People who are eligible in the Facebook $725 million privacy settlement are receiving payments ranging between approximately $4.89 and $38.36. The payment amount depends on how many months a claimant had an active Facebook account between May 2007 and December 2022. Each month counts as one "allocation point," and the maximum payout of $38.36 is for those with the full 188 months of account activity. The average payment is about $29.43 to $30. This payout is part of one of the largest US class-action settlements to date, and distributions began in early September 2025, continuing over a 10-week period. About 17 million claimants are expected to receive payments after legal fees and administrative costs. The settlement stems from the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal involving unauthorized sharing of user data.
