Google is raising the prices of YouTube Premiumthe paid subscription of the well-known video platform that stands out for eliminating advertising from content, in addition to providing other advantages.
The increase in the prices of subscriptions to YouTube Premium, which for now only affects certain countries, should not be too surprising seeing the latest maneuvers of the video platform, especially with regard to those furtive experiments that left the The door was open for 4K and higher resolutions to only be available to those who went through the checkout or, in other words, who joined the paid subscription.
YouTube recently ended the experiment in making 4K exclusive to paying users, in part possibly because only those who actually watch videos on a high-end TV or PC with accompanying monitor can take advantage of 4K. that resolution or higher. Nevertheless, the platform has made the decision to raise prices in the following countries:
- In the United States, the family plan has risen from US$17.99 to US$22.99.
- In Canada, the family plan has risen from 17.99 to 22.99 Canadian dollars (it’s a different currency, in case the name confuses anyone).
- In the UK the family plan has risen from £17.99 to £19.99.
- In Argentina, the individual plan has risen from 119 to 389 pesos, while the family plan has gone from 179 to 699 pesos.
- In Turkey the individual plan has risen from 16.99 to 29.99 lira.
- In Japan the family plan has risen from 1,780 to 2,280 yen.
For now in Spain the prices remain the same, costing 11.99 euros for the individual plan and 17.99 euros for the family plan. Of course, seeing the countries in which they have risen, it should not be surprising that sooner or later the same thing happens in ours, despite the fact that the current prices of YouTube Premium are not exactly the most attractive compared to other services such as Netflix . In the event that the company decides to raise prices, users would be notified via email at least 30 days in advance.
