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WASHINGTON — More than two years after Facebook reached a $725 million settlement to pay millions of users for selling their personal information, those payouts are finally starting and we’re learning how much you can expect to get.
The company handling the settlement recently confirmed that payments have started and distribution will continue for the next couple months.
According to a Sept. 5 court filing, the average payment amount for Facebook users who signed up for the class action settlement and were approved is approximately $29.43.
The court documents stated the maximum payout is $38.26 and the minimum amount is $4.89.
If you’ve been approved for a payment, you’ll receive an email from “Facebook User Privacy Settlement Administrator” via the email address donotreply@facebookuserprivacysettlement.com.
The subject of those emails are “Facebook User Privacy Settlement – Notice of Upcoming Settlement Payment.”
According to the settlement website, arbitrators will determine how much each user will get based on a point system. Each eligible claimant will get one point for each month they had an activated Facebook account during the period of May 24, 2007, to December 22, 2022.
Once all the points from the claimants have been added together, the “net settlement fund” is divided by that number. The payment is then calculated by multiplying the value of a point by the number of points earned, meaning the longer you had Facebook during the class period, the larger your share of the settlement will be.
According to the settlement website, payments are going out this month.
“Settlement payments are only being sent to class members with approved claims. The distribution of settlement benefits will commence in September 2025 and will continue over the following 10 weeks. If your claim is approved, a notification will be sent to your email 3-4 days before your payment is issued,” the website reads.
The settlement administrator confirmed in an email statement that the notices and payments will be sent to class members in weekly groups.
Facebook reached the settlement in 2023 to end a lawsuit brought after it was revealed that the company had sold customer data for millions of users to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million users of the platform. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign that culminated in Trump’s election as the 45th president.
Angeion, the company handling the settlement, confirmed that payments have commenced with a statement on the website homepage.
“Pursuant to the Court’s Order dated August 27, 2025, the distribution of settlement benefits has commenced and will continue for approximately 10 weeks. We thank you in advance for your patience,” the statement read.
Members of the class action have begun receiving emails telling them that their payments are on their way, with the emails appearing to come in batches every week.
Anyone in the U.S. who had a Facebook account at any time between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022 was eligible to receive a payment if they filed a claim. The deadline to submit a claim ended in Aug. 2023.
So, if you didn’t file a claim back then you won’t get any money.
The settlement was given final approval in late 2023, but appeals and other litigation have delayed the payouts.
According to the settlement website, two appeals were filed following the final hearing in October 2023. The two appeals were resolved as of May 14, 2025, and May 22, 2025.
Administrative and legal costs will be deducted from the initial $725 million settlement. The leftover amount will become a “net settlement fund,” from which payments will be made.
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WASHINGTON — More than two years after Facebook reached a $725 million settlement to pay millions of users for selling their personal information, those payouts are finally starting and we’re learning how much you can expect to get.
The company handling the settlement recently confirmed that payments have started and distribution will continue for the next couple months.
According to a Sept. 5 court filing, the average payment amount for Facebook users who signed up for the class action settlement and were approved is approximately $29.43.
The court documents stated the maximum payout is $38.26 and the minimum amount is $4.89.
If you’ve been approved for a payment, you’ll receive an email from “Facebook User Privacy Settlement Administrator” via the email address donotreply@facebookuserprivacysettlement.com.
The subject of those emails are “Facebook User Privacy Settlement – Notice of Upcoming Settlement Payment.”
According to the settlement website, arbitrators will determine how much each user will get based on a point system. Each eligible claimant will get one point for each month they had an activated Facebook account during the period of May 24, 2007, to December 22, 2022.
Once all the points from the claimants have been added together, the “net settlement fund” is divided by that number. The payment is then calculated by multiplying the value of a point by the number of points earned, meaning the longer you had Facebook during the class period, the larger your share of the settlement will be.
According to the settlement website, payments are going out this month.
“Settlement payments are only being sent to class members with approved claims. The distribution of settlement benefits will commence in September 2025 and will continue over the following 10 weeks. If your claim is approved, a notification will be sent to your email 3-4 days before your payment is issued,” the website reads.
The settlement administrator confirmed in an email statement that the notices and payments will be sent to class members in weekly groups.
Facebook reached the settlement in 2023 to end a lawsuit brought after it was revealed that the company had sold customer data for millions of users to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million users of the platform. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign that culminated in Trump’s election as the 45th president.
Angeion, the company handling the settlement, confirmed that payments have commenced with a statement on the website homepage.
“Pursuant to the Court’s Order dated August 27, 2025, the distribution of settlement benefits has commenced and will continue for approximately 10 weeks. We thank you in advance for your patience,” the statement read.
Members of the class action have begun receiving emails telling them that their payments are on their way, with the emails appearing to come in batches every week.
Anyone in the U.S. who had a Facebook account at any time between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022 was eligible to receive a payment if they filed a claim. The deadline to submit a claim ended in Aug. 2023.
So, if you didn’t file a claim back then you won’t get any money.
The settlement was given final approval in late 2023, but appeals and other litigation have delayed the payouts.
According to the settlement website, two appeals were filed following the final hearing in October 2023. The two appeals were resolved as of May 14, 2025, and May 22, 2025.
Administrative and legal costs will be deducted from the initial $725 million settlement. The leftover amount will become a “net settlement fund,” from which payments will be made.
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