With Amazon Prime Day 2025 officially locked in for July 8–11, most of us are eyeing tech deals and early access offers, but the new Prime for Young Adults membership feels like the ultimate deal. Honestly, I wish I still qualified for it.
Prime for Young Adults is Amazon’s refreshed membership tier for anyone aged 18 to 24, or a student. At just $7.49/month or $69/year, 50% off the standard $14.99 Prime price, it delivers everything you'd expect from a full Prime membership with no concessions. It's also $0 for the first six months.
That includes Prime Video with all its movies, shows, and Amazon Originals (Reacher, Fallout, The Boys, etc), its superfast free delivery (same-day, one-day, two-day), and Prime Gaming featuring monthly games, and even a complimentary Twitch Channel subscription.
Until the end of Prime Day next week, for instance, this month’s free games on Prime Gaming include the Tomb Raider I-III Remastered collection, along with Saints Row 2 and Star Wars: Rebellion.
There’s also ad-free music through Amazon Music, thousands of eBooks and comics via Prime Reading, unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos, and access to exclusive sales and early product drops.
One underrated perk is the inclusion of Grubhub+, giving members $0 delivery fees on eligible orders from local restaurants, a $120/year value bundled in at no extra cost. And if you’re travelling or commuting this summer, fuel savings of $0.10 per gallon (or $1 off per gallon during select promo periods) are available at BP and Amoco stations nationwide.
The second big hidden bonus is on cashback. As standard in Prime memberships, subscribers can get 5% cashback on particular categories like tech, beauty, healthcare, and clothing. During Prime Day, however, that cashback amount is doubled to a whopping 10%.
Signing up is straightforward: if you’re in school, a .edu email works. If you’re not, just verify your age with a government-issued ID. Either way, you’ll start with a generous six-month trial, no strings attached. Free stuff? Now that's a proper Prime Day deal.
The closer we get to Prime Day, the more exclusive member-only deals will be dropping too, whether that’s the free three-month trial for Audible (which you can also access with your Prime for Young Adults membership), early Amazon device deals, or getting free-delivery on price-dropped Pokémon cards, getting a Prime membership for half price feels like no-brainer if you qualify.
Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with over 10 years of experience covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him on Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.
