YouTube is always dedicated to serving quality videos to its viewers. For this reason, Google-owned YouTube started a new category: YouTube Premium. In the beginning, it was launched for free but later YouTube started charging for it.
YouTube Premium, an ad-free paid subscription service gets a price hike in India. All the subscription plans including individual, family, and students are now costly in India. YouTube has increased 58% in subscription plans.
Today I am explaining YouTube Premium subscription plans are now expensive. You must read this post to the end to learn more about the YouTube Premium subscription plan price increase for individuals, families, and students.
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YouTube Premium Price Hike in India
YouTube has started sending emails to its existing Premium users regarding the price hike stating, “We don’t make these decisions lightly, and this update will allow us to continue to improve Premium and support the creators and artists you watch on YouTube”, to continue with the subscription user needs to agree with the new prices.
| Plan | Old Plan (in Rs) | Revised Price (in Rs) | Increase (in Rs.) |
| Student (Monthly) | 79 | 89 | 10 |
| Individual (Monthly) | 129 | 149 | 20 |
| Family (Monthly) | 189 | 299 | 110 |
| Individual (Prepaid – Monthly) | 139 | 159 | 20 |
| Individual (Prepaid – Quarterly) | 399 | 459 | 60 |
| Individual (Prepaid – Annual) | 1290 | 1490 | 200 |
New users can get a one-month free trial on YouTube depending on their selection over Individual, Family, or Student plans. They can experience all the benefits of YouTube Premium before buying a subscription during this trial period.
Also, Read How to Cancel YouTube Premium
YouTube Premium offers ad-free streaming of videos, the ability to watch videos or listen to music in the background, picture-in-picture mode for long-form video and Shorts, enhanced high-definition video streaming, Jump ahead to reach key moments, and smart downloads for offline viewing.
YouTube has always delivered more than enough to its users and won millions of hearts with amazing features. As this new price hike is rolling out slowly, we will have to see its impact on premium users. Whether they will stick to it or lose it because of the price hike.
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