Millions of Americans who used Facebook any time between 2007 to 2022 qualify to receive a settlement cheque from Meta from its massive $725 million privacy settlement. The payouts began on 3 September 2025 and were expected to continue till 12 November 2025, according to a report by The Hill.
The report added that Angeion, the company managing the payments, has received 28 million claims — given the fact that most had a Facebook account during the eligibility period. Around 19 million claims were filed and validated, it added.
Now, there is additional payment is being sent to class members with approved claims who successfully cashed their initial payment. Here’s all you need to know about the process:
How to check if you’ve received payment?
The deadline for the claim ended in August 2023, but if you haven’t received your cheque there are two options — wait till November; check your spam folder for an email titled ‘Notice of Settlement Payment’ which may have been missed. You will likely receive your cheque three to four days following the email.
For those who chose online settlement payment (, Venmo, Zelle, direct deposit or prepaid debit card), you can check your statement for the credit alert.
You can also send an inquiry email, with your claim ID number or visit the website as below:
- Email: info@facebookuserprivacysettlement.com
- Website: https://facebookuserprivacysettlement.com/#distribution-faqs
How much is the settlement amount? Is there additional settlement?
The first settlement payout ranged between $4.89 and up to $38.36 depending on how long you’ve had the account during the settlement period (May 2007 to December 2022), as per The Hill, citing court documents. One point per month your account was open — maximum points being 188. On average, most cheques would be for $29.43.
According to official updates to the website FAQs, an additional settlement payment is being sent to class members with approved claims who successfully cashed their initial .
- If your claim is approved for an additional payment, a notification will be sent to your email 3-4 days before your payment is issued.
- The distribution of additional settlement benefits will commence on June 9, 2026 and will continue over the following four weeks.
- If your claim is approved for an additional payment, you will receive an email notification three to four days in advance of your settlement payment being issued.
- The second could range between $4.67 to $7.32, the report added.
Why is there a Second Distribution?
According to an AOL report, some 2,00,000 claims cheques were not cashed, and another 3 million digital payments expired. These unredeemed settlement payments have resulted in a $100 million pool for a second round of payments. Notably, the new payout round comes after a issued an order on 6 May 2026 approving a second distribution.
“The second distribution was approved by the Court to redistribute uncashed funds from the initial distribution to settlement class members who successfully cashed their initial payment,” the FAQs added.
What was the settlement case?
Facebook parent reportedly settled a class action lawsuit which alleged that users’ data with the social media giant was shared with third parties without their consent and that the company didn’t monitor or enforce how third parties accessed or used that data.
The settlement was reached “to avoid the costs and risks of a trial” and to allow settlement class members to receive payments, according to the settlement website. Meta denied all claims in the lawsuit and that it violated any law.
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