Spotify Wrapped, the best known annual “wrap,” paints a picture of a listener’s personal habits [File]
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YouTube’s Recap feature is being rolled out this week, allowing users to review what they viewed or listened to through the year, even as Amazon and Spotify promote their own annual “wraps.”
Spotify Wrapped, the best known annual “wrap,” paints a detailed picture of a listener’s personal habits, their favourites, and the music or media they explored through the year. Meanwhile, YouTube’s Recap uses the person’s watch history to cover a range of media formats and genres that they explored..
“YouTube Recap uniquely highlights interests, deep dives, and moments you explored this year, based on your watch history. You’ll get a set of up to 12 different cards that spotlight your top channels, interests, and even the evolution of your viewing habits, or which personality type you fall into based on the videos you loved to watch!” noted the company in a blog post.
Spotify’s Wrapped web page for 2025 is still under development, but should show what the year’s top songs were on that platform. For now, users can revisit the top songs of 2024. Once the annual wrap is out, users enjoy sharing their personalised stats on social media, with their posts serving as an advert of sorts for the platform.
This year, Amazon is also serving up its own take on the trend, with its 2025 Delivered experience based on Amazon Music. This allows users to view their lineup of their favourite music, podcasts, and audiobooks of the year.
“From the moment you snap on your virtual festival wristband, 2025 Delivered will share personal insights from the year including your most-played artists, tracks, and genres, reminding you of moments like how your reggaetón obsession morphed into K-pop therapy. The centerpiece of 2025 Delivered is a personalized virtual festival poster that visualizes your listening history,” noted Amazon on its blog post.
Published – December 03, 2025 01:44 pm IST
