The Facebook settlement payout varies based on how long a user had an active Facebook account between May 2007 and December 2022. The total settlement is $725 million, but after legal fees and administrative costs, about $541 million is distributed to claimants. Here are the key details about the payout amounts:
- The average payout will be around $29.40.
- The minimum payout is approximately $4.89.
- The maximum payout is about $38.36 for users who had an active account for the entire 188 months in the class period.
- Each eligible month of account activity earns one "allocation point," which determines the share of the settlement a user receives.
Payments started going out in early September 2025 and will continue over roughly 10 weeks. Notifications are sent to approved claimants by email a few days before the payment is issued. Payments can be received via methods such as PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, direct deposit, prepaid Mastercard, or check. In summary, if a user filed a valid claim and was active throughout the class period, they might receive close to the maximum $38.36, but most people will receive an amount near the average of about $29.