Number of persons sharing my Office 365 family

Dirk Terryn 20 Reputation points
2026-06-15T22:03:44.76+00:00

As i have a yearly subscription for Microsoft Office 365 Family I noticed I am limited to 5 persons.

All new subscriptions you buy now for the same product can have 6 users / persons despite the fact i pay much more since last year.

Is this normal?

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Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | Other | Other
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2026-06-15T22:03:55.12+00:00

Yes, this is normal and consistent with how Microsoft 365 Family works.

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  1. A Microsoft 365 Family subscription can be used by up to 6 people total: the subscription owner plus up to five other people the owner shares with.
    • This is stated as: “You can share most of your subscription benefits with up to five other people (a total of 6 people using your subscription).”
  2. The limit of “5 persons” refers to how many additional people can be invited to share the subscription, not the total number of users including the owner.
  3. This limit (owner + 5 others) is the current documented behavior; there is no higher sharing limit in the provided information.

So if the subscription allows sharing with up to five other people, that already corresponds to six users in total and matches the current Microsoft 365 Family sharing model.

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  1. Dirk Terryn 20 Reputation points
    2026-06-15T22:06:15.6333333+00:00

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