What is YouTube Premium Lite and When will it launch?

YouTube, even after being one of the biggest video streaming platforms on the globe, keeps experimenting and bringing new features for the convenience of the users. As of now, the platform is working on YouTube Premium Lite which is an aggressively low-priced subscription that offers fewer ads as compared to the unpaid version. Also Read: YouTube Premium Lite In India Launched: Enjoy Ad-Free Experience At This Price Now

As posted on Threads by a user named jonahmanzano, YouTube Premium Lite will be launched in the global market at a price of $8.99 per month which is around 50% less than its original price of $16.99. Nonetheless, YouTube has not officially confirmed any of the details. As for the India price, the YouTube Premium subscription is available for Rs 149 per month. We can expect the YouTube Premium Lite subscription to launch at a price of around Rs 75 if it is launched in India. Also Read: YouTube Premium Lite launched officially; Check price and features

Why YouTube Premium Lite could become a reality?

YouTube recently increased the price of all the subscriptions in India by around 58% which came as a shocker for the consumers. While no one is going to leave watching YouTube videos, but yes, a drop in the Premium subscribers count could have been a major reason behind pushing YouTube to work on a midway. Also Read: YouTube Premium Lite ad-free plan is going away for good

The YouTube Premium Lite subscription will neither be ad-free nor it will show countless ads like we get to see in the case of the unpaid version, along with the unskippable ones. As of now, leaks suggest that the tier is being tested in Australia, Thailand, and, Germany.

No other information regarding the possible upcoming YouTube subscription has been confirmed by the officials. Speculations are that we will get to know more about the same as soon as it starts getting tested in major regions. Until then, the readers are supposed to take the information with a grain of salt.