price increase This package, which has recently started to reach other countries, also reaches Spain: the cost of the YouTube Premium plan becomes up to 44% more expensive than what we have paid so far. Removing ads or enjoying background playback from your mobile phone is a more expensive privilege.
Google informs its subscribers via e-mail. No wonder, because depending on whether you subscribe to the family plan or the individual plan, you will have to empty your pocket a little more every month. Here are the new prices It will be applied in the next billing period.
YouTube warns about price increase
Google confirmed the price increase to us more than a month agoThese were his words:
“To continue providing great service and features, we are updating pricing for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscribers. We believe this new pricing reflects the value of allowing subscribers to enjoy YouTube ad-free and access YouTube 24/7 with background and offline playback features . Over 100 million songs with the YouTube Music app.”
But it was not yet known When will the new prices come into effect?. We’ve now cleared up that doubt, thanks to Google notifying us via email. The rest of the countries suffered from this increase in YouTube subscriptions since September 19, now in Spain it is 100% official.
Some subscriptions that continue to increase. If YouTube had already raised prices in places like the United States in 2023, the rest of us would surely have to go through the same thing. What was seen and affected Latin America, Germany, Turkey and Poland is repeated here as well. How high does it rise? Depending on the method, the amount we will have to pay starting from the next billing period is as follows:
- Individual: 13.99 Euro per month (previously 11.99 Euro per month)
- Family: 25.99 euros per month (44% increase from 17.99 euros before)
- Student: 8.99 euros per month
This email What users get:
Thank you for having a YouTube Premium subscription. We hope you enjoy the benefits of YouTube Premium, including ad-free, background downloading and video playback, as well as uninterrupted access to over 100 million songs with the YouTube Music app. To continue providing you with great service and features, we are increasing the price to €13.99 per month. We don’t make these decisions lightly, and this change will allow us to continue improving Premium and supporting the creators and artists you love on YouTube. You will see the change reflected in your billing date
Only if you paid for YouTube Premium access to music catalogYou should consider whether it is worth it compared to other alternatives. In case you do this for the advanced functions of the video-on-demand platform, it is important to know that the “Family” plan provides Premium access for six people (split price is less than 5 euros).
Also don’t forget YouTube Premium means higher quality in videos– Upgraded 1080p resolution increases bitrate. But we have no choice but to check if we want to enjoy the benefits of being Premium on the Google platform. Will you still pay for YouTube Premium? Do you think it’s worth it after this price increase?
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