Google faces €890 million EU fine and billions in competitor lawsuits
The European Commission fined Google €890 million under the Digital Markets Act for giving its own services preferential treatment in search results and the Play Store, a penalty split into €460 million for search‑related violations and €430 million for Play‑Store violations. The fine represents less than 0.3 % of Alphabet’s annual revenue.
At the same time, a wave of private lawsuits by European competitors is seeking further compensation. Germany’s price‑comparison site Idealo was awarded €465 million by a Berlin court; Sweden’s PriceRunner secured roughly $1.97 billion in damages; Italy’s Moltiply Group is demanding €2.97 billion; and the UK‑based Kelkoo claims several billion pounds. Collectively, the claims could total tens of billions of dollars, with Reuters reporting potential damages of up to $10 billion. These actions follow earlier EU antitrust fines on Google that total €10.4 billion.
Entities: European Commission · Google (Alphabet Inc.) · Idealo · Moltiply Group · PriceRunner
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The €890 million fine represents less than 0.3 % of Google’s annual revenue. (existing)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The fine consists of €460 million for search‑result violations and €430 million for Play Store violations. (existing)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The European Commission fined Google €890 million under the Digital Markets Act. (existing)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Italy’s Moltiply Group is seeking €2.97 billion in damages from Google. (existing)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Alphabet reported 2025 revenue of approximately US$402.8 billion. (Company financial report)
- [● 2 SOURCES] British comparator Kelkoo is pursuing several billion pounds in damages against Google. (existing)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Sweden’s PriceRunner secured $1.97 billion in damages against Google. (existing)
- [● 3 SOURCES] A German court awarded Idealo €465 million in damages against Google. (existing)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Reuters reported that competitors could file lawsuits seeking up to $10 billion in damages against Google. (new)