Spotify pricing
Music, podcast and audiobook streaming with a free tier and Premium plans
- Priced by
- Flat per account
- Headquarters
- Stockholm, SE
- Founded
- 2006
- Pricing page tracked since
- Unknown
- Last checked
- Nov 2, 2026
Exhibit 1
Spotify Premium Family rose 47% since 2016, from $14.99 to $21.99
Spotify price history and price changes, USD per month
No longer sold (1 plan)
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| Observed | Premium Individual | Premium Student | Premium Duo | Premium Family | Unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2011 | $9.99 | $4.99 | |||
| Jan 18, 2016 | $9.99 | not offered | |||
| Oct 7, 2016 | $14.99 | ||||
| Dec 5, 2019 | $4.99 | ||||
| Sep 1, 2020 | $12.99 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2021 | $9.99 | ||||
| Apr 25, 2021 | $14.99 | ||||
| May 1, 2021 | $15.99 | ||||
| Jul 21, 2023 | $9.99 | $4.99 | $12.99 | $15.99 | |
| Jul 24, 2023 | $10.99 | $5.99 | $14.99 | $16.99 | |
| Jun 1, 2024 | $10.99 | $14.99 | $16.99 | ||
| Jun 7, 2024 | $11.99 | $16.99 | $19.99 | ||
| Jan 14, 2026 | $11.99 | $5.99 | $16.99 | $19.99 | |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $12.99 | $6.99 | $18.99 | $21.99 | |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $12.99 | $6.99 | $18.99 | $21.99 |
Spotify's pricing page has been read at 15 points in time between Jul 2011 and Nov 2026. Prices are USD per month.
Premium Individual has been listed since Jul 2011, starting at $9.99. It went up to $10.99 by Jul 2023 (+10%), then went up to $11.99 by Jun 2024 (+9%), and finally went up to $12.99 by Jan 2026 (+8%).
Unlimited has been listed since Jul 2011, starting at $4.99. It was no longer listed by Jan 2016.
Premium Student appeared by Dec 2019 at $4.99. It went up to $5.99 by Jul 2023 (+20%), and finally went up to $6.99 by Jan 2026 (+17%).
Premium Duo appeared by Sep 2020 at $12.99. It went up to $14.99 by Jul 2023 (+15%), then went up to $16.99 by Jun 2024 (+13%), and finally went up to $18.99 by Jan 2026 (+12%).
Premium Family appeared by Oct 2016 at $14.99. It went up to $15.99 by May 2021 (+7%), then went up to $16.99 by Jul 2023 (+6%), then went up to $19.99 by Jun 2024 (+18%), and finally went up to $21.99 by Jan 2026 (+10%).
Read from the US plan pages. Each price change is pinned between the last snapshot with the old price and the first with the new one: Family went from $14.99 to $15.99 between 25 April and 1 May 2021; every plan rose between 21 and 24 July 2023, again between 1 and 7 June 2024 (Student stayed at $5.99) and again between 14 and 20 January 2026. Individual was $9.99 from the US launch in July 2011 until July 2023. The cheaper Unlimited tier (no offline listening) was gone by January 2016. Student and Duo start when the Premium page first listed their prices; Family starts on the October 2016 Family page.
Exhibit 2
4 of 4 Spotify plans are on course to cost more by Nov 2027
Spotify price prediction 2027: projected change in each plan over the next 12 months
Premium Individual
Premium Student
Premium Duo
Premium Family
Note: Each plan’s trend over the last three years carried forward 12 months, with a likely range from how much the price has moved before. Arithmetic on past list prices, not a forecast.
Plans and prices
One price per account or subscription, not per team member. Prices as extracted on Nov 2, 2026.
Free
Free
Nov 2, 2026
Premium Individual
$12.99per month, 1 account
Nov 2, 2026
Premium Student
$6.99per month, 1 verified student account
Nov 2, 2026
Premium Duo
$18.99per month, 2 accounts at the same address
Nov 2, 2026
Premium Family
$21.99per month, up to 6 accounts
Nov 2, 2026
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Spotify head to head
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Pricing page over the years
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Spotify pricing questions
- How much does Spotify cost?
- Spotify plans start at $6.99 per month, 1 verified student account for Premium Student and go up to $21.99 per month, up to 6 accounts for Premium Family, and there is a free plan. Prices are as shown on the pricing page when it was last read on Nov 2, 2026.
- Does Spotify have a free plan?
- Yes. Spotify lists a free plan next to its paid plans, so you can start without paying.
- Has Spotify raised its prices?
- Spotify last raised a list price in Jan 2026: Premium Family went from $19.99 to $21.99 (+10%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Premium Individual has been listed since Jul 2011, starting at $9.99. It went up to $10.99 by Jul 2023 (+10%), then went up to $11.99 by Jun 2024 (+9%), and finally went up to $12.99 by Jan 2026 (+8%). Unlimited has been listed since Jul 2011, starting at $4.99. It was no longer listed by Jan 2016. Premium Student appeared by Dec 2019 at $4.99. It went up to $5.99 by Jul 2023 (+20%), and finally went up to $6.99 by Jan 2026 (+17%). Premium Duo appeared by Sep 2020 at $12.99. It went up to $14.99 by Jul 2023 (+15%), then went up to $16.99 by Jun 2024 (+13%), and finally went up to $18.99 by Jan 2026 (+12%). Premium Family appeared by Oct 2016 at $14.99. It went up to $15.99 by May 2021 (+7%), then went up to $16.99 by Jul 2023 (+6%), then went up to $19.99 by Jun 2024 (+18%), and finally went up to $21.99 by Jan 2026 (+10%). Read from the US plan pages. Each price change is pinned between the last snapshot with the old price and the first with the new one: Family went from $14.99 to $15.99 between 25 April and 1 May 2021; every plan rose between 21 and 24 July 2023, again between 1 and 7 June 2024 (Student stayed at $5.99) and again between 14 and 20 January 2026. Individual was $9.99 from the US launch in July 2011 until July 2023. The cheaper Unlimited tier (no offline listening) was gone by January 2016. Student and Duo start when the Premium page first listed their prices; Family starts on the October 2016 Family page. Every Spotify price change, dated, in the pricing news feed
About Spotify
Spotify lists 5 plans, starting with Free. Spotify is based in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 2006. Its go-to-market is product-led. It works in Music Streaming, Consumer, Subscription. In its own words: "Spotify is a consumer streaming service, not business software, tracked here for its long price history. Its US Premium plan cost $9.99 a month from the 2011 US launch until July 2023, then rose to $10.99, to $11.99 in June 2024 and to $12.99 in January 2026. Premium comes as Individual, Student, Duo and Family plans, and the free tier plays with ads."