2026 Research Edition — 38 services analysed

How much are Europeans actually spending on subscriptions?

Independent research on European subscription costs, inflation trends and spending patterns. Data-driven analysis by Leutrim Miftaraj, Behavioral Economics.

€10.00
Median monthly list price across the plans we track
156 euro-priced plans
€120
Median annual cost of one tracked subscription
At list price, billed annually
+18.2%
Median list-price change 2020–2026
133 plans with both price points
20
Categories tracked
161 provider plans in total

These are provider list prices, not household bills — they describe what companies charge, not what anyone actually pays. How these figures are calculated

2020→2026:
Disney++71.5%
Apple TV++100%
NYT+113%
Netflix+29%
Spotify+10%
iCloud+0%
N. Switch0%
ProtonVPN-17%
Strava-17%
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Median tracked plan
€10.00/month
€120/year at list price
Most expensive category
€37.49/month
Security — median of 12 plans
Plans tracked
161
Across 20 categories

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Interactive
35.47
per month
426
per year
Netflix Standard
15.49/mo
Spotify Premium
10.99/mo
Amazon Prime
8.99/mo
Total (3 subscriptions)35.47/month
That's €426 per year, based on the 3 subscriptions you entered. These are your own figures — we are not comparing them to an average, because we do not hold a verified European household benchmark.
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