The cost of TV and streaming subscriptions for following the world's most popular football fluctuates regularly. We compile our Premier League Price Index to keep you informed about how much it costs to watch the English top flight around the globe, and now we'd like to tell you what's changed.
After adding 10 new countries to the index, we have data for 50 countries from across all the world's continents. Some of the nations have come in towards the top of the list, while others have nestled nicely into the middle of the pack.
At the top of the index, there has been some movement. The United Kingdom is now once again the most expensive country in the world to follow the English top flight. While it is understandable that the domestic market would be the most costly to follow a given league, as is the case with Spain and La Liga, and Germany and the Bundesliga, this wasn't the case last year, as the Republic of Ireland was more expensive than the UK.
That has now changed with the price in Ireland dropping to roughly £260 per season, as the Emerald Isle drops out of the top 10 most expensive countries to watch the Premier League. The removal of Amazon Prime Video from the mix means British fans now need to access only Sky Sports and TNT Sports for around £750 a year to guarantee access to as many Premier League games as possible throughout the 2025-26 season.
Wealthy Nordic states Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark remain near the top of the list, with only slight fluctuations up or down in price for each.
A change in provider in Thailand will be hugely welcomed by Thai fans of the Premier League. TrueVisions NOW was costing £479 a year in 24-25, but they have lost the rights to streaming service AIS Play, which means fans can now get access for less than £50, as the Asian country drops more than 30 places towards the bottom of our index.
Croatia have gone straight into the top 10 after being added to the Index. Huge legacy broadcaster Telekom looks after EPL coverage in the Balkan state.
In the middle of the pack, countries like France, the United States and the UAE continue to get good deals when considering their impressive GDPs, with all paying at least two-thirds less than the Brits.
There has been some more significant movement further down the index.
Nigeria has taken the place of Colombia as the cheapest place in the world to follow the Premier League. Fans can watch on SuperSport for under £2 a year total.
Colombia has shot up several places as India, Ukraine, Brazil, and South Africa are all now cheaper than the LATAM country, where fans must pay around £45 a year to stream the Premier League on ESPN.
Mexico remains in the middle of the pack, with fans being forced to pay more than those in Spain and South Korea, despite a far lower GDP and average salary. With the rights tied up by linear goliaths TNT Sports and FOX Sports, Mexican fans must fork out around £100 a year to follow the Premier League.
This is, however, a nice change for the Mexican fans as it means a drop of around £50 a season compared to last year.
As most rights deals ran from 2022-2025, plenty of countries have seen changes in providers and subsequently in pricing, leading to a relatively high amount of fluctuation across the index year-on-year.
In most cases, the takeaway continues to be that fans who are lucky enough to live in countries where the rights are held by live streaming companies like Viaplay and FuboTV will benefit from lower overall prices.
Problems begin to arise when fans are forced to buy bloated bundles including internet, basic TV and even telephone lines that they don't want to get the sports package they need to watch the Premier League.
Standalone streamers are much more affordable on the whole.
Please check out the EPL Price Index in full. We hope you find it useful. If you're a publication and want to use the data to build your own story, be our guest. We only politely ask that you reference the original index and consider dropping a link to the index itself so your readers can digest the information in full should they wish to.
Meanwhile, if you feel that any of the information is incorrect or have anything to add, please contact us - this is a collaborative effort and we are always extremely happy to receive tips from our readers on this topic.
We will endeavour to add some more countries to the list as soon as we can. Got a suggestion? Want us to add your country of residence? Please contact us.
