HBO Max Increases Monthly Price To $15.99; First Uptick Since Launch Vaults It Ahead Of Netflix In Streaming Price Ranks

HBO Max is increasing its monthly price to $15.99 from $14.99 today, the first uptick in pricing since the streaming service launched in May 2020.

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 76 words · David Simon

The move vaults theWarner Bros Discoverystreaming into the No.

1 spot in the price rankings, ahead of Netflix, whose most popular subscription plan is $15.49.

WBD has not announced any pricing plans for HBO Max when it merges with Discovery+ this spring.

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Netflix has implemented three price increases of its standard plan in the U.S. since 2017.

During its first year of operation, that kept HBO Max the most expensive service in the market.