YouTube Music has begun rolling out its annual 2025 Recap feature to users globally, providing personalized statistics on their listening activity throughout the year. The feature is now accessible on both iOS and Android platforms.
YouTube Music Availability and Access
Multiple users have reported receiving access to the feature, with confirmations appearing on social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit. Users can access the Recap through a banner displayed within the app or by navigating to their profile picture and selecting “Your Recap” from the menu.
The YouTube feature displays information in a story-style format, beginning with total listening time and progressing through various statistical categories including most-played tracks, top albums, preferred genres, and podcast listening data.
Key Features and Data Points
The 2025 Recap includes several analytical components. A calendar view tracks daily listening patterns for specific artists, while a “musical passport” feature identifies the geographic origins of users’ most-streamed artists. The platform aggregates data across multiple categories, allowing users to view their consumption patterns by artist, album, genre, and podcast content.
Individual statistics cards can be downloaded and shared across social media platforms, enabling users to display their listening preferences publicly.
AI Integration
This year’s edition introduces an artificial intelligence assistant accessible through the “Ask anything about your 2025” feature. The AI-powered chatbot responds to user queries about their listening habits with personalized analysis and commentary.
Sample prompts include requests to “Invent five genres to describe my listening,” “What is the oldest song I listened to,” “Guess my Zodiac sign based on my 2025 listening,” and “How did my listening change over the past year?” The feature aims to provide conversational insights beyond standard statistical summaries.
Industry Context
YouTube Music’s Recap release precedes the expected launch of Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature, anticipated within the coming weeks. Apple Music operates a different model, offering monthly Replay statistics throughout the year along with an annual overview.
The competitive landscape of music streaming platforms has increasingly emphasized year-end analytics as a user engagement tool, with personalized statistics becoming a standard offering across major services. These features serve both as marketing tools and retention mechanisms within the subscription-based streaming industry.
