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Spotify is as soon as once more elevating costs within the US. After avoiding a hike all through 2025, the music streaming service has kicked off 2026 with a worth enhance for American subscribers.
That is Spotify’s third worth bump in 4 years. By comparability, Apple Music hasn’t raised its worth since 2022.
One other yr, one other Spotify worth hike
All common streaming companies have elevated their costs a number of instances in the previous couple of years. Spotify is not any exception, and it final raised its subscription charge within the US in June 2024. Again then, it bumped the Particular person (now changed by Premium) plan’s pricing by $1 to $11.99.
Now, 18 months later, it’s doing the identical factor once more. In an announcement on January 15, 2026, the corporate says US subscribers pays $12.99 per thirty days from their subsequent billing cycle. They are going to obtain an electronic mail concerning the change within the coming days.
The upper charge will instantly apply to new customers.
Spotify’s announcement didn’t present a transparent purpose behind the worth hike. It solely mentions that “occasional updates to pricing” assist it in delivering the “absolute best expertise and profit artists.”
As of now, it seems Spotify is simply elevating the subscription charge for the Premium tier. However anticipate a worth hike for the Household and Scholar plans to observe later this yr.
Spotify’s worth hikes are beginning to really feel annual
In 2025, Spotify’s paid tiers didn’t change into costlier for its US subscribers. However the firm raised the subscription charges in different markets globally.
With the final spherical of worth bump, a person Spotify Premium subscription is now $2 costlier than Apple Music. The latter’s month-to-month subscription prices $10.99.
Regardless of elevating costs virtually yearly, Spotify continues to dominate the market with greater than 281 million subscribers. Apple Music is estimated to path behind with round 100 million customers.
Rajesh has been writing about shopper know-how for over a decade, with a robust deal with iPhones, Macs and Apple’s ecosystem. He enjoys digging into Apple software program updates, {hardware} adjustments, and discovering new Mac apps that make work quicker and extra pleasurable.
