Supreme Court Rejects Google's Cassation, Tech Giant Ordered to Pay Rp202.5 Billion Fine

Google LLC’s legal resistance to allegations of monopolistic practices in Indonesia has been defeated at the highest level. The Supreme Court (MA) rejected the company’s cassation petition regarding the forced use of the Google Play Billing System (GPBS), simultaneously upholding a substantial fine of Rp202.5 billion.

Head of the KPPU’s Public Relations and Cooperation Bureau, Deswin Nur, emphasised that the Supreme Court’s decision dated 10 March 2026 closes every legal loophole for Google. Case number 03/KPPU-I/2024 now has permanent legal force (inkrah).

“With this decision, the KPPU’s ruling imposing a fine of Rp202.5 billion on Google now has permanent legal force,” said Deswin in his official statement in Jakarta on Friday, 13 March.

The case originated from Google’s exclusive policy requiring app developers in Indonesia to use its own payment system with commission deductions reaching 15 to 30 per cent. This practice was deemed damaging to the local digital ecosystem because Google controls approximately 93 per cent of the market share for app distribution in the country.

In its decision, the Supreme Court reinforced the KPPU’s findings that Google violated Articles 17 and 25 of Law Number 5 of 1999 on the Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition.

Beyond the multi-billion rupiah fine, Google has been ordered to undertake several corrective measures.

This legal victory for the KPPU signals strongly to global technology giants that they must comply with business competition regulations in Indonesia. The rejection of the cassation by the panel of judges chaired by Syamsul Ma’arif ensures that Google has no further legal recourse available.

“Google LLC is obligated to implement all aspects of the KPPU’s ruling, including payment of the Rp202.5 billion fine and implementation of policy changes as ordered in the decision,” concluded Deswin.