Goodbye, free 15GB storage: Why your free Google space just shrank by 66 percent

For over a decade, a standard Google account offered one of the biggest perks that none of its rivals managed to offer – free storage. With every new account, Google offered 15GB of free cloud storage shared across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos. It was a generous freebie that set Google apart from competitors like Apple, which has stubbornly stuck to a 5GB iCloud storage limit for years. In 2026, though, Google is shaking things up – slash the free ‘no-questions-asked’ storage by up to 66 per cent!