Netflix raises subscription prices in the UK

Netflix’s price increases – the first in the UK since October 2023 – will affect all subscription plans.

The Standard subscription with adverts is rising by £1 to £5.99 a month, while the most expensive Premium subscription is also increasing by £1 to £18.99 a month.

The platform is also raising the cost of its Extra Member add-ons by £1.

For a Standard subscription, the fee is increasing from £4.99 to £5.99, while for a Standard subscription with adverts, it’s rising from £3.99 to £4.99.

Netflix has reflected the price changes on its website, with the new prices applying to both new and existing customers.

“We will occasionally ask our members to pay a little more so that we can re-invest to further improve Netflix,” the streamer said.

Netflix began enforcing a password-sharing ban in May 2023 in the UK and the US, which led to millions of new signups over the following year.

The company said it finished 2024 with more than 300 million subscribers in total.

It had been expected to add 9.6 million new subscribers between October and December but far surpassed that number, adding nearly 19 million subscribers in the final months of the year.

Netflix says its huge increase in streamers was helped by the second series of South Korean drama Squid Game as well as the expansion of its sports coverage.

The platform streamed two NFL games on Christmas Day and hosted a boxing match between influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.

Net profit between October and December doubled from a year earlier to $1.8bn, while sales rose from $8.8bn to $10.2bn.