EU Commission fines Google €890m under the DMA

The largest single fine under the Digital Markets Act to date: €460m for self-preferencing its own services in Google Search and €430m for anti-steering restrictions in the Google Play Store. Google must bring the infringements to an end.

On 23 July 2026 the European Commission fined Google a total of €890m. €460m relates to Google placing its own services (shopping, hotels, transport, sports results) more prominently and with additional display features than competing offers in search results; €430m relates to Play Store restrictions that prevented app developers from freely steering users to cheaper offers outside the store. The Commission ordered Google to bring the infringements to an end. According to press reporting (CNBC, TechTimes) Google has 60 days to comply or faces periodic penalty payments; that deadline is not stated in the Commission's own announcement and should therefore be treated as reporting. Update (8 Sept 2026): On 8 September 2026 Google rolled out a redesigned search results layout across the EU to comply with the cease-and-desist order covering the €460m component (self-preferencing in search). One specialised comparison service now appears at the top, with two competitors below it in less detail; carousels for hotels, airlines and restaurants no longer show live prices or real-time availability. Google itself calls the change the largest drop in search quality in its 29-year history (PYMNTS/CPI, 8 Sept 2026).