All YouTube. No interruptions.
YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background
1-month trial for ¥0 • Plans starting from ¥780​/month • Benefits vary by plan • Cancel anytime
Or save money with an annual, family or student plan
You'll be reminded 7 days before your trial ends. Recurring billing. Free trial for eligible new members only.
What’s new for YouTube Premium
Jump Ahead
Seamlessly skip ahead to the best parts of a video
Shorts Picture in Picture
Watch your favorite Shorts while browsing other apps
High Quality Audio
Rich mobile listening experience on music videos
Faster Video Speeds
Speed up your mobile video playback, up to 4x
Join over 125 million Premium⁠ ⁠members
Individual
Monthly
¥1,280​/month
1-month trial for ¥0
Free trial for eligible new members only. Restrictions apply.
Annual
12 months for ¥12,800​
Save 15% vs. monthly plan
Doesn't automatically renew. Restrictions apply.
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Family
Monthly
¥2,280​/month
1-month trial for ¥0
Add up to 5 family members (ages 13+) in your household. Free trial for eligible new members only. Restrictions apply.
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Student
Monthly
¥780​/month
1-month trial for ¥0
Eligible students only. Annual verification required. Free trial for eligible new members only. Restrictions apply.
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Save 39% with Premium Lite*
Premium Lite is a lower-priced membership that offers ad-free streaming, background play, and downloads on most videos
Premium Lite
New
Monthly
¥780​/month
1-month trial for ¥0
Most videos ad-free
Background play most videos
Download most videos
Ad-free YouTube Music
Premium Lite benefits available on most non-music content, excluding Shorts. Ads may appear when you search or browse. Learn more.
Try 1 month for ¥0
*39% cheaper than the Premium Monthly Individual plan
Exclusive features only on Premium
Stream videos without interruptions.
Immerse yourself in more of your favorite content, ad-free.
Plus, stream music ad-free on the YouTube Music app
Get 100+ million official songs and podcasts, plus hard-to-find live tracks, remixes, DJ sets, and covers.
Watch videos offline
Download your favorite videos to enjoy them anytime, anywhere, with or without internet.
Play YouTube in the background
Continue listening to videos with your screen off, or watching with picture-in-picture when using other apps.
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Premium
¥1,280​/month
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New
Premium Lite
¥780​/month
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Ad-free YouTube videos
All videos
Most videos*
Ad-free YouTube Kids
All videos
Most videos*
Background play
All videos
Most videos*
Download and play offline
All videos
Most videos*
Ad-free YouTube Music app
Continue watching, queuing, Jump ahead, high quality audio & video, and more
*About features on Premium Lite
Premium Lite benefits available on most non-music content, excluding Shorts. Ads may appear when you search or browse. Learn more.
Choose the Premium that works for you
Premium is all of YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background. Enjoy every Premium feature across all content types. Premium Lite is a good fit for you if you mainly watch creator content. Music videos, concerts, and songs may still have ads and won't be available offline or in the background.
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Your questions, answered
YouTube Premium offers an ad-free experience across all of YouTube, YouTube Kids, and YouTube Music. Premium memberships include YouTube Music Premium, a standalone app where you can listen to over 100 million songs ad-free. Learn more.
YouTube Premium also includes access to some other features: • Jump ahead: Get to the content that you care about faster • Continue watching: Resume watching where you left off even when you switch between devices • High-quality video: Get enhanced bitrate 1080p for extra crisp and clear videos with lots of detail and motion • High-quality audio: Enjoy a richer listening experience at 256kbps when watching eligible music videos • Smart downloads: Get recommended videos automatically added to your downloads for offline viewing • Queuing: Set up videos to watch next without interrupting your current watch session
Premium Lite benefits (background play, downloads, ad-free) available on most non-music content, excluding Shorts. Ads may appear when you search or browse. Learn more.
Premium Lite's features apply to most non-music content on YouTube. This means you'll be able to watch your favorite podcasts and creator videos ad-free, offline, and in the background. Ad-free streaming, background play, and downloads aren't available for music-focused content like official music videos, covers, and dance videos. Learn more. Premium unlocks all of YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background. Plus, enjoy exclusive Premium features across all content without interruptions.
You can download and watch videos and music on your mobile device using the YouTube app, the YouTube Music app, or the YouTube Kids app. You can also download videos and watch on your computer using Chrome, Edge & Opera browsers. You can watch or listen to content offline for up to 30 days without being connected to the internet. Learn more about how to watch videos offline
Background play is on by default for YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube Kids. This means if you're watching a video on YouTube and you leave the YouTube app, the video will keep playing in the background until you pause it. You can turn off background play anytime in your settings. Learn more about background play
You can share your YouTube Premium membership with up to 5 additional household members with a family plan. Once you get a family plan, you can add members if you’re the family manager of your plan. Family members sharing a family plan must live in the same household as the family manager and have a Google account. Each family member gets their own private, personalized account.
Learn more about our family plan
Cancel your membership by visiting the Purchases and memberships page. You can rejoin Premium or Premium Lite at any time.
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