I spend more time on YouTube than I do Netflix which is why when YouTube launched their Premium ad-free service a few years ago in the US, I signed up to it right away. The cost was $9.99 a month and it was worth it since it meant I no longer had to watch long ads before and in the middle of my videos.
But last week YouTube Premium became available in Kuwait and for a cheaper price! YouTube Premium costs $5.99 if you live in Kuwait and a family account for 5 people costs just $8.99. So this morning I canceled my YouTube Premium on my US YouTube account and signed up to it again from my Kuwait YouTube account. $5.99 is a really good price if you hate all those YouTube ads.
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38 replies on “YouTube Premium Now Available in Kuwait”
Anyone know why Youtube premium in the US costs $15.99 but only $5.99 in Kuwait? I mean I do not mind having my US apple account charged $15.99, but why?
I was paying 9.99 maybe you have the fam package? I’m guessing it costs less in kuwait because YouTube makes less money from advertisers here
Actually on the page i see, the fam package for me costs $11.99, less than my Individual Membership of $15.99… weird… but I think you are right about the idea of youtube making less money from advertisers here, which makes the membership cheaper than in the US
I have got the Indian account and Youtube premium for me costs $1.85/month. I guess there are perks of having bank accounts in different countries after all.
Did you subscribe through the App Store? The price is higher due to the cut Apple takes
Is being ad free the only thing it provides? or does it have other benefits aswel?
I think u get YouTube music and YouTube original content shows or something but never really cared for it
and you can play youtube in the background!
oh i thought that applied for everyone
Nope. Apple introduced picture in picture on iPad and google immediately made it a premium only feature on YouTube. Just one of many reasons I will never give google any of my money.
Not even Cobra Kai?!
Been crushing on Ralph Macchio since I was a kid.
Coz NFL commercials are worth more than those weird Asnan Towers – Messi and Boutiqaat ads….
^ Rofl 🤣
I upgraded to free one month trial & the best part is it works in background while using other apps on iPhone.
Apart from that, just No Ads & Few originals.
in the case of wanting to play a youtube video on the background simply use any browser and turn the desktop mode on and voilà! saved you few bucks I guess (not sure if this hack works for apple users.. but I mean, they get an iPhone instead of getting a phone worth what they’re paying for.. so spending money ain’t an issue for them to begin with haha)
Does having a premium account help to play music from a playlist to the google home speaker.
I have been trying without much success.. does anyone have any experience with this?
Yes, I have tried this using youtube music app and Google home mini, phone and speaker connected to same wifi. (Phone always required to initiate the play)
Spotify still the best with Google home speakers
Spotify doesn’t work with Google Home for me for some reason but works perfectly with alexa
it wasn’t working for me also, until I fixed it in the settings in the Home App.
Using a VPN set country USA or UK, in Home app go to Account – Settings – Services – Music – select Spotify as default service.. link your Spotify account and enjoy.
Make sure your location is disabled while doing above.
VPN needed only to change settings.
poor ios users. android users have been watching youtube without ads for a while now
Android users don’t get ads before videos?
Yes we do
youtube vanced 😛
They gave me 2 months free for some reason.
I can finally download videos for offline + play on the background and no ads, all for just 2 KD!
I got a month free but my package is 8$.
$8 is when you do it as an in-app purchase the iOS YouTube app because they have to pay Apple a percentage of the money. Best subscribe from the YouTube website on a browser. Then it will be $5.99
Am I the only one able to skip ads after 5 seconds? I don’t see the value in this (not that its expensive, but I can wait 5 seconds.)
Some longer videos have multiple ads. Plus if you have the phone hooked to car speakers, its hard & dangerous to use the phone and skip ads while driving.
yup exactly and some don’t even allow skipping. plus its annoying to get an ad while in a middle of a video. 2kd = cup of coffee = worth paying that a month to stop the ads
you can skip in video ads btw before they start playing btw
nope not in all cases
in the case where I don’t pay attention .. yes, an ad might pop-up and I have to wait the longest 5 seconds humanity has known
I am still using YouTube Premium through my Indian account and its KWD 0.550 per month!
That too after 3 months of free trial!! :’D
Weird.. Why are you getting 1 month off? I got 4 months off with “anytime cancellation”
This is great news.
I can now watch Weird City
i canceled my 5 USD spotify switched to Youtube music , 2 days into it and it has way more accurate music suggestions for my taste .
Subscribed!
Now that I see YouTube music is bundled as a bonus, I wonder if it is time to stop Spotify and Anghami.
If you have an Android phone you can download youtube vanced from google. it will give you all the features of youtube premium and more for free and best part you dont need to root your phone.
Also if you have an iphone and you are willing to jailbreak it with Cydia you can get a few similar apps.
Hope that helps