YouTube Premium Lite soon available in Germany
YouTube is officially bringing back its "Premium Lite" tariff and for the first time it is also being offered in the USA. Other countries are in preparation
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The rumors have come true: YouTube is bringing back its Premium Lite tariff. The video platform has announced that the option will soon be available in Germany for 5.99 euros per month. The pilot project has also been extended to the USA for the first time.
The Lite version differs from the Premium tariff, which costs just under 13 euros, in that, according to YouTube, only "most videos" do not show any ad breaks, while the full tariff does not show any ads at all. This applies in particular to music and music videos. Customers on the full tariff also have the option of downloading videos for offline playback and playing them in the background.
Further countries in preparation
According to the video streaming platform, YouTube currently has around 125 million music and premium subscribers worldwide. However, this figure also includes trial subscriptions. YouTube apparently wants to further increase this number with the Lite tariff. An expansion to other countries has been announced for this year.
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The Premium Lite subscription is not new. It was introduced back in 2021, but was only available to individual users in various countries. Cancellations were issued to existing subscribers at the end of 2023. After that, the option reappeared sporadically. The current option is one euro cheaper than the previous one.
There is no mention of a discounted annual subscription or a family subscription in YouTube's announcement. For example, YouTube also offers a family plan option for the premium tariff, which costs just under 13 euros, and costs just under 24 euros per month.
(mki)
