Google fined EUR 890 million by EU over Search and Play Store

TL;DR: The European Union fined Google EUR 890 million for favouring its own products in Google Search and for steering practices in the Google Play Store on Android devices. The case concerns self-preferencing and restrictions affecting rival services and app distribution. Telecompaper reported the decision on 29 June 2026.

Google was fined EUR 890 million by the European Union on 29 June 2026 over conduct in Google Search and the Google Play Store. Telecompaper reported that the EU said Google favoured its own products over rival offerings on Google Search and Android devices.

The reported case covers two areas: self-preferencing in Google Search and steering in the Google Play Store. Self-preferencing means a platform gives its own services more favourable treatment than competing services. Steering in an app store context refers to rules or practices that direct users or developers toward the platform operator’s preferred payment or distribution channels.

The report identifies Android devices and the Google Play Store as part of the EU’s concerns. The article says the EU fined Google again, indicating this is not the first EU competition case involving the company, but the source excerpt does not provide further procedural detail, legal basis, or a breakdown of the EUR 890 million total between the two allegations.

Related questions

• How much did the EU fine Google in this case?
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• What steering practices in the Google Play Store were included in the case?
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