Show HN: The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021
20 days ago
- streaming price increases
- subscription costs
- Netflix Disney+ Hulu HBO Max Apple TV+ Paramount+ Peacock YouTube Premium Spotify
- A basket of nine major streaming services (Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Peacock, YouTube Premium, Spotify) cost $95.91/month in March 2021 and $154.41/month today, a 61% increase.
- The annual cost rose from $1,150.92 to $1,852.92 — an extra $702 per year for the same services and tiers, with no cancellations or downgrades.
- Individual price increases range from 23% (HBO Max) to 200% (Apple TV+), with Disney+ up 138% and Peacock up 100%.
- The data is sourced from dated timelines for each service, with every change cited; the author does not speculate on motives but notes that increases have become regular and sometimes multiple per year.