{"id":12560,"date":"2026-04-10T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/youtube-premium-gets-a-price-increase\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:19:53","slug":"youtube-premium-gets-a-price-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/youtube-premium-gets-a-price-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Premium Gets a Price Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"maincontent\">\n<article class=\"article--2pJwZBkO js-article\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"content--2u3grYDr js-content\">\n<div class=\"ugc--2nTu61bm minor--3O_9dH4U\" data-io-article-url=\"\/2026\/04\/10\/youtube-premium-price-increase\/\">\n<p>Google is raising the prices of YouTube Premium. The increase is effective immediately for new subscribers and in June for existing subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>In the US, YouTube Premium subscriptions now cost $15.99 per month or $159.99 per year, up from $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year previously. If you have a Family plan, the monthly price increases to $26.99, up from $22.99.<\/p>\n<p>The discounted student plan also increased to $8.99 per month, up from $7.99 per month.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Premium offers ad-free videos, the ability to play videos in the background without the YouTube app being visible, the ability to download videos to play offline, access to YouTube Music without ads, and several other benefits.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Premium Lite also increased to $8.99 per month, up from $7.99 per month. With this plan, ads are still shown in music videos, YouTube Shorts, and when searching or browsing, and ad-free access to YouTube Music is not included.<\/p>\n<p>The last price of YouTube Premium will be in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"ab-variant\" data-variant=\"popular\" style=\"display:none\" data-track=\"popular-stories-popular\">\n<h2 class=\"heading--1cooZo6n heading--h3--23mHEuMI inline--Nnb-B96C\">Good News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"block--2_RlJqhg\">\n<div class=\"contentRow--SgKuAPKd\">\n<div class=\"body--1atSUTC3\">\n<h3 class=\"heading--1cooZo6n heading--h4--3n5gZUlc title--3FvxcRdi\">Apple Permanently Closes Three US Stores in June<\/h3>\n<p>Apple today announced that it will permanently close three stores in the US in June, including Apple Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut, Apple North County in Escondido, California, and Apple Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland. Apple Towson Town Center in Maryland Apple released the following statement to MacRumors:At Apple, we always strive to deliver exceptional service&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block--2_RlJqhg\">\n<div class=\"contentRow--SgKuAPKd\">\n<div class=\"body--1atSUTC3\">\n<h3 class=\"heading--1cooZo6n heading--h4--3n5gZUlc title--3FvxcRdi\">iOS 26.4.1 Includes These Two Changes for iPhones<\/h3>\n<p>Apple has released iOS 26.4.1 minor update for iPhone 11 and later. While the release notes for the update only mention &#8220;bug fixes,&#8221; we&#8217;ve since learned about two specific changes included in it. First, 9to5Mac spotted a thread on the Apple Developer Forums suggesting that iOS 26.4.1 fixes an iOS 26.4 bug that affected iCloud syncing in some apps. 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In a California district court last week, the owners of YouTube channels h3h3Productions (as well as H3 Podcast and H3 Podcast &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block--2_RlJqhg\">\n<div class=\"contentRow--SgKuAPKd\">\n<div class=\"body--1atSUTC3\">\n<h3 class=\"heading--1cooZo6n heading--h4--3n5gZUlc title--3FvxcRdi\">Apple Permanently Closes Three US Stores in June<\/h3>\n<p>Apple today announced that it will permanently close three stores in the US in June, including Apple Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut, Apple North County in Escondido, California, and Apple Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland. 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The increase is effective immediately for new subscribers and in June for existing subscribers. In the US, YouTube Premium subscriptions now cost $15.99 per month or $159.99 per year, up from $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year previously. 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