YouTube reveals shock price hike – and it starts next month

YOUTUBE is hiking the price of one of its key subscriptions.

Google – which owns the video app – has revealed plans to increase monthly bills for users in the US and UK.

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If you’re on the YouTube Premium Family Plan, you should have received an email.

This will detail how much your monthly costs will go up.

In the US, you’ll see bills rise by $5 a month.

That’s an increase from $17.99 per month to $22.99 a month.

But there’s no change to the single-user ($11.99) and student ($6.99) pricing.

For Brits, the price rise is softer – rising by just £2 a month.

It’s going up from £17.99 to £19.99 per month.

Prices are also rising in Canada, Argentina, Turkey, Japan, Indonesia and Brazil.

The price rise is effective from November 21, and Google should warn you ahead of time.

Remember: the main YouTube app is still free – the price change only affects Premium subscriptions.

What is YouTube Premium?

YouTube Premium is a special paid-for version of the video streaming app.

It has plenty of perks, but the main advantage is that you can watch YouTube without being interrupted by ads.

“With YouTube Premium, you can watch millions of videos without interruptions by ads before and during a video, including video overlay ads,” Google explained.

“You will also not see third-party banner ads and search ads.”

It also gives you the option to download YouTube videos for offline viewing.

Additionally, you can play videos on your smartphone in the background (or with picture-in-picture) while using other apps.

You can get access to YouTube Music Premium, which is Google’s rival to Spotify and Apple Music.

And you can watch YouTube Originals as soon as they’re released, and at no extra cost.

The YouTube Premium Family Plan lets five people in a family share a single subscription for a higher price.

But it’s still cheaper than if multiple members of the family were to buy their own individual subscriptions.

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