# South Korea penalises Apple and Google over app payment rules

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/apple-and-google-fined-in-south-korea-over-app-store-violations/
- Published: 2026-10-29T10:42:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T11:07:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2300690/apple-google-fined-south-korea-app-store-violations/
- Topics: Asia, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- South Korea fined Google KRW 42.9 billion and Apple KRW 20.81 billion.
- The regulator found restrictions on external payments and other app store practices.
- Both companies must revise their payment and app review procedures.

## Summary

South Korea’s communications regulator has fined Apple and Google for violating rules governing app stores and ordered both companies to change their business practices. The decision concerns payment choices and app review processes, and adds to regulatory pressure on how the companies manage payments through their platforms.

Google was fined KRW 42.9 billion (about $32 million), while Apple must pay KRW 20.81 billion (about $15.6 million). Following investigations and inspections that began in 2022, the regulator found the companies required in-app payment methods, charged 26 per cent commission on third-party payments and restricted external payments. It also cited delayed app reviews without clear explanations; Apple was additionally found to calculate commissions differently for South Korean and overseas developers.

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