Google raises cloud storage subscription price by 51.72% in Nigeria

Multinational technology corporation Google has increased its cloud storage subscription for the Standard plan by approximately 51.72 per cent, with the new price range effective 22 September.

Google One, a cloud storage service offered by Google LLC, provides users with additional cloud storage that is shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos.

The company disclosed the price increase in an email sent to customers on Sunday, stating that the monthly subscription for Google One’s 200 GB plan will rise from N2,900 to N4,400.

The subscription enables customers to maintain access to its range of services through a centralised platform.

“Your price may change again as described in the Google Play Terms of Service. You can choose to stop your subscription from renewing at any time and see upcoming charges in Subscriptions on Google Play,” the technology giant stated.

Google said the price increase would not affect customers’ data, adding that subscribers would retain their existing storage capacity and all membership benefits.

It added that customers will be automatically charged the new subscription price, plus any applicable taxes, using their selected payment method at their next billing date, unless they cancel the subscription.

The current prices of other Google One plans listed on the technology company’s website include Google AI Plus at N7,700 per month for 400 GB of storage, Google AI Pro at N28,500 per month for 5 TB, and Google AI Ultra at N89,000 per month, offering 20 TB of storage.

For non-AI plans, Google lists Lite at N1,300 per month for 30 GB of storage, Basic at N2,950 per month for 100 GB, and Standard at N4,400 per month for 200 GB.

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Meanwhile, in a July announcement, Nigeria was listed among the countries where Google said prices for Google One plan purchases would increase, alongside Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey, with new members in these markets subscribing at the revised rates.

Every Google account comes with 15GB of free storage by default, and a paid plan extends that to 100GB or beyond, depending on subscribers’ preferences.

This also allows subscribers to get access to AI features, Google support experts, and certain benefits that can be shared with family members.

The price hike comes amid complaints from Nigerians over rising costs of digital products and services, including telecoms data and airtime.

The complaints have also prompted telecom operators such as Airtel to launch campaigns highlighting how customers consume data, with cloud services and storage backups accounting for a major share of their data usage.