How to cancel YouTube Premium

This one cancels from your account page in a couple of minutes, with nobody to talk to.

How to cancel YouTube Premium

  1. Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships
  2. Click Deactivate
  3. Click Continue to cancel
  4. Select your reason for canceling and click Next
  5. Click Yes, cancel

Cheaper than cancelling

If you would rather keep YouTube Premium than lose it, there is a cheaper way to have the same thing.

  • Pay yearly

    Roughly 17 percent less than what you pay now

    The same subscription, billed once a year.

    Assumes if you pay monthly today.

    Where to change it
  • Student plan

    Roughly 43 percent less than what you pay now

    The full subscription at the student rate.

    Assumes if you are enrolled and can verify it.

    Where to change it

Estimates, not quotes. The figures are a share of what you already pay, because a ratio survives currency and region and goes stale slower than a fixed price.

Worth knowing

If YouTube Premium was purchased inside the iOS YouTube app, it is Apple-billed and must be canceled via Apple Settings / StoreKit manage subscriptions (Settings > your name > Subscriptions) rather than on youtube.com. The web cancel flow above applies to memberships purchased directly from YouTube.

Other streaming subscriptions

Links checked 2026-07-26.

That is one. Most people have eight.

Cancelled puts every recurring charge in one list with a real monthly total, then reminds you before the next trial converts. No bank login.

Get early access

Free to start. No card. Coming soon to iOS.