The total bill: what each streaming service has cost since launch
Someone who has kept Netflix's Standard plan since May 2014 has paid about $2,009.50 for it, 150 monthly bills at whatever the price was each month. The table gives the same running total for every service we track, and what the next twelve months will cost at today's price. Totals assume an unbroken monthly subscription at the published price, with no promotions or annual discounts.
Running total for a subscriber since the first recorded price
| service | since | months | total paid | next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 YouTube TV Base Plan | 2017-03 | 116 | $7,197.96 | $995.88 |
 Netflix Standard | 2014-05 | 150 | $2,009.50 | $239.88 |
 Spotify Premium Individual | 2011-07 | 184 | $1,916.16 | $155.88 |
 Hulu No Ads | 2015-09 | 134 | $1,901.66 | $227.88 |
 YouTube Premium Individual | 2015-10 | 133 | $1,622.67 | $191.88 |
 HBO Max Standard (ad-free) | 2020-05 | 78 | $1,263.72 | $221.88 |
 Disney+ Premium (ad-free) | 2019-11 | 84 | $996.16 | $227.88 |
 Peacock Premium Plus (ad-free) | 2020-07 | 76 | $952.24 | $239.88 |
 Paramount+ Premium | 2021-03 | 68 | $798.32 | $167.88 |
 Apple TV+ Apple TV+ | 2019-11 | 84 | $679.16 | $179.88 |
 Prime Video Ad-free add-on (Prime Video Ultra) | 2024-01 | 34 | $115.66 | $59.88 |
Questions
How much has Netflix cost since 2014?
About $2,009.50 on the Standard plan, 150 months at the price in force each month, as of October 2026.
What about YouTube TV?
A YouTube TV subscriber since March 2017 has paid about $7,197.96; it is a live-TV bundle, so it sits apart from the on-demand services.
What does a year of each service cost now?
YouTube TV $995.88; Netflix $239.88; Spotify $155.88; Hulu $227.88; YouTube Premium $191.88; HBO Max $221.88; Disney+ $227.88; Peacock $239.88; Paramount+ $167.88; Apple TV+ $179.88; Prime Video $59.88.
How is the total worked out?
Month by month from the first recorded price: each month is charged at the price that applied then, using the dated changes on each service's record.