Nine streaming subscriptions now cost $702/year more than in 2021, up 61%

A price-tracking site, HonestlyRanked, has quantified streaming inflation by pricing a fixed basket of nine flagship on-demand services — Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Peacock, YouTube Premium, and Spotify — at a single point in time rather than at each service’s launch. The combined monthly cost rose from $95.91 in March 2021 (the first month all nine existed) to $154.41 today, a 61% jump. Annualized, that is an extra $702 for the identical set of services, with no cancellations or tier downgrades used to inflate the figure.

The increases are far from uniform across providers. Measured on flagship tiers from March 2021 to now, Apple TV+ leads at +200%, followed by Disney+ at +138% and Peacock at +100%. The rest cluster lower: Netflix +43%, Hulu +58%, Paramount+ +40%, YouTube Premium +33%, Spotify +30%, and HBO Max +23%. The site deliberately excludes YouTube TV (a live-TV bundle) and Prime Video (a membership add-on) from the headline basket, arguing neither is comparable to a standalone on-demand subscription, though both remain tracked.

The methodology emphasis is the point of the piece: every figure is dated, sourced per change, re-checked daily against provider pricing, and published under CC BY 4.0. The author declines to speculate on motive, noting only that the dated record shows price hikes have shifted from exceptional to routine, with several services raising prices more than once within a single year. For consumers, the takeaway is a structural one — the cord-cutting cost advantage over traditional pay-TV continues to erode as à-la-carte streaming stacks compound.