Yahoo Mail Paid Plans: Storage And Premium Features (2026)

Yahoo Mail now gives free accounts 20 GB of storage in the US, down from the 1 TB it advertised before, and a full mailbox stops you from sending and receiving email.

Yahoo sells two storage add-ons and a Yahoo Mail Plus subscription to fix that.

This guide lists what each plan costs in the US, what it includes and who should pick which.

Yahoo Mail plans at a glance (US, 2026)

Plan	Monthly cost	Storage	Ad-free inbox	Best for
Free	$0	20 GB	No	Light users
100 GB add-on	$1.99	100 GB	No	Newsletters, photos, attachments
1 TB add-on	$9.99	1 TB	No	Large, long-running archives
Yahoo Mail Plus	$5 (from one aggregator listing)	200 GB	Yes	Primary inbox users
Mail Plus plus a storage plan	Billed per plan	Up to 1.2 TB	Yes	The biggest mailboxes

The $1.99 and $9.99 prices come from US news coverage of Yahoo’s announcement, and Yahoo’s help pages describe the plans without listing prices.

Check the price on your own account’s Subscriptions page before you pay, because plans are not offered in every locale.

What happened to Yahoo Mail free storage?

Yahoo capped free storage at 20 GB in 2025, with enforcement for over-limit accounts starting August 27, 2025.

Yahoo’s help page says each account includes 20 GB, and that accounts over the limit get prior notice by email and a grace period before any impact.

If you were over the limit, you could no longer send or receive until you cleared space.

Is the free limit different in the UK and Europe?

Region	Free storage	Source
US	20 GB	Yahoo help page
UK	15 GB, starting May 5, 2026	Yahoo UK help page and trade press

Trade press reported that the 15 GB cap affects the UK and possibly other regions, and that US and Canadian accounts were not changed.

ISPreview reported in September 2026 that Sky confirmed the cut does not apply to Sky Yahoo Mail accounts.

What happens when your Yahoo mailbox is full?

• Sending: you cannot send new email until you free up space.
• Receiving: messages that arrive while the mailbox is full are not stored and cannot be recovered.
• Fixing it: delete old or large emails, or upgrade at any time.

Empty your Trash and Spam folders as well, because they still count toward your storage.

For step-by-step cleanup, see how to free up Yahoo Mail storage without paying.

How do you upgrade to a paid Yahoo Mail plan?

Yahoo’s help pages give two entry points and no click-by-click menu path.

1. For extra storage, go to the storage subscriptions page at yahoo.com/subscriptions/mail/storage.
2. Select a plan and follow the on-screen prompts.
3. For Yahoo Mail Plus, use the sign-up page at mail.yahoo.com/plus/mail/ instead.

Task	Where Yahoo says to do it
Buy extra storage	yahoo.com/subscriptions/mail/storage
Sign up for Mail Plus	mail.yahoo.com/plus/mail/
Change or downgrade a plan	Subscriptions page in your account, login.yahoo.com/myaccount/subscriptions/
Platforms for Mail Plus	iOS, Android, mobile web and desktop

Yahoo says that if a plan is not listed in your account, it is not available at this time.

What notice does Yahoo give before a full mailbox causes problems?

Yahoo says being over the limit does not affect an account without prior notice.

It sends email alerts about what is changing, when, and when a limit has been exceeded.

After that notice a grace period applies, but Yahoo’s page does not state how long it lasts.

Yahoo also says existing emails stay in the account while it remains active.

Is the free 20 GB plan enough?

It is enough if you delete large attachments and do not keep years of newsletters.

It is not enough for people who used the old 1 TB allowance as a permanent archive.

To see how much you have used, follow our guide to checking your Yahoo Mail storage.

100 GB storage plan: who is it for?

Yahoo positions the 100 GB plan for active users who get newsletters, photos and attachments.

• Price: $1.99 per month, as reported at launch.
• Ads: they stay.
• Pick it if: you only need room and do not mind ads.

1 TB storage plan: who is it for?

Yahoo positions the 1 TB plan for long-time users with large archives and files.

• Price: $9.99 per month, as reported at launch.
• Ads: they stay.
• Pick it if: you cannot delete a very large archive.

At nearly twice the cost of Mail Plus, it is worth buying only if you really need the capacity.

What does Yahoo Mail Plus include?

Yahoo’s help page lists these Mail Plus features:

• Ad-free inbox: no ads on screen.
• Auto-forwarding: send incoming mail to another address you choose.
• Domain blocking: block senders by the part after the @ sign.
• Disposable addresses: create a temporary address and delete it when you finish.
• No account expiration: mail is not deleted for long inactivity while you subscribe.
• Emails to myself: see everything you sent to yourself in one click.

Yahoo’s Canadian Mail Plus page adds that you get up to 500 alias addresses, compared with 3 temporary addresses on a standard account, and a 30-day free trial.

The storage figure is 200 GB, and Yahoo’s overview page also mentions enhanced privacy controls and priority customer care.

Which Yahoo Mail plan should you choose?

Your situation	Plan to consider
You are slightly over 20 GB	100 GB add-on
You want no ads and extra features	Yahoo Mail Plus
Your archive is huge	1 TB add-on, or Mail Plus with a storage plan for up to 1.2 TB
You rarely use the account	Free, and note the inactivity rule below

Does an inactive account lose email?

Yahoo says accounts inactive for 12 months or more may have messages deleted under its inactivity policy.

Yahoo Mail Plus subscribers are excluded from that rule while subscribed.

How do you change or cancel a plan?

Yahoo says you can change plans at any time from the Subscriptions page in your account.

If you downgrade, watch your usage, because going over the lower limit can interrupt sending and receiving.

Yahoo’s UK contract summary says you can cancel a Mail Plus free trial to avoid the fee, and that cancelling mid-period takes effect at the end of that billing period.

Official references: Yahoo Mail storage FAQ and Overview of Yahoo Mail Plus.