Research and data
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Official BLS and BEA spending data, traced streaming and churn surveys, and priced household examples. What the evidence supports, and what it does not.
Checked Nov 1, 2026Netflix price history (US)Every US price increase since 2016, plan by plan, each linked to an archived copy of Netflix's own page.
Checked Nov 1, 2026Spotify price history (US)Every US Premium price increase, plan by plan, from archived copies of Spotify's own pages.
Checked Nov 1, 2026Disney+ price history (US)Every US price increase since launch, with effective dates from Disney's own archived notices.
Checked Nov 1, 2026Subscription and software pricesCurrent US prices for streaming, AI and team software, read on each provider's own site and re-checked monthly.
Checked Oct 23, 2026