# ‘I want to cancel’: YouTube Premium quietly hikes its US prices for the first time in three years, forcing many users to consider the unthinkable

> YouTube Premium has silently raised its tier prices Google started emailing users about the change before announcing it For a lot of subscribers, this could be the last straw YouTube Premium is the latest subscription…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/i-want-to-cancel-youtube-premium-quietly-hikes-its-us-prices-for-the-first-time-in-three-years-forcing-many-users-to-consider-the-unthinkable?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69d942fbee63905c138377df)
- **Published:** 2026-04-10
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #google #premium #prices #users #youtube #cancel #consider #forcing
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/69d942fbee63905c138377df

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