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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Bernadette B. Tixon

Google Dealt Final €4.1bn Blow by Europe's Top Court Over Android Dominance

The Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg dismissed Google's final appeal against its €4.1bn Android antitrust fine on 2 July 2026. (Credit: The Pancake of Heaven!/WikiMedia Commons)

Google has lost its final legal fight against a €4.1bn (£3.53bn/$4.7bn) EU antitrust fine. The Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the company's last appeal on 2 July, ending a case that has run through the bloc's courts since 2018.

The ruling is legally binding and cannot be challenged further. It confirms a European Commission finding that Google abused Android's dominant position to entrench its own search engine and browser across the mobile ecosystem.

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