--- title: South Korea fines Google and Apple $47.6m over app store... description: South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7bn won ($47.6m) for forcing developers onto their own in-app... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-fines-google-and-apple-47-6m-over-app-store-payments-f1in2d5gn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: South Korea fines Google and Apple $47.6m over app store payments | daily.dev og:description: South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7bn won ($47.6m) for forcing developers onto their own in-app... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-fines-google-and-apple-47-6m-over-app-store-payments-f1in2d5gn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/f1iN2d5Gn.png og:image:alt: South Korea fines Google and Apple $47.6m over app store payments og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # South Korea fines Google and Apple $47.6m over app store payments **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7bn won ($47.6m) for forcing developers onto their own in-app payment systems. The KMCC fined Google 42.9bn won ($32m) and Apple 20.8bn won ($15.5m), the first penalty under a 2021 law banning forced payment systems. Both companies let third-party payments technically but charged a 26% commission and blocked outside links. Apple also charged Korean developers more than foreign ones from 2015 to 2023 by applying VAT differently. Both firms now have one month to submit a plan and three months to make the changes. Apple disagrees with the decision; Google said it regretted the fine. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did South Korea fine Google and Apple over app store payments? South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Google 42.9bn won ($32m) and Apple 20.8bn won ($15.5m) for forcing developers onto their own payment systems and delaying app reviews without explanation. Even though both companies technically allowed third-party payments, they charged a 26% commission and blocked links to outside websites, leaving developers with little real choice. This is the first penalty under South Korea's 2021 law banning forced app store payment systems. _Developers navigating app store payment rules can follow regulatory shifts like this on daily.dev._ ### How did Apple charge Korean app developers differently from foreign developers? From July 2015 to January 2023, Apple calculated its commission on Korean developers using prices that included VAT, while it used pre-VAT prices for overseas developers, effectively charging Korean developers more. This discrepancy was part of what South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Apple for, alongside its handling of in-app payment restrictions. _Teams weighing app store compliance costs across regions can track cases like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [South Korea accuses Google of abusing Android app-store power over ‘Project Hug’](https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-accuses-google-of-abusing-android-app-store-power-over-project-hug--srytchjf9) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-and-google-allow-alternative-app-stores-in-japan-armbdppa2) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-loses-its-appeal-of-a-scathing-contempt-ruling-in-ios-payments-case-3lg7jvqs7) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-opens-up-its-app-store-to-competition-in-japan-j7nmf8maq) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple wins small victory in appeal on Epic Games case](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-wins-small-victory-in-appeal-on-epic-games-case-pgbzdtym7) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-fines-google-and-apple-47-6m-over-app-store-payments-f1in2d5gn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"South Korea fines Google and Apple $47.6m over app store payments","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-fines-google-and-apple-47-6m-over-app-store-payments-f1in2d5gn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-fines-google-and-apple-47-6m-over-app-store-payments-f1in2d5gn"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T15:01:26.137Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T15:01:49.710Z","description":"South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7bn won ($47.6m) for forcing developers onto their own in-app...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0892dd9cade9bf583e72f23607f74328?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0892dd9cade9bf583e72f23607f74328?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-fines-google-and-apple-47-6m-over-app-store-payments-f1in2d5gn","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google,apple","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"South Korea fines Google and Apple $47.6m over app store payments"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-fines-google-and-apple-47-6m-over-app-store-payments-f1in2d5gn#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why did South Korea fine Google and Apple over app store payments?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Google 42.9bn won ($32m) and Apple 20.8bn won ($15.5m) for forcing developers onto their own payment systems and delaying app reviews without explanation. 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