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GDPR Fines in Germany

177 data protection authorities · Since 2008

Total Actions

670

Total Fines

€123.0M

Average Fine

€911K

Among actions with fines

Enforcement Trend

Decreasing

About Data Protection Enforcement in Germany

Germany is a major enforcement jurisdiction for GDPR and ePrivacy violations, with 177 data protection authorities overseeing compliance since 2008. To date, Germany's regulators have taken 670 enforcement actions totaling €123,035,147 in fines. The landmark case was a €45,000,000 fine against Vodafone GmbH in 2024, among the most significant GDPR and ePrivacy penalties recorded for this jurisdiction. Enforcement activity has moderated in recent years, potentially indicating improved compliance across the market or a shift in regulatory priorities. The most frequently enforced violations are third-party cookies without consent (34 cases), cookies placed before consent (23 cases), unclear cookie information (14 cases), reflecting the regulatory focus areas in this jurisdiction.

Data Protection Authorities

Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz

212 actions€106.4M

Official website

DPA LGKln

13 actions€0

DPA LGFrankfurt

12 actions€0

DPA VGBerlin

11 actions€0

DPA LGMnchen

9 actions€0

DPA VGAnsbach

8 actions€0

DPA BGH

8 actions€0

DPA VGMnchen

7 actions€0

DPA VGDsseldorf

7 actions€0

DPA LGBerlin

7 actions€0

DPA LGStuttgart

7 actions€0

DPA LGDsseldorf

6 actions€0

DPA LFDI

6 actions€2.1M

DPA LGBonn

6 actions€0

DPA VGKln

5 actions€0

DPA OLGKln

5 actions€0

DPA VGStuttgart

5 actions€0

DPA OLGFrankfurt

5 actions€0

DPA VGWiesbaden

5 actions€0

DPA OLGDresden

5 actions€0

DPA VGOsnabrck

5 actions€0

DPA VGHamburg

5 actions€0

DPA LGFrankfurtamMain

4 actions€0

DPA LGLbeck

4 actions€0

DPA VGHMnchen

4 actions€0

DPA FGMnchen

4 actions€0

DPA OLGKoblenz

4 actions€0

DPA LGHamburg

4 actions€0

DPA LGTraunstein

4 actions€0

DPA VGMainz

4 actions€0

DPA VGRegensburg

4 actions€0

DPA VGSchwerin

3 actions€0

DPA LGKiel

3 actions€0

DPA LGHannover

3 actions€0

DPA LGWiesbaden

3 actions€0

DPA LAGDsseldorf

3 actions€0

DPA LGWrzburg

3 actions€0

DPA AGMnchen

3 actions€0

DPA BVerwG

3 actions€0

DPA FGBerlin-Brandenburg

3 actions€0

DPA LGPotsdam

3 actions€0

DPA VGSaarlouis

3 actions€0

DPA HBDI

3 actions€0

DPA LGLeipzig

3 actions€0

DPA AGDsseldorf

3 actions€0

DPA OLGHamm

3 actions€0

DPA LAGBaden-Wrttemberg

3 actions€0

DPA BlnBDI

3 actions€14.5M

DPA VGPotsdam

3 actions€0

DPA LGKoblenz

3 actions€0

DPA OLGCelle

3 actions€0

DPA OLGMnchen

3 actions€0

DPA OLGStuttgart

3 actions€0

DPA VGFrankfurtamMain

3 actions€0

DPA LGGieen

3 actions€0

DPA VGHannover

3 actions€0

DPA ArbGStuttgart

2 actions€0

DPA OLGNrnberg

2 actions€0

DPA VGBremen

2 actions€0

DPA LGRegensburg

2 actions€0

DPA FGNrnberg

2 actions€0

DPA ArbGBerlin

2 actions€0

DPA LGMagdeburg

2 actions€0

DPA VGHBaden-Wrttemberg

2 actions€0

DPA BayLDA

2 actions€0

DPA AGFrankfurtamMain

2 actions€0

DPA LAGKln

2 actions€0

DPA LGItzehoe

2 actions€0

DPA BAG

2 actions€0

DPA LGMnster

2 actions€0

DPA ArbGMnchen

2 actions€0

DPA LGNrnberg-Frth

2 actions€0

DPA VGMagdeburg

2 actions€0

DPA ArbGDsseldorf

2 actions€0

DPA LGRavensburg

2 actions€0

DPA AGLrrach

2 actions€0

DPA LGEssen

2 actions€0

DPA LGDresden

2 actions€0

DPA LGChemnitz

2 actions€0

DPA VGGelsenkirchen

2 actions€0

DPA OLGDsseldorf

2 actions€0

DPA BFH

2 actions€0

DPA LGDuisburg

2 actions€0

DPA LGDarmstadt

2 actions€0

DPA LGAschaffenburg

2 actions€0

DPA VGBayreuth

2 actions€0

DPA LGDortmund

2 actions€0

DPA LGAugsburg

2 actions€0

DPA VGKarlsruhe

2 actions€0

DPA VKBaden-Wrttemberg

2 actions€0

DPA LGEllwangen

2 actions€0

DPA LGKrefeld

2 actions€0

DPA LGKassel

2 actions€0

DPA ArbGDuisburg

2 actions€0

DPA OVGSaarlouis

2 actions€0

DPA ArbGPforzheim

1 actions€0

DPA LGGrlitz

1 actions€0

DPA VGStade

1 actions€0

DPA LGBaden-Baden

1 actions€0

DPA LAGWiesbaden

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGNrnberg

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGBamberg

1 actions€0

DPA FGNiedersachsen

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGBraunschweig

1 actions€0

