Closed to new claimsData privacySnapchat $35 Million Illinois Privacy Settlement: Payout Status
Last updated: July 21, 2026
The Snapchat privacy settlement is a $35 million agreement that resolved claims that Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, collected the facial-geometry data of Illinois users through its Lenses and Filters features without their consent, in violation of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). It is closed. The deadline to file a claim was November 5, 2022, the court held its final approval hearing on November 17, 2022, and payments were distributed to valid claimants beginning in January 2023. There is nothing to file today.
The case, Boone v. Snap Inc., No. 2022LA000708, was filed in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, Illinois. Class counsel initially estimated payments of roughly $58 to $117 per person, but because far more Illinois residents filed valid claims than expected, the actual payment came in much lower — about $16 per claimant — after attorneys' fees and administration costs were deducted from the $35 million fund. Snap denied wrongdoing and said its Lenses do not collect data that identifies a specific person.
Key facts
- Settlement fund
- $35 million
- Estimated payout
- $58–$117 (as first announced)
- Actual payout
- ~$16 per claimant (paid 2023)
- Class period
- Nov 17, 2015 – 2022
- Claim deadline
- November 5, 2022 (closed)
- Final approval hearing
- November 17, 2022
- Payments distributed
- January 2023
- Case
- Boone v. Snap Inc., 2022LA000708 (DuPage County, IL)
Official settlement administrator: SnapIllinoisBIPASettlement.com
Who qualifies
- You are an Illinois resident who used Snapchat's Lenses or Filters features — the ones that scan and map your face to apply an effect — between November 17, 2015 and 2022.
- The class was limited to Illinois because it was brought under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA); users in other states were not covered by this settlement.
- You had to file a valid claim before the November 5, 2022 deadline. No proof was required, but the claim window is closed and no new claims are accepted.
- The estimated class was about 4 million Illinois residents, which is why the per-person payment ended up far below the early estimates.
Snapchat settlement payout status — what happens now
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The claim window closed in November 2022
The deadline to file was November 5, 2022. If you were an eligible Illinois user and did not file by then, you are not entitled to a payment. There is no way to submit a new Snapchat claim in 2026 — the settlement is fully closed and distributed.
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The court approved the $35 million settlement
The DuPage County, Illinois court held its final approval hearing on November 17, 2022 in Boone v. Snap Inc. and approved the $35 million non-reversionary fund, meaning any unclaimed money stayed in the fund for claimants rather than returning to Snap.
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Payments went out in January 2023 — about $16 each
The administrator, Angeion Group, distributed payments starting in January 2023 via check, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or prepaid card. The amount was about $16 per person — well below the initially estimated $58–$117 — because far more people filed valid claims than projected, splitting the roughly $23 million net fund more ways.
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Lost your check? Request a reissue from the administrator
If you filed a valid claim but never received or cashed your payment, the official administrator's site still hosts a check-reissue request. Use only the official settlement site — never a third party asking for a fee or your Social Security number.
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Frequently asked questions
When will I get my Snapchat settlement check?
If you filed a valid claim before the November 5, 2022 deadline, your payment was already sent — the administrator distributed payments beginning in January 2023 through check, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or prepaid card. The settlement is fully distributed, so no new payments are being issued in 2026.
How much was the Snapchat settlement payout per person?
Class counsel first estimated $58 to $117 per person, but the actual amount paid was about $16 per claimant. The payout dropped because many more Illinois residents filed valid claims than projected, so the roughly $23 million net fund (after fees) was split among far more people.
Is the Snapchat Illinois settlement legit?
Yes. It was a real settlement in Boone v. Snap Inc., Case No. 2022LA000708, in DuPage County, Illinois, administered by Angeion Group. The genuine settlement never charged a fee and never asked for your Social Security number. Any site inviting you to file a new Snapchat claim today, however, is not the official settlement — the claim window closed in 2022.
Can I still file a claim in the Snapchat settlement?
No. The claim deadline was November 5, 2022 and the settlement is fully closed and paid out. There is no open Snapchat privacy claim window in 2026. If you filed on time but lost your payment, you can request a check reissue through the official administrator's site.
Why was the Snapchat settlement payout so much lower than estimated?
The fund was a fixed $35 million. When the settlement was announced, lawyers estimated a $58–$117 payout based on how many people they expected to file. Far more of the roughly 4 million eligible Illinois residents actually filed, so the same fund was divided among many more claimants — cutting each payment to about $16.
How is this different from the Facebook and Google Photos BIPA settlements?
All three were brought under the same Illinois biometric-privacy law, but against different companies for different products. Snapchat's $35 million case covered its Lenses and Filters face-scanning; Facebook's $650 million settlement covered its photo 'Tag Suggestions' feature; and Google's $100 million settlement covered face grouping in Google Photos. Because Facebook's and Google's funds were far larger, their per-person payouts (about $397 and roughly $95–$150) were much higher than Snapchat's ~$16.
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