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📝 Key Points of This Article

• Google’s policy of offering 15GB of free cloud storage appears to have been quietly updated.
• If you do not register a phone number when creating a Google account, the free cloud storage is reduced to 5GB.
• If you do register a phone number with your Google account, you will receive the full 15GB of free cloud storage.

Google has long offered an exceptionally generous service, providing 15GB of free cloud storage to anyone who signs up for an account.

However, it appears this policy regarding the 15GB of free storage has been quietly updated. The change came to light after a user attempting to create a new Google account posted about their experience on the social news platform “Reddit.”

The update stipulates that if you do not register a phone number when signing up for a Google account, the free cloud storage provided is reduced to 5GB. If you do choose to register a phone number, you will still receive the full 15GB of free storage.

It goes without saying that the 15GB free storage offer via phone number registration is limited to one time per person (per account).

While Google has not made an official announcement regarding the findings from the Reddit post, their official help page has been updated. The phrasing that previously stated “you get 15 GB of storage” has been changed to “you get up to 15 GB of storage,” indicating a subtle policy shift.

According to some reports, this change to Google’s free cloud storage policy was implemented around mid-March 2026.

Google のストレージの動作について

各 Google アカウントには、Gmail、Google ドライブ、Google フォトで共有できる最大 15 GB の保存容量が提供されます。Google One メンバーシップをご購入いただくと（お住まいの地域で提供されている場合）、保存容量を追加できます。特別なプロモーションや関連サービスのご購入で、追加の保存容量が提供されることもあります。詳しくは、空き容量を増やす、またはプランをアップグレードする方法や、ストレージの使用状況をご確認ください。

Google のストレージの動作について – Google ドライブ ヘルプ

Source: Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/1tc0j0k/gmail_now_gives_5gb_free_if_you_sign_up_without/)