Apple Loses £1.5 Billion UK Lawsuit Over App Store Monopoly and Excessive Commissions

Oct 24, 2025 02:32 am CST

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled against Apple in a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) lawsuit, finding that the tech giant eliminated competition in app distribution and charged unfair commissions to developers. The class action lawsuit, brought on behalf of millions of UK iPhone and iPad users, successfully argued that consumers were overcharged due to Apple's ban on rival app store platforms.