Streaming price increases by year, 2015 to 2026
2023 was the busiest year for streaming price increases, with 14 of the 75 on our record. Netflix has raised prices most often (16 times across its plans); Prime Video least often (1). The grid counts every dated increase on every plan, so a service that raised three plans at once counts three.
Increases per year
Service by year
| year | Netflix | Disney+ | Hulu | HBO Max | Apple TV+ | Paramount+ | Peacock | YouTube Premium | Spotify | YouTube TV | Prime Video | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |||||
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
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Questions
Which year had the most streaming price increases?
2023, with 14 increases across the services we track. 2022: 7, 2023: 14, 2024: 12, 2025: 13, 2026: 14.
How many times has each service raised prices?
Netflix 16; Spotify 10; Peacock 8; Hulu 8; Disney+ 7; Paramount+ 6; YouTube TV 5; YouTube Premium 5; HBO Max 5; Apple TV+ 4; Prime Video 1 (all plans, all years on record).
Do increases come in waves?
Yes. Several services move in the same season; October carries the most increases on record. See the month-by-month breakdown in when streaming prices go up.