Methodology

Data source

Since April 2026, Google publicly displays on German business profiles the approximate number of reviews that were removed after defamation complaints. Google does not show exact figures; the counts appear as bucketed ranges: 1, 2–5, 6–10, 11–20, 21–50, 51–100, 101–150, 151–200, 201–250, and over 250.

Each notice covers a rolling 365-day window. Removals are dated by the day the review was taken down—not by when the review was originally written. Reviews that were later reinstated are excluded from Google’s count.

This site collects these public notices together with each profile’s public review count and star rating, and the data is updated periodically. Nothing shown here comes from private or leaked sources—every number originates from what Google itself displays to any visitor.

The score: removal share

Each business is ranked by its estimated removal share—the fraction of its reviews that disappeared via defamation complaints:

Because Google reports ranges rather than exact numbers, the calculation uses the midpoint of the bucket: the bucket “1” counts as 1; a range such as 21–50 counts as its rounded midpoint, 36; the open-ended bucket “over 250” is counted as 251, a deliberately conservative floor. The midpoint is added to the denominator because removed reviews are no longer part of the visible review count. The resulting share is therefore an estimate, not an exact measurement.

Monster tiers

A business becomes a Defamation Monster once its estimated removal share reaches 2%—a removal or two on a big record is forgiven at the door. The tier depends on the share:

• Baby Monster — 2% up to 5%
• Teen Monster — 5% up to 10%
• Chonky Monster — 10% up to 20%
• Megachonk Monster — 20% and above

Minimum review counts

The Top-25 lists only include businesses with at least the user-selected minimum of total reviews—by default 100+, selectable as 250+, 500+, or 1000+. This keeps small-sample noise out of the rankings: a tiny business with a handful of reviews and one removal would otherwise post an extreme share that says little about its behavior.

Worst-case rating

For some businesses the site shows a worst-case rating: what the star rating would be if every removed review had been a 1-star review. It is computed from the current average rating, the current review count, and the bucket midpoint. This is a hypothetical illustration—an estimate of the outer bound, not a fact about the actual removed reviews.

Caveats, honestly stated

• Buckets are ranges, not exact counts. The true number of removals may sit anywhere inside the bucket, so every share and worst-case rating carries that uncertainty.
• Absence of a notice does not prove zero removals. Google may not display a notice for every profile, and profiles without a notice are simply not listed here.
• The time windows differ. Removals are counted within a rolling 365-day window, while the review total is a lifetime figure. The share mixes those two horizons.
• Categories come from Google’s own labels and are incomplete or coarse for some businesses.

A note on legality

Requesting the removal of a review one considers defamatory is a legal right, and exercising it is lawful. This site reports Google’s own public statistics about how often that right resulted in removals—it does not claim, and the data cannot show, that any listed business acted unlawfully or that any removed review was truthful.