YouTube is the number one used music streaming platform in India, according to the 2018 Indian Music Streaming Market Research Report by market research firm Nielsen.

In March 2019, YouTube officially launched YouTube Premium and YouTube Music membership services in India to further expand the Indian subscriber market, aiming to improve the quality of service while increasing subscriber loyalty and building a moat with features such as ad-free, background playback, offline downloads and premium original episodes.

YouTube Music entitlements are limited to music channels and members can enjoy ad-free playback, background playback and offline download features for all music and music videos on the Web and App.

YouTube Premium rights, on the other hand, include ad-free video playback, background playback and offline downloads for all channels of music, sports and gaming, as well as YouTube Originals original series such as the "A Girl" Ariana Grande documentary, the Justin Bieber documentary, the Backstreet Boys documentary and the high-profile series Wayne.

The launch of YouTube Premium in India sets a new minimum subscription price of just $3 to $4 per month (exchange rate fluctuates) if a family group of 6 people is formed to share a Premium Family membership.

So, how do I get a YouTube Premium Family Group membership?

First, the initiator, who is the administrator of the home group, logs into YouTube with an India ip address. The YouTube IN logo appears. Click on "Save with Family Membership" for a free trial of a INR 189/month Family Membership.

To add your payment information, you will need a foreign or dual currency card and an address in India to complete the payment information. An Indian address can be found on Google Maps.

When the group is activated, Google will notify the administrator to create a family group and invite up to 5 members to join. When a family group is created, all members of the group will be notified via Gmail when they join or leave.

This is how you can set up a Google Family Group to share YouTube Premium. Next, you need to invite your friends and family to join the group.

Both the group administrator and your friends will need to confirm their accounts at the bottom of the Google Play Store. Region, ⚠️This is the key point, if a friend's account is in a different region than the admin account, they won't be able to join the family group. I don't know what determines the region, it could be the region where you created your account, or the region where you made your first payment. Payment details used.

⚠️Additionally, it should be noted that even if the admin is billing Premium members with Indian payments, the account region may still be the US, Australia or other regions.

What if my friend's account region is different from the administrator's account region? According to Google's official support documentation, it is theoretically possible to change the region by changing the payment details*, and only annually Once.

Youtube is now available in the US, Australia, some European countries, Japan, South Korea, India, etc. The content presented depends on which region you are watching, so you don't have to worry about opening different resources in the India member library.