ 7,333,00368
Jan 2023€ 396,440,24043
Feb 2023€ 2,639,65134
Mar 2023€ 1,464,46048
Apr 2023€ 24,607,83141
May 2023€ 1,208,852,64039
Jun 2023€ 50,409,06061
Jul 2023€ 3,177,22039
Aug 2023€ 3,498,48034
Sep 2023€ 356,032,12041
Oct 2023€ 18,350,12039
Nov 2023€ 3,066,92051
Dec 2023€ 10,655,20032
Jan 2024€ 32,608,14019
Feb 2024€ 3,941,5007
Mar 2024€ 871,0003
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€ 746,314,000 (at 32 fines)
FRANCE€ 371,699,300 (at 45 fines)
ITALY€ 149,314,327 (at 348 fines)
SPAIN€ 77,224,030 (at 815 fines)
UNITED KINGDOM€ 75,532,800 (at 14 fines)
GERMANY€ 55,388,233 (at 176 fines)
GREECE€ 31,077,000 (at 66 fines)
SWEDEN€ 26,462,230 (at 38 fines)
THE NETHERLANDS€ 24,924,500 (at 24 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Country Number of Fines
SPAIN815 (with total € 77,224,030)
ITALY348 (with total € 149,314,327)
GERMANY176 (with total € 55,388,233)
ROMANIA174 (with total € 1,116,950)
POLAND71 (with total € 3,600,269)
HUNGARY68 (with total € 2,518,861)
GREECE66 (with total € 31,077,000)
NORWAY51 (with total € 12,117,950)
FRANCE45 (with total € 371,699,300)
CYPRUS42 (with total € 1,429,000)
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
Non-compliance with general data processing principles€ 2,081,076,159 (at 566 fines)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing€ 1,649,632,012 (at 626 fines)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security€ 391,263,875 (at 362 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations€ 247,483,060 (at 188 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights€ 98,376,170 (at 195 fines)
Unknown€ 9,300,700 (at 10 fines)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority€ 6,211,029 (at 109 fines)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations€ 2,675,582 (at 39 fines)
Insufficient data processing agreement€ 1,057,110 (at 11 fines)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer€ 955,300 (at 20 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Violation Number of Fines
Insufficient legal basis for data processing626 (with total € 1,649,632,012)
Non-compliance with general data processing principles566 (with total € 2,081,076,159)
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security362 (with total € 391,263,875)
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights195 (with total € 98,376,170)
Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations188 (with total € 247,483,060)
Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority109 (with total € 6,211,029)
Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations39 (with total € 2,675,582)
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer20 (with total € 955,300)
Insufficient data processing agreement11 (with total € 1,057,110)
Unknown10 (with total € 9,300,700)
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€ 3,312,607,366 (at 287 fines)
Industry and Commerce€ 898,655,601 (at 444 fines)
Transportation and Energy€ 84,504,570 (at 107 fines)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting€ 60,155,158 (at 209 fines)
Employment€ 59,026,077 (at 130 fines)
Public Sector and Education€ 27,571,063 (at 235 fines)
Accomodation and Hospitalty€ 22,490,048 (at 65 fines)
Health Care€ 16,796,709 (at 191 fines)
Real Estate€ 2,601,831 (at 60 fines)
Individuals and Private Associations€ 1,857,366 (at 275 fines)
Not assigned€ 1,765,208 (at 123 fines)

2. By total number of fines:
Sector Number of Fines
Industry and Commerce444 (with total € 898,655,601)
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting287 (with total € 3,312,607,366)
Individuals and Private Associations275 (with total € 1,857,366)
Public Sector and Education235 (with total € 27,571,063)
Finance, Insurance and Consulting209 (with total € 60,155,158)
Health Care191 (with total € 16,796,709)
Employment130 (with total € 59,026,077)
Not assigned123 (with total € 1,765,208)
Transportation and Energy107 (with total € 84,504,570)
Accomodation and Hospitalty65 (with total € 22,490,048)
Real Estate60 (with total € 2,601,831)
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