The YouTube Premium Family Plan allows a family manager to share a paid subscription with up to five additional family members who are aged 13 or older and reside in the same household as the manager. This plan is priced at $22.99 per month and provides shared access to ad-free videos, offline downloads, background playback, YouTube Music Premium, and exclusive YouTube Originals content. Each member maintains their own personalized account, including individual recommendations, watch history, and subscriptions, ensuring a tailored experience while sharing benefits.
To set up the family plan, the family manager—defined as the primary account holder aged 18 or older (or the legal age in their region)—must sign in to their Google account and navigate to the Paid Memberships page on YouTube. From there, they can initiate the family plan setup, invite family members via email or phone number, and manage the group through Family Sharing Settings. The family manager can also add or remove members at any time, though changes to family groups are limited to once every 12 months.
YouTube enforces the household requirement by conducting periodic electronic check-ins, typically every 30 days, to verify that all members reside at the same address. If a member is found to be outside the household, access may be restricted or paused, as YouTube continues to enforce its policy against unauthorized sharing. The service is not available in all countries, and certain features like Primetime Channels are limited to specific regions such as the US, Germany, France, Australia, and the UK.
The family plan is a cost-effective alternative to individual subscriptions, offering significant savings compared to purchasing six individual plans at $13.99 each. Additionally, YouTube offers a one-month free trial for new members, and annual billing options are available for the individual and family plans, providing further savings. For students, a discounted plan is available at $7.99 per month, provided they verify their student status annually.
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In a significant policy shift that began quietly at the end of 2024, YouTube has restricted access to its Family Plan subscription, making it available only to accounts that meet specific eligibility criteria. As of last week, the change has been rolled out globally including major markets such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada with many users now finding the Family Plan option missing entirely, depending on their account’s eligibility.
According to a source at Google familiar with the matter, the new limitations are part of an effort to curb widespread abuse of the Family Plan. The subscription, originally intended for households, had been increasingly exploited by users sharing it with friends or strangers in other countries. A practice that violates YouTube’s terms of service. To address this, YouTube has begun implementing stricter account checks that determine whether the Family Plan option is displayed. Google has not publicly disclosed the exact criteria for eligibility, and the policy was initially tested in select regions before expanding globally.