Reported Brussels meetings put Google, Apple and Amazon ahead of three European industrial firms

Since the June 2024 European elections, reported totals put Google and its subsidiaries at 302 meetings with senior European Commission officials and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Apple had 257 and Amazon 239 over the same period. The figures compare reported meetings, not policy outcomes.

Reported Brussels meetings by Google, Apple and Amazon

The reported comparison covers meetings from the June 2024 European elections onward. Google and its subsidiaries had 302, Apple had 257 and Amazon had 239.

How the named European industrial firms compare

The same comparison listed fewer meetings for three named European industrial companies: TotalEnergies had 236, Volkswagen 231 and Airbus 222.

The wider meeting ranking

Other organizations had higher reported totals than the three technology companies: WWF had 431 meetings, Transport & Environment 410, the American Chambers of Commerce 396 and the Chinese government 359. BusinessEurope, a trade association, had 321.

Policy topics and what the counts mean

Reported meeting topics included the Digital Omnibus, proposed cloud rules and online-safety rules for children. Google had 22 reported meetings about the Digital Omnibus; Google, Amazon and Apple also discussed the proposed cloud and child-safety rules.

The totals are estimates affected by incomplete or erroneous disclosures. Multi-party meetings were counted for each organization involved, and AI was used to organize those meetings. The figures count reported access to policymakers; they do not link a particular meeting to a specific EU law or decision.