What is the GOOGLE *YOUTUBEPREMIUM charge?

Why it shows up like this

The GOOGLE *YOUTUBEPREMIUM descriptor is Google LLC billing you for YouTube Premium, the paid tier that strips ads from videos, keeps audio playing when you lock the phone, allows downloads, and includes YouTube Music Premium in the same price. The no-space YOUTUBEPREMIUM string is simply how Google formats the product name in the payment line.

In the United States an individual plan is 13.99 dollars a month, a family plan that covers up to five household members over 13 runs higher, and a student plan is cheaper with periodic re-verification. YouTube Music Premium sold on its own carries a smaller amount, so the exact figure on your statement is a strong hint about which tier is active. An annual option also exists, which posts one larger charge once a year rather than twelve small ones.

Most surprise charges come from a trial that converted. Free Premium trials arrive bundled with new phones, Google promotions, and some carrier deals, and they roll into paid billing at the end of the trial unless canceled. Because the subscription is tied to one specific Google login, a plan started by a family member or on a second account can bill your card while your main account still shows ads.

Don't recognize it? You might still

A recurring YouTube Premium line usually traces to a trial or to a Google account other than the one you check every day.

• A free Premium trial from a new phone, a carrier deal, or a Google promotion converted to paid.
• A family plan you manage renews for every member on a single monthly charge.
• A second Google account, signed in on a tablet or TV, holds the subscription.
• You subscribed to YouTube Music Premium and it also unlocked ad-free YouTube, so the line reads as Premium.

What to do, in order

Find the Google account that owns the membership, then cancel from there. The subscription follows the login, not the device.

1. Open your paid memberships Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships while signed in to confirm the plan, its price, and the next billing date.
2. Check the other accounts If nothing shows, sign out and check other Google accounts used on phones, tablets, or a smart TV, since the charge lives on whichever account started it.
3. Manage, then Cancel On the memberships page choose Manage, then Deactivate or Cancel membership, and follow the confirmation prompts to the end.
4. Confirm the stop date Cancelling stops the next renewal but keeps Premium active until the paid period ends, so note that date instead of expecting an immediate refund.

Quick questions

The most common questions about a recurring YouTube Premium charge.

Part of a family

GOOGLE *YOUTUBEPREMIUM is one of the GOOGLE* charges lines — see the whole family decoded.

Verified sources

Every claim on this page is checked against official sources — open them to confirm before you call your bank.

• YouTube Help — Cancel or pause YouTube Premium https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10217125
• YouTube Premium — official plans and pricing https://www.youtube.com/premium