How to cancel YouTube Premium— and check you're not still being charged
YouTube Premium is easy to start on mobile and easy to forget, since it's billed through the app store.
Steps to cancel YouTube Premium
- 1Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships
- 2Click Manage membership
- 3Click Deactivate
- 4Click Continue to cancel
- 5Select your reason for cancelling and click Next
- 6Click Yes, cancel
- 7If you joined in the YouTube iOS app you are billed by Apple: tap Settings, then Purchases and memberships, tap the membership, tap Manage Apple Subscriptions, tap your membership, then tap Cancel
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The cancel control is labelled Deactivate, not Cancel, which is why people scan youtube.com/paid_memberships and conclude there is no way out. Google also states that iOS users who are billed through Google (not Apple) must cancel from a non-iOS device such as a computer — the iPhone app only ever shows the Apple-billing route.
Will YouTube Premium still charge you after you cancel?
You will not be charged again unless you re-subscribe, and your paid membership benefits continue until the end of the current billing period. You can confirm it worked in the paid membership section at youtube.com/paid_memberships.
Refunds: No refund is documented for cancelling — it only stops future charges, with benefits running to the end of the current billing period; if Google Play billed you, Google Play's own refund policy applies instead.
YouTube Premium usually posts as GOOGLE*YouTube Premium — which is why it can be hard to recognise when you're scanning a statement for things to cut.
YouTube Premium runs $13.99–$22.99/mo — 12% more than the average music subscription we track (~$16/mo across the music services we track). Before you cancel, check whether you're also still paying for Spotify, Apple Music, SiriusXM — a common overlap in the same category.
The only way to be sure a cancellation stuck is to look at your statement. Finletix reads a CSV, PDF, or screenshot and flags every recurring charge — including YouTube Premium, duplicates, and silent price hikes — without ever touching your bank login.
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These steps were checked against YouTube Premium's own help and policy pages. Cancellation flows change — if a label below no longer matches what you see, trust the live page.
Prices are general guidance for US customers as of 2026 and may change. Finletix is not affiliated with YouTube Premium.