DPA LGStade

1 actions€0

DPA AGNrnberg

1 actions€0

DPA AGWiesbaden

1 actions€0

DPA OVGBautzen

1 actions€0

DPA SGOldenburg

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGCottbus

1 actions€0

DPA AGTiergarten

1 actions€0

DPA OVGSaarland

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGLbeck

1 actions€0

DPA LGBielefeld

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGVillingen-Schwen

1 actions€0

DPA OLGSchleswig

1 actions€0

DPA AGHamburg-Bergedorf

1 actions€0

DPA AGPankow

1 actions€0

DPA AGWesel

1 actions€0

DPA AGBhl

1 actions€0

DPA OLGOldenburg

1 actions€0

DPA LAGHessen

1 actions€0

DPA LGAachen

1 actions€0

DPA LGErfurt

1 actions€0

DPA FGThringen

1 actions€0

DPA Landesarbeitsgericht

1 actions€0

DPA AGPforzheim

1 actions€0

DPA LfD

1 actions€0

DPA LGPassau

1 actions€0

DPA LGHeilbronn

1 actions€0

DPA LGBremen

1 actions€0

DPA LGMnchenI

1 actions€0

DPA LGOffenburg

1 actions€0

DPA OLGFrankfurtamMain

1 actions€0

DPA FinanzgerichtNrnberg

1 actions€0

DPA OVGGreifswald

1 actions€0

DPA LGSaarbrcken

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGOldenburg

1 actions€0

DPA AGHeidelberg

1 actions€0

DPA LAGDsseldorfGermany

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGKln

1 actions€0

DPA LGAnsbach

1 actions€0

DPA Berlin-BrandenburgTa

1 actions€0

DPA LGMemmingen

1 actions€0

DPA VGNeustadtanderWeins

1 actions€0

DPA ArbeitsgerichtMainzG

1 actions€0

DPA LGWuppertal

1 actions€0

DPA LGDeggendorf

1 actions€0

DPA VGSaarland

1 actions€0

DPA LGIngolstadt

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGKaiserslautern

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGFrankfurt

1 actions€0

DPA LGFlensburg

1 actions€0

DPA AGPfaffenhofenadIlm

1 actions€0

DPA VGCottbus

1 actions€0

DPA AGDiez

1 actions€0

DPA LGLandshut

1 actions€0

DPA OVGSachsen-Anhalt

1 actions€0

DPA LGFrankenthal

1 actions€0

DPA AGSingen

1 actions€0

DPA LGRostock

1 actions€0

DPA LGHildesheim

1 actions€0

DPA VGGieen

1 actions€0

DPA OVGNordrhein-Westfal

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGUlm

1 actions€0

DPA LGCottbus

1 actions€0

DPA VGWeimar

1 actions€0

DPA BVerfG

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGTrier

1 actions€0

DPA AGGoslar

1 actions€0

DPA SGHamburg

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGBonn

1 actions€0

DPA AGDuisburg

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGHeilbronn

1 actions€0

DPA LGNrnberg-FrthDE

1 actions€0

DPA OLGKarlsruhe

1 actions€0

DPA ArbGKiel

1 actions€0

Recent Enforcement Actions in Germany

Court Ruling
court ruling against Meta (2026)
DPA LGFrankfurtamMain
No fine
Court Ruling
Court case 7 A 170/24 court ruling
DPA VGOsnabrck
No fine
Court Ruling
Court case M 32 E 26.3990 court ruling
DPA VGMnchen
No fine
Court Ruling
court ruling against Court case 10 A 5144/23 (2026)
DPA VGHannover
No fine
Court Ruling
court ruling against Court case VI ZR 144/23 (2026)
DPA BGH
No fine

Enforcement Actions by Year

YearActionsTotal Fines
20081€0
20101€0
20161€0
201810€66K
201943€19.3M
202077€39.1M
2021103€4.6M
2022120€6.8M
2023112€1.7M
202485€50.8M
202579€691K
202638€0

Most Common Violations in Germany

Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
34 actions
Cookies Placed Before Consent
23 actions
Unclear Cookie Information
14 actions
Misleading Banner Messaging
7 actions
Pre-ticked Consent Boxes
5 actions
No Reject Button
3 actions
Reject Harder Than Accept
3 actions
Cannot Withdraw Cookie Consent
2 actions
Cookies Persist After Rejection
1 actions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many GDPR and ePrivacy enforcement actions has Germany issued?

Germany has issued 670 enforcement actions related to GDPR and ePrivacy, totaling €123.0M in fines.

What is the largest GDPR and ePrivacy fine in Germany?

The largest recorded penalty was a €45.0M fine against Vodafone GmbH on 2024-01-01.

How many data protection authorities operate in Germany?

Germany has 177 data protection authorities overseeing GDPR and ePrivacy enforcement.

Is GDPR and ePrivacy enforcement decreasing in Germany?

GDPR and ePrivacy enforcement in Germany has been decreasing in recent years.

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