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By Rashid N· Updated 2026-08-31· How we get these numbers

Every streaming price increase on record

73 documented increases · 2015–2026 · every row sourced

We have 73 documented price increases on record across 11 services, from 2015 to 2026. Every one is dated and carries a link to the source that reported it. The single largest was Prime Video Ad-free add-on (Prime Video Ultra) in 2026-04: $2.99 to $4.99 (+67%).

All increases, newest first

dateservice / planfromtochange
2026-08Peacock Premium Plus (ad-free)$16.99$19.99+18%source
2026-08Peacock Premium (with ads)$10.99$12.99+18%source
2026-06YouTube Premium Individual$13.99$15.99+14%source
2026-06YouTube Premium Family$22.99$26.99+17%source
2026-04Prime Video Ad-free add-on (Prime Video Ultra)$2.99$4.99+67%source
2026-03Netflix Standard$17.99$19.99+11%source
2026-03Netflix Premium$24.99$26.99+8%source
2026-03Netflix Standard with ads$7.99$8.99+13%source
2026-02Spotify Premium Individual$11.99$12.99+8%source
2026-02Spotify Duo$16.99$18.99+12%source
2026-02Spotify Family$19.99$21.99+10%source
2026-01Paramount+ Premium$12.99$13.99+8%source
2026-01Paramount+ Essential (with ads)$7.99$8.99+13%source
2025-10Disney+ Premium (ad-free)$15.99$17.99+13%source
2025-10Hulu With Ads$9.99$11.99+20%source
2025-10HBO Max Standard (ad-free)$16.99$18.49+9%source
2025-10HBO Max Basic (with ads)$9.99$10.99+10%source
2025-10HBO Max Premium (4K)$20.99$22.99+10%source
2025-08Apple TV+ Apple TV+$9.99$12.99+30%source
2025-07Peacock Premium Plus (ad-free)$13.99$16.99+21%source
2025-07Peacock Premium (with ads)$7.99$10.99+38%source
2025-01Netflix Standard$15.49$17.99+16%source
2025-01Netflix Premium$22.99$24.99+9%source
2025-01Netflix Standard with ads$6.99$7.99+14%source
2025-01YouTube TV Base Plan$72.99$82.99+14%source
2024-10Disney+ Premium (ad-free)$13.99$15.99+14%source
2024-10Disney+ Basic (with ads)$7.99$9.99+25%source
2024-10Hulu No Ads$17.99$18.99+6%source
2024-10Hulu With Ads$7.99$9.99+25%source
2024-08Paramount+ Premium$11.99$12.99+8%source
2024-08Paramount+ Essential (with ads)$5.99$7.99+33%source
2024-07Peacock Premium Plus (ad-free)$11.99$13.99+17%source
2024-07Peacock Premium (with ads)$5.99$7.99+33%source
2024-06HBO Max Standard (ad-free)$15.99$16.99+6%source
2024-06Spotify Premium Individual$10.99$11.99+9%source
2024-06Spotify Duo$14.99$16.99+13%source
2024-06Spotify Family$16.99$19.99+18%source
2023-10Netflix Premium$19.99$22.99+15%source
2023-10Disney+ Premium (ad-free)$10.99$13.99+27%source
2023-10Hulu No Ads$14.99$17.99+20%source
2023-10Apple TV+ Apple TV+$6.99$9.99+43%source
2023-07Peacock Premium Plus (ad-free)$9.99$11.99+20%source
2023-07Peacock Premium (with ads)$4.99$5.99+20%source
2023-07YouTube Premium Individual$11.99$13.99+17%source
2023-07Spotify Premium Individual$9.99$10.99+10%source
2023-07Spotify Duo$12.99$14.99+15%source
2023-07Spotify Family$15.99$16.99+6%source
2023-06Paramount+ Premium$9.99$11.99+20%source
2023-06Paramount+ Essential (with ads)$4.99$5.99+20%source
2023-04YouTube TV Base Plan$64.99$72.99+12%source
2023-01HBO Max Standard (ad-free)$14.99$15.99+7%source
2022-12Disney+ Premium (ad-free)$7.99$10.99+38%source
2022-10Hulu No Ads$12.99$14.99+15%source
2022-10Hulu With Ads$6.99$7.99+14%source
2022-10Apple TV+ Apple TV+$4.99$6.99+40%source
2022-10YouTube Premium Family$14.99$22.99+53%source
2022-01Netflix Standard$13.99$15.49+11%source
2022-01Netflix Premium$17.99$19.99+11%source
2021-10Hulu No Ads$11.99$12.99+8%source
2021-10Hulu With Ads$5.99$6.99+17%source
2021-04Spotify Family$14.99$15.99+7%source
2021-03Disney+ Premium (ad-free)$6.99$7.99+14%source
2020-10Netflix Standard$12.99$13.99+8%source
2020-10Netflix Premium$15.99$17.99+13%source
2020-06YouTube TV Base Plan$49.99$64.99+30%source
2019-05YouTube TV Base Plan$39.99$49.99+25%source
2019-01Netflix Standard$10.99$12.99+18%source
2019-01Netflix Premium$13.99$15.99+14%source
2018-05YouTube Premium Individual$9.99$11.99+20%source
2018-03YouTube TV Base Plan$35$39.99+14%source
2017-10Netflix Standard$9.99$10.99+10%source
2017-10Netflix Premium$11.99$13.99+17%source
2015-10Netflix Standard$8.99$9.99+11%source
US pricing. Price cuts and unchanged periods are not listed here; the full record including every flat period is on each service's own page.

Per-service timelines

Netflix · Disney+ · Hulu · HBO Max · Apple TV+ · Paramount+ · Peacock · YouTube Premium · Spotify · YouTube TV · Prime Video — each with its complete dated history, including the stretches where nothing changed.

Quick answers

How many times has streaming gone up in price?

73 increases across 11 services between 2015 and 2026, on the plans we track. The table on this page lists every one with its date and source.

What was the biggest streaming price increase?

Prime Video Ad-free add-on (Prime Video Ultra) in 2026-04, from $2.99 to $4.99 — an increase of 67% in one step.

Where do these figures come from?

Each change links to the report or announcement that documented it, and the timeline is cross-checked against dated Internet Archive snapshots of the pricing pages. These are curated records rather than daily scrapes, which is how we can go back further than our own tracking began.

CITE THIS: "73 documented streaming price increases across 11 services between 2015 and 2026; the largest single step was Prime Video Ad-free add-on (Prime Video Ultra) at +67%." HonestlyRanked, sources cited per row, CC BY 4.0.

About this article

Written by Rashid N. Rashid N is the editor of HonestlyRanked. He reviews every figure this site publishes against its source before it goes out, and has never accepted a free account, a review unit, or payment for placement. Rashid N is a pen name; see our methodology page. Every figure here is pulled directly from our tracking database at page-build time and re-checked daily — see methodology. We measure published pricing only; we do not test provider performance, support or uptime. Corrections: tell us.