Cape Town – Google is raising the price of its Google One cloud storage service in Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria, with Nigerian users facing increases of more than 50% on some plans.
Google’s official pricing notice says the latest increase took effect for new subscribers from 27 July 2026, while existing Google Play subscribers and annual Apple App Store subscribers in the affected countries will move to the new prices when they renew on or after 26 August.
Monthly Apple subscribers began seeing the new rates from 23 August.
In Nigeria, the 200GB Google One Standard plan is rising from ₦2,900 to ₦4,400 a month, an increase of about 51.7%. The 100GB plan has also increased from ₦1,900 to ₦2,950.
Business publication Business Insider Africa reported that maintaining the 200GB plan for a year at the monthly rate will increase the annual cost from ₦34,800 to ₦52,800.
Existing data or storage capacity
Nigeria’s Premium Times reported that Google told customers the increase would not affect their existing data or storage capacity.
“Your price may change again as described in the Google Play Terms of Service,” Google said in a notification to customers, adding that users can stop their subscriptions from renewing at any time.
Google One provides additional storage across Google Drive, Gmail and Google Photos, beyond the 15GB of free storage provided with standard Google accounts.
The latest increase is significant because it follows another round of Google One price increases in 2025. According to Google’s support pages, the 2025 adjustment affected 18 countries, including Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana and Tanzania. Nigeria and Egypt are therefore facing price increases for a second consecutive year, while Algeria has been added to the latest round.
Artificial intelligence products
The changes also come as Google increasingly links its storage subscriptions with its artificial intelligence products. Google AI Plus, for example, includes 200GB of storage alongside expanded access to Gemini and other AI tools, and is available in several African markets including Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
For African consumers, the latest increases highlight the growing cost of relying on international digital services for everyday storage, particularly as cloud storage becomes increasingly important for backing up photos, documents, email and other personal and professional data.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
