YouTube Premium · Pay · All US YouTube Premium members · US
Price increase on all Premium plans
Every YouTube Premium plan went up; Individual is now $15.99/mo
Was $13.99now $15.99
What this means for you
Every YouTube Premium plan costs more: Lite and Student +$1, Individual +$2, Family +$4 per month, and the annual plan +$20.
Evidence
YouTube's US Premium page shows Premium Lite $7.99, Individual $13.99, annual $139.99, Family $22.99 and Student $7.99 at 9:06 am ET on April 9, 2026, and $8.99, $15.99, $159.99, $26.99 and $8.99 at 4:53 pm ET the same day.
- Premium Lite
- Was $7.99/mo$8.99/mo
- Premium Individual
- Was $13.99/mo$15.99/mo
- Premium Individual (annual)
- Was $139.99/yr$159.99/yr
- Premium Family
- Was $22.99/mo$26.99/mo
- Premium Student
- Was $7.99/mo$8.99/mo
Sources
- YouTube Premium page, US (before, Apr 9 2026, 9:06 am ET) · archived
- YouTube Premium page, US (after, Apr 9 2026, 4:53 pm ET) · archived
- Variety: YouTube Premium and YouTube Music raise US prices (Apr 10, 2026) (secondary) · archived
- TechCrunch: YouTube Premium and YouTube Music prices increase (Apr 10, 2026) (secondary)
- New subscribers:
- Apr 9, 2026
- Existing subscribers:
- Existing subscribers see the new price from their next billing cycle in June 2026, after an email at least 30 days in advance (per Variety and TechCrunch, Apr 10, 2026).
Effective Apr 9, 2026 · First recorded Apr 9, 2026 · Reconstructed · High confidence