EU Slaps Google With $1 Billion Fine Over Search and Play Store
Google has 60 days to comply under the EU’s Digital Marketing Act or it could face penalities
- The European Commission fined Google $1 billion (€920 million) under the Digital Markets Act for self-preferencing in search and anti-steering restrictions on the Play Store.
- Google has 60 days to submit a compliance plan or face daily fines of up to 5% of Alphabet's global daily revenue (approximately $42 million per day based on 2024 revenue).
- This is the fourth major EU antitrust penalty against Google, following fines of €4.34 billion (Android), €2.42 billion (Shopping), and €1.49 billion (AdSense).