Spotify Wrapped 2025 LIVE — all the latest news, tips and reactions
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There’s a friend’s battle!
Spotify rolled out a new way to use its Party feature that lets you compare your Wrapped with up to 9 friends to see who listens to what the most.
Spotify Wrapped is here!
Spotify Wrapped has just dropped with loads of new features and a snazzy new look. We’ll be swiping through our results to find out which artists we listened to most this year — and what listening age we’re going to be given.
Don’t forget to get the whole family together so that you can share all your listening stats in person with Wrapped Party, the latest social feature from the service! As I said earlier, Wrapped is the new mixtapes, and I’m so excited to see the bands, podcasts and audiobooks people loved this year.
Do you ever listen to last year’s playlist?
My year in review
Shh, don’t tell anyone, but I mainly use… Apple Music for my streaming. So with Apple’s yearly Replay roundup already live, I had a lot of fun poking around in my stats yesterday. I spent almost 1,500 minutes listening to my top artist (Sleep Token), and played my top track (Swoon by Fickle Friends) 61 times.
The data nerd in me was interested to spot that I’ve listened for more minutes this year, but the time was more spread between artists. Last year, I listened to Taylor Swift for almost 3,000 minutes (so twice Sleep Token in 2025).
Users just wanna have fun
In our story looking at when Spotify Wrapped might launch this year, our Audio Editor Tammy wrote that “It’s loads of fun.”
The tech news is often quite bleak and anxiety-inducing, so it’s actually just quite nice to find a feature that pretty much everyone loves, it’s not problematic (in itself, I know people have mixed feelings about Spotify) and is just there to share music with your friends.
Algorithms drive so much now, but when people start sharing their Wrapped overviews, it’s essentially a modern form of mixtapes; these are the artists I like and the songs I enjoy. This is the aural universe I spend my time in.
Sometimes, you can just have nice things.
Get 4 months for free!
If you’re yet to sign up to Spotify Premium, then you’ll be pleased to know the service is currently offering a 4-month free trial for new subscribers. Which means you won’t need to start paying anything until April and can get a head start on 2026’s Spotify Unwrapped. Better yet, here’s how to use this offer to pay just $6 a month for Spotify Premium for the next 16 months.
Think you know Spotify? Test your knowledge!
Think you know everything there is to know about Spotify? Let’s test your knowledge with a quick quiz. There’s no prize for getting them all right, and we’ll never know if you cheated and looked at Google — but you’ll almost certainly feel an immense sense of pride if you get them all right legitimately. Know that you have my utmost respect, that’s for sure.
How many minutes did you listen to?
We’re in no way trying to judge here, but we’re just curious how many minutes of Spotify do you think you listened to this year? Are you a hardcore listener who spends almost every waking hour blasting your favorite tunes, or do you just throw Spotify on when the mood really strikes? Sound off in the poll.
When does Spotify read my listening habits?
This was previously a murky pool of “maybe don’t listen to music you’re embarrassed about in February,” but now we know when Spotify sucks up all your listening data for Wrapped. It’s from January to November, so just know that you’re safe from everyone finding out about those Chris Rhea binges you get up to over the Holiday period. Don’t worry. You’re at least safe with us. Your friends? I wouldn’t say for certain, but Dan has a glint in his eye that tells us he can’t wait to judge you for your musical sins…
Why was Spotify Wrapped controversial last year?
There was a great deal of talk last year about how Spotify Wrapped 2024 felt underbaked. The artwork looked like it had been totally AI-generated, the stats weren’t as revealing as previous, and the headline feature, the AI podcast, felt strangely impersonal.
Users were quick to voice their frustrations on social media. It’s perhaps a Wrapped for Spotify to forget, and start afresh with Wrapped 2025. We’re looking forward to seeing what Spotify does with the format this year, and whether there’s anything fresh and new. Here’s hoping!
Wrapped has taken over… everything
I don’t wanna see your Spotify Wrapped. I wanna see your Wikipedia Wrapped
— @thesteffie.bsky.social (@thesteffie.bsky.social.bsky.social) 2025-12-03T10:09:56.781Z
So we know that most music streaming apps now do a Wrapped-style event, but the influence of this feature has really escaped the streaming realm. Yesterday, I got an email from my local theater telling me how many movies I’d been to in 2025.
And, according to a post by @thesteffie on Bluesky, even Wikipedia also now has its own year in review, with your total minutes read and most read stories.
Are there other musical wrap-ups?
You know, it’s funny you ask. There certainly are other musical wrap-ups, found on alternative streaming services. Apple Music has Replay, which might not be as colorful or in-depth as Spotify Wrapped, but it still gives you plenty of interesting information about your listening.
Amazon Music has Delivered, which this year looks pretty interesting with its personalized music festival feature. Deezer and HiFi Streaming platform Tidal also have similar — so there are plenty of ways for everyone to see what they’ve been listening to this year.
Replay and Delivered went live yesterday (Dec 2nd) so if you use Amazon or Apple Music, then you can already dig into your yearly stats right now.
Look out for YouTube recapped!
Music isn’t the only thing you can get a look back on, as YouTube has rolled out a video version that lets you look back on what you watched throughout 2025.
You can see if it’s available for you at YouTube.com/recap or on the YouTube app on your Android or iOS device (make sure the app is updated). It’s a fun way to see what kept you entertained this year from a video perspective, but I still think Spotify Wrapped is more fun.
What about podcasts and audiobooks?
Spotify isn’t just about music anymore — there’s loads of content on the service to devour. We’ve got podcasts with some of the biggest names in the game, like the Joe Rogan Experience, along with audiobooks you can listen to.
Both have made appearances in Wrapped’s past, but will there be anything new for listeners of non-music content? With a little luck, we’ll be seeing lists of audiobooks and podcast stats so that we can compare those alongside our music listening habits.
It’s been a big year for Spotify
A whole load of stuff has happened for Spotify this year — some of it better than others. There have been price hikes in some territories, which have made an expensive service even more costly.
Some artists have left the service over links to conflict around the world, boycotting Spotify and removing their music. That’s not to mention the ongoing fight with AI, as the service pledges to make things better for hard-working artists who view AI as a threat.
But then there was the lossless launch, which brought a whole new way to listen for users. It’s not been all bad then — and with some luck, Wrapped 2025 is also going to be a highlight.
When did Spotify Wrapped drop last year?
We saw Spotify Wrapped launch on December 4th last year, so we think it’s going to be any day now that it drops. You’ll get a notification when it does, likely on your phone. Keep checking back here, of course.
We’re on the clock all day to bring you the latest — and some fun extras. While we wait for Spotify Wrapped, why don’t you have a read of some of our other music streaming content:
Are you excited for Spotify Wrapped 2025?
We’re excited about Spotify Wrapped, but what about you? Are you looking forward to seeing what kind of music you’ve been listening to this year, or do you not care at all about your listening habits? If past years are anything to go by, there are plenty of people who love Spotify Wrapped, so it’ll be interesting to see what this year looks like.
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