- Spotify could raise prices in the US in the first quarter of 2026
- It’s unclear how much additional subscriptions could cost.
- This would be the first price increase in the US market since July 2025
It seems likely that Spotify Premium users in the US will have to start paying more for their subscription starting in the first quarter of 2026, the first price increase for the United States since July 2024.
This comes from the Financial Times (via Android Authority), although we have no indication of how much more expensive a subscription will be, or whether it will affect all subscription options, such as Family and Duo.
In July of last year, individual plans increased from $10.99 to $11.99 a month, Spotify Duo jumped from $14.99 to $16.99 a month, and the family plan saw the biggest increase of the lot, going from $16.99 to $19.99 a month.
The Financial Times reports projections from JP Morgan analysts suggesting that a $1-a-month price increase for individual Premium subscription plans could generate an additional $500 million a year for Spotify. The company posted a profit for the first time last year.
There is no ‘supremium’ yet
While this would be Spotify’s first price increase in the United States since the middle of last year, other prices around the world have increased more recently, including in countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Only last month we saw price increases in the UK.
A couple of months ago we finally got the long-awaited support for lossless audio within Spotify, although so far there’s no sign of the ‘supremium’ subscription that’s been rumored for years and was actually officially teased in February 2021.
That would be another way for Spotify to increase its revenue, but there’s no sign of that yet. It was originally thought to include lossless audio, which has now appeared, but it could also include advanced listening statistics, remixing tools and free audiobooks.
Of course, this price increase isn’t certain yet and nothing is official until Spotify makes an announcement, but keep an eye out for how much you’ll be paying starting early next year. Spotify has declined to comment on the Financial Times report.
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