It is reported that YouTube has raised the prices of several subscription services, and Premium members will pay an extra $2 per month.

CTOnews.com, July 20 (Xinhua)-- according to The Verge, the prices of several YouTube subscription services have increased in the United States.

▲ source Pexels, according to the registration page of Google's service, the monthly fee for YouTube Premium has risen to $13.99 per month (CTOnews.com Note: currently about RMB101), an increase of $2 (currently about RMB14). In addition to the monthly fee, annual subscription fees have risen by $20 (currently about RMB145) to $139.99 (currently about RMB1012).

In addition, the price of YouTube Music in the United States has also risen by $1 (currently about 7.23 yuan), and now it costs $10.99 a month (currently about 79 yuan), similar to the previous price increase strategy for similar services such as Apple Music, Amazon Music and Tidal. It is worth noting that Spotify still insists on charging $9.99 a month (currently about 72 yuan), but CEO Daniel Eke (Daniel Ek) recently said Spotify was "ready to raise prices".

It is not clear whether or when YouTube Premium will raise prices for existing subscribers, the report said. Google upgraded YouTube Red to YouTube Premium in 2018 and raised prices at the same time, but the policy of allowing former YouTube Red subscribers to continue to pay monthly fees at the old price of $9.99 is still in effect today.