Netflix is ​​once again drawing praise for subscriptions, with its Standard plan now costing $18 per month

Netflix’s earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2024 has dropped recently. While results such as an operating income of more than $10 billion and a 16 percent increase in revenue seem to be good news for the company’s shareholders, Netflix users will not be so lucky. Membership prices are going up again, starting today.

The Standard plan with ads is he gets up from $7 to $8 per month, while the ad-free version of Standard will increase from $15 to $18 per month. Monthly rates for Premium, which offers 4K Ultra HD and HDR, will increase from $23 to $25. Adding an extra member from outside your home to a streaming plan also becomes more expensive, changing from $8 a month at $9 a month.

“While we continue to invest in programming and provide more value for our members, sometimes we will ask our members to pay a little more so that we can reinvest to make Netflix even better,” the company said in its shareholder. letter. “Therefore, we are adjusting prices today on most plans in the United States, Canada, Portugal and Argentina.”

In 2023, Netflix eliminated its Basic plan major markets. This change preceded the most recent one grow up in subscription costs, less than two years ago.