Monthly price-rise report
Subscription price increases: July 2026
We recorded 5 subscription price increases in July 2026, in the US, Australia, Canada and the UK, averaging +10%. The biggest was Apple Music in Australia, up 15% to A$14.99 from Jul 18, 2026. Someone paying for every service that rose this month now pays A$35.88, $12.00, CA$12.00 and £12.00 more a year.
Rises this month
5
no price cuts
Average rise
+10%
on the plans we track
Rises in 2026 so far
11
7 by the same date in 2025
Every rise in July 2026
- Apple Music · Australia · Jul 18, 2026A$12.99 → A$14.99 +15%
Individual · Approximate date (announced 17 Jul, US time). Family A$19.99 to A$23.99; Student A$6.99 to A$7.99 · techradar.com
- Apple Music · US · Jul 17, 2026$10.99 → $11.99 +9%
Individual · First US increase in almost four years; Family to $19.99 · macrumors.com
- Apple Music · Canada · Jul 17, 2026CA$10.99 → CA$11.99 +9%
Individual · Family $16.99 to $19.99; Student unchanged at $5.99 · iphoneincanada.ca
- Apple Music · UK · Jul 17, 2026£10.99 → £11.99 +9%
Individual · Existing subscribers from their next billing cycle. Family £16.99 to £19.99 · iclarified.com
- Stan · Australia · Jul 3, 2026A$17.00 → A$17.99 +6%
Standard (ad-free HD) · Approximate date; Standard also dropped from 3 to 2 screens. Premium $22 to $23.99 · web.archive.org
What streaming costs now against a year ago
The monthly total for the streaming services we track in each country, on the plans we track, at the end of July 2026 compared with twelve months earlier. Only services we tracked on both dates are counted.
Using these numbers
Free to quote or reuse with a link to this page (CC BY 4.0). Suggested credit: “Subgrove subscription price-rise report, July 2026, subgrove.com/prices/report/2026-07”. Each rise links to its source; the full dataset is a CSV. Dates are when new subscribers started paying the new price; existing subscribers usually follow a billing cycle or two later.