Every Second, Europe Bleeds. Over 1,000 Billion Euros Lost Annually.
Cumulative Extraction Since Jan 1st, 2026
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Total Euros transferred from European citizens and businesses to US tech giants.
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Days of unpaid work offered to Big Tech annually by every European.
Equivalent to: ~3 weeks of full-time labor per person.
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Total Euros lost annually from the European economy.
Daily (2.85 Bn€): Build 25,000 new hospital beds or fund the operation of 18 million hospital beds for a single day. Equivalent to the entire French Defense budget every 22 days. Yearly (1,042 Bn€): Equals 52x the German Federal Budget for Education & Research. Enough to build 110 high-speed rail lines annually.
01. The Extraction Flow
Colonized Industries. Lost Freedoms.
Europe is colonized in key industrial sectors, stripping Europeans of fundamental rights:
freedom of expression, data privacy, and economic sovereignty.
We do not own our data. We do not own our infrastructure. We are tenants in our own digital home.
02. Sovereignty & Colonization Rates
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Reclaim Our Future. Stop The Bleeding.
Every second, wealth leaves Europe forever. Regaining sovereignty means funding our hospitals, not Silicon Valley. Here is the concrete roadmap to cut the cord by 2030.
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Our Methodology: How We Calculate the €1.04 Trillion
You might wonder how we arrived at the figure of €1.04 trillion transferred annually from Europe to the United States. This is not a random estimate; it is the result of a rigorous, sector-by-sector analysis that goes far beyond standard corporate revenue reports.
Our goal is to reveal the total value extracted from our economy, including the flows that remain invisible in traditional accounting.
1. Three Dimensions of Value Counted
Unlike official statistics that only track direct financial flows, our methodology integrates three layers of value:
Direct Financial Flows: Everything that leaves your pocket or your company's accounts (subscriptions, purchases, commissions, transaction fees).
Hidden Structural Costs: Interchange fees, foreign exchange margins, processing costs, and infrastructure maintenance fees that silently accumulate with every transaction.
Data Monetization (The Critical Factor): This is the core of our calculation. We treat the economic value of personal and behavioral data extracted by US giants as a real wealth transfer. If this data were sold on an open market, it would represent hundreds of billions of euros. Here, we count this value as a direct transfer of wealth to the US.
2. Comprehensive Scope: All US Companies Included
For every sector, we have accounted for the entirety of US companies operating in Europe, from dominant giants to niche players:
Cloud & Infrastructure: Amazon (AWS), Microsoft (Azure), Google Cloud, Oracle, IBM, Salesforce, OpenAI, Anthropic.
Search & Digital Ads: Google, Meta, Microsoft, X, Snap, Pinterest.
Streaming & Media: Netflix, Disney+, Spotify, Amazon Prime Video, Max.
Health & Education: Coursera, Duolingo, Peloton, Zoom, Teladoc.
3. Why This Figure Is Realistic
The total of €1.04 trillion is not an arbitrary sum. It is the aggregation of the real value captured by each sector:
No Underestimation: By including institutional contracts and hidden fees, we avoid minimizing the impact.
Data is Wealth: By valuing the data extracted, we make the invisible visible. Without this component, the figure would be halved.
Systemic Dependency: This figure reflects that Europe is financing the entire infrastructure that replaces its own economic sovereignty.
4. In Summary
Our calculation does not stop at what you see on your invoice. It measures the total economic value leaving Europe every second to fuel the growth of American tech giants.
€1.04 Trillion. That is the price of our digital dependency.
This methodology is open to constructive criticism and contradictory data. Our goal is not to scare, but to reveal reality so that change becomes possible.