Google user data disclosure requests worldwide H1 2023

In the first half of 2023, Google received more than 211 thousand requests for disclosure of user information from federal agencies and governments worldwide. In the same period, the number of accounts subject to those requests was approximately 436 thousand.

Number of user data requests issued to Google from federal agencies and governments worldwide from 1st half 2009 to 1st half 2023

Characteristic	User data disclosure requests	Accounts
2023 H1	211,201	436,326
2022 H2	192,442	422,683
2022 H1	174,569	416,718
2021 H2	153,898	373,090
2021 H1	149,349	359,683
2020 H2	113,592	261,199
2020 H1	103,822	235,449
2019 H2	85,975	175,712
2019 H1	79,919	165,068
2018 H2	63,149	135,302
2018 H1	57,868	126,581
2017 H2	48,877	87,263
2017 H1	48,941	83,345
2016 H2	45,550	74,074
2016 H1	44,943	76,713
2015 H2	40,677	81,311
2015 H1	35,365	68,908
2014 H2	30,140	50,587
2014 H1	31,698	48,615
2013 H2	27,477	42,648
2013 H1	25,879	42,500
2012 H2	21,389	33,634
2012 H1	20,938	34,615
2011 H2	18,257	28,562
2011 H1	15,744	25,342
2010 H2	14,201	-
2010 H1	13,424	-
2009 H2	12,539	-

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

H2 2009 to H1 2023

Special properties

Government and federal agency requests for data

Supplementary notes

Data reflects the number of law enforcement agency requests for information Google receive at Google and YouTube. Includes subpoenas, search warrants, other court orders, emergency disclosure requests, pen register orders, and wiretap orders.

A single user data request may seek information about multiple accounts, so the number of accounts requested may be higher than the number of total requests. Additionally, one person can have multiple Google accounts, or the same account may the subject of several different requests for user information. For example, if we receive a subpoena and later a search warrant for the same account, it will be counted multiple times here.

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