How to cancel YouTube Premium
A free guide to cancelling YouTube Premium, plus a formal account closure and data deletion request if you want one.
Free guide
Cancel YouTube Premium yourself in minutes
If you subscribed to YouTube Premium through the App Store or Google Play, you must cancel it in that store account because the store controls the payment, otherwise cancel it directly in your YouTube or Google account.
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How to cancel YouTube Premium
Cancelling YouTube Premium is usually quick to do yourself. If you signed up on the web you can cancel directly in your YouTube or Google account settings. If you subscribed through the App Store, particularly on an iPhone, or through Google Play, you have to cancel it there, because that store controls the payment and we cannot stop store billing for you. Where SubscriptionCancellation.com adds honest value is sending Google a formal account closure and data deletion request under UK GDPR with timestamped proof, and stepping in on the subscriptions that genuinely fight back.
- 1Check where you signed up: the web, the App Store, or Google Play.
- 2If you subscribed through the App Store or Google Play, cancel the subscription in that store's account settings.
- 3If you subscribed on the web, go to youtube.com and open your Purchases and memberships or Paid memberships page.
- 4Select YouTube Premium and choose the option to deactivate or cancel.
- 5Confirm the cancellation and check that Premium is set to end at your next renewal date.
Billed through an app store? If you subscribed to YouTube Premium through the App Store or Google Play, you must cancel it in that store account because the store controls the payment, otherwise cancel it directly in your YouTube or Google account.
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We send YouTube Premium a formal closure request, with proof
- A formal account-closure and data-deletion request under UK GDPR.
- Sent on your behalf, with a timestamped, independent proof of sending.
- Plus we cancel the subscriptions that genuinely fight back.
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Common reasons people cancel YouTube Premium
- You are not watching enough to justify the monthly fee.
- You mainly used it to skip ads and can live with them.
- A free trial is about to roll into a paid plan.
- You are trimming back on streaming subscriptions.
YouTube Premium cancellation FAQs
I am billed through Apple or Google, can I cancel YouTube Premium by email?
No. If your YouTube Premium is billed through the App Store or Google Play, only you can cancel it in that store account, because the store controls the payment. We cannot stop store billing by email. We can still send Google a formal account closure and data deletion request on your behalf.
Why is my YouTube Premium more expensive on iPhone?
Subscriptions bought through the App Store can cost more because of Apple's fees, and they must be cancelled in your Apple account rather than on the web. If you want a lower price you can cancel the store subscription and resubscribe on the web, but always confirm the current terms first.
What does SubscriptionCancellation.com actually do for YouTube Premium?
We send Google a formal account closure and data deletion notice under UK GDPR with timestamped proof, and we help you stop any billing. If your subscription is billed through the App Store or Google Play, you cancel it in your store account, and we do not claim to stop that.
SubscriptionCancellation.com is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to YouTube Premium. We provide proof that your cancellation notice was sent, not a guarantee of the outcome.