{"id":3111314,"date":"2026-04-10T07:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=3111314"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:38:16","slug":"youtube-premium-youtube-music-subscription-price-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/04\/10\/youtube-premium-youtube-music-subscription-price-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are getting more expensive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YouTube is raising subscription prices for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music in the U.S., the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The YouTube Premium individual plan is increasing from $13.99 to $15.99 per month, while the family plan is increasing from $22.99 to $26.99 per month. <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/05\/youtube-launches-a-7-99-per-month-ad-free-premium-lite-subscription\/\">YouTube Premium Lite<\/a>, which offers ad-free viewing for most content excluding songs and music videos, is going from $7.99 per month to $8.99 per month.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The YouTube Music individual plan is going from $10.99 per month to $11.99 per month. The family plan is increasing from $16.99 per month to $18.99 per month. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Google-owned company said the price increases will apply to both new and current subscribers. Current subscribers will receive an email from YouTube at least 30 days in advance notifying them of their updated subscription price.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We\u2019re updating the price for YouTube Premium plans in the US for the first time since 2023 to continue delivering a high-quality experience that supports creators and artists on YouTube,&#8221; a YouTube spokesperson told TechCrunch in an emailed statement. &#8220;This change allows us to maintain the features our members value most: ad-free viewing, background play, and a massive library of 300M+ tracks on YouTube Music. We continue to offer several plans, ensuring subscribers can choose the option that works best for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YouTube first increased the cost of its premium subscription in July 2023 when the monthly price of YouTube Premium rose from $11.99 to $13.99, while YouTube Music went up from $9.99 to $10.99 per month.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YouTube said in March 2025 that it had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/youtube-music-subscribers-premium-lite-tier-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">125 million<\/a> subscribers across YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, up from the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/02\/01\/google-says-youtube-now-has-over-100-million-subscribers\/\">100 million<\/a> reported in 2024. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-inline-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"inline-cta__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inline-cta__logo\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"41\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 20\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M0 0v6.452h7.097V20h7.097V6.452h6.451V0zM27.742 13.548V6.452h-7.097V20h20v-6.452zM40.645 0H27.742v6.452h12.903z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"inline-cta__flag\">Techcrunch event<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"inline-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-cta__header-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-cta__header-container-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"inline-cta__header has-h-5-font-size\">Meet your next investor or portfolio startup at Disrupt<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"inline-cta__subheader\"><br>Your next round. 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