Google is considering two fines from the European Union, which claims the company violated the Digital Markets Act with both Search and the Google Play Store.
The total amount was announced and detailed by the European Union on July 23 (via The edge). He states that two fines have been imposed, one of 460 million euros and another of 430 million euros. The European Union says Google has 60 days to pay the 890 million euros ($1 billion), or it will be fined additional payments based on its global revenue.
The first fine of €460 million is the latest action in an ongoing two-year investigation that led to a preliminary decision in March 2025. The EU accused Google of violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by giving its own services “preferential treatment” on Google Search. He said Google products appeared more prominently in search results where third-party services do not occupy the same space.
Those services include Google’s shopping, hotel, transportation and sports results, which complete the search faster than similar results from companies that provide the same information.
In May 2026, Google was granted an extension after the solution it presented was deemed unacceptable. Google called the following changes it made “the biggest downgrade in product history” in an interview with Reuters.
The EU followed up the fine for its actions on Google Search with another totaling €430 million for Google’s decision to prevent developers from “freely communicating and promoting offers and entering into contracts with users on the distribution channels of their choice.” In other words, Google did not allow developers to offer payment options through any service other than the Google Play Store, including other app stores.
That activity did not comply with the WFD, and the EU held Google liable for allowing developers with apps in the Google Play Store to offer additional payment methods and alternative access to competing installation methods.
Google has been working with the commission to ensure that Search and Google Play Store features do not violate the DMA. As those changes come into force, the EU says it is evaluating the changes and continuing dialogue with Google.
This is not the first time the EU has accused Google of “access control.” The commission recently ruled that Google must share search data with other companies/services and AI chatbots. The recent fines are unrelated and Google has until January 2027 to address those concerns separately.
Google has the option to appeal the recently announced €890 million fine.
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