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ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited prices raised
ESPN Unlimited rose from $29.99 to $31.99/mo and ESPN Select from $12.99 to $13.99/mo
What changed
- ESPN Select (monthly)
- Was Before: $12.99/mo
- After: $13.99/mo
- +$1 · +8%
- ESPN Select (annual)
- Was Before: $129.99/yr
- After: $139.99/yr
- +$10 · +8%
- ESPN Unlimited (monthly)
- Was Before: $29.99/mo
- After: $31.99/mo
- +$2 · +7%
- ESPN Unlimited (annual)
- Was Before: $299.99/yr
- After: $319.99/yr
- +$20 · +7%
When it hits your bill
- New subscribers
- Existing subscribers
- First billing date after
- per ESPN Fan Support: subscribers who joined before August 20, 2026 keep their price until then
What this means for you
ESPN Select costs $1 more a month and $10 more a year; ESPN Unlimited costs $2 more a month and $20 more a year.
What you can do
Context
2025$31.99
this change
How we know
An archived copy of ESPN's homepage from Aug 3, 2026 lists Select at $12.99 and Unlimited at $29.99 a month.
An archived copy from Aug 21, 2026 lists $13.99 and $31.99 a month.
ESPN Fan Support lists annual plans rising from $129.99 to $139.99 and $299.99 to $319.99.
It says earlier subscribers keep their price until their first billing date after Sep 17, 2026.
Related records
Sources
- ESPN homepage plans (before, Aug 3 2026) · archived copy
- ESPN homepage plans (after, Aug 21 2026) · archived copy
- ESPN Fan Support: ESPN Select or Unlimited Plans and Prices (updated Aug 20, 2026; archived Aug 25 2026) · archived copy
- ESPN Fan Support: ESPN Select or Unlimited Plans and Prices (updated Aug 25, 2026; archived Sep 23 2026) · archived copy
Full research notes
ESPN's homepage lists ESPN Select at $12.99/mo and ESPN Unlimited at $29.99/mo in a capture from August 3, 2026, and $13.99/mo and $31.99/mo in a capture from 04:49 UTC on August 21, 2026. ESPN Fan Support's plans and prices page (updated August 20, 2026, archived August 25) still listed $12.99/month, $129.99/year, $29.99/month and $299.99/year, with the note 'As of September 17, 2026, subscription prices will increase' to $13.99/month, $139.99/year, $31.99/month and $319.99/year. By September 23 (updated August 25) it lists the new prices and says 'Anyone who subscribed prior to August 20, 2026, will retain that price until their first billing date after September 17, 2026.' The Disney+, Hulu, ESPN bundle changes the same day are a separate Disney+ record; the ESPN, FOX One Bundle stayed at $39.99/month.
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