LWN raises subscription prices about 20% from 2026-09-15 and states subscriber growth has stalled

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Summary: The LWN post states that subscription prices rise about 20% starting 2026-09-15, the first increase since early 2022. The stated reason is inflation: LWN writes that consumer-price inflation has added up to almost exactly 20% since that last increase and that it will be matching the inflation number. LWN states that its reporting is funded from subscriptions alone, that subscriber growth has stalled, and it lists keeping the site responsive under escalating scraper load among the work subscriptions have funded since 2022.
Why it matters: LWN's kernel and distribution reporting is funded from subscriptions alone, and it is now repricing to the inflation figure while stating that subscriber growth has stalled.
Follow-up: Track whether LWN reports the effect of the increase on subscriber numbers.