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Swedish Court Fines Google €1.3 B for Search Abuse

7/1/2026

Summary

Story summary

Sweden's Patent and Market Court fined Alphabet's Google 14.3 billion kronor (€1.3 billion) for search abuse.
The court rejected PriceRunner's 80 billion kronor claim and awarded 14.3 billion kronor, about €1.7 billion with interest.
Klarna valued the award at $1.97 billion (€1.7 billion) and reported a 5.3% pre-market share increase.
Google disagreed, will consider legal options, and said the ruling can be appealed with payout reduced by taxes and shared with former PriceRunner shareholders and the funder.

History

Historical Context

The EU’s 2004 antitrust ruling, in which the European Commission fined Microsoft €497 million for bundling Windows Media Player, set a precedent for curbing platform dominance. Building on that case, Sweden’s Patent and Market Court imposed a 14.3 billion-kronor fine on Alphabet’s Google in 2024, signalling renewed global enforcement of digital-market competition.

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Story summary

Sweden's Patent and Market Court fined Alphabet's Google 14.3 billion kronor (€1.3 billion) for search abuse.
The court rejected PriceRunner's 80 billion kronor claim and awarded 14.3 billion kronor, about €1.7 billion with interest.
Klarna valued the award at $1.97 billion (€1.7 billion) and reported a 5.3% pre-market share increase.
Google disagreed, will consider legal options, and said the ruling can be appealed with payout reduced by taxes and shared with former PriceRunner shareholders and the funder.

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