YouTube Premium has been expanded to ten new nations. The paid tier of the favored video-streaming large was already accessible in numerous areas, however Google has now expanded it additional, bringing the entire variety of nations with an possibility to buy the subscription to 100. Alongside its primary subscription tiers, the tech large has additionally launched its extra inexpensive pupil plans in all of the newly added nations. Notably, this enlargement comes after YouTube Premium crossed 100 million subscribers in February 2024, 9 years after a paid tier on YouTube was first launched.
The geographic enlargement was first noticed by Android Police. The publication discovered that Google lately up to date the knowledge on its (*10*)help web page relating to YouTube Premium and added ten new nations to accessible areas. These areas embody Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Morocco, Réunion, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. This brings up the entire variety of nations the place the premium subscription is out there to 100, based mostly on the itemizing. Currently, solely 99 nations have the service accessible, because it has been briefly disabled in Russia.
As per the report, all ten nations will get YouTube Premium’s household and pupil plans, alongside the essential particular person plan, permitting an opportunity to get the subscription at a reduced fee. The pupil plan is out there to full-time college students at increased schooling establishments. However, their pupil standing will probably be yearly verified by a third-party verification service. The household subscription permits customers to add up to 5 members of the family of age 13 or older to be a part of the Google household group and make the most of a single subscription which is priced barely increased than the person plan.
With the YouTube Premium subscription, customers can get options equivalent to limitless ad-free movies, the choice to obtain movies and play them offline, and background play through picture-in-picture mode. It additionally bundles the subscription to YouTube Music.
In India, the YouTube Premium subscription begins at Rs. 129 per thirty days upon enabling recurring funds and comes with a two-month free trial. Prepaid subscriptions begin at Rs. 139 a month. The Family plan has been priced at Rs. 189 a month, whereas the Student plan is out there on the value of Rs. 79 a month. Both plans supply a one-month free trial interval.
