Down 33%, the total was the first decline since GDPR went into enforcement, largely due to 2023’s record-setting fine versus Meta.

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GDPR fines totaled €1.2 billion in 2024, marking a 33% decrease from 2023, primarily due to a record-setting fine against Meta in 2023. The number of data breach reports increased by 8.3% to an average of 363 per day. Large tech companies like LinkedIn and Meta continued to face significant fines, but GDPR enforcement is expanding beyond tech to other sectors, with cases like the Dutch investigation into Clearview AI's management team.

GDPR fines hit €1.2 billion in 2024 on 8.3% more breach reports