We often complain about the growing number of subscriptions: from Netflix and Google One to Adobe and Claude — all tiny-looking individually, but they add up to a substantial monthly cost. But for many of us, one subscription is an exception: YouTube Premium. This is one $16 monthly subscription that is well worth it. While I may question renewing Netflix each month, I am more than eager to renew my YouTube Premium plan each year, and that has been going on for the past five years.
In this time, I’ve found a handful of Premium features that, for me, are well worth the spend. Even if Google decides to take away other benefits, these are the five features I’d fight to keep.
