The European Commission fined Google €890 million on July 23, 2026, in Brussels, for two separate breaches of the Digital Markets Act.
One violation concerned Google favoring its own services within Google Search. That infraction carried a €460 million penalty. The second involved Google blocking businesses from directing consumers to cheaper purchasing options outside Google Play, drawing a €430 million fine.
The commission said the two penalties together equal roughly $1 billion. Ars Technica reported that Google is the third major technology company to face large fines under the act, joining Apple, Meta, and Amazon among US firms penalized by the EU.
US President Donald Trump responded by vowing to investigate the EU over its fines on American technology companies. The BBC reported that Trump called for fines against Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon to be, in his words, "entirely reversed."