Spotify Wrapped 2025 is finally here – and one new feature is leaving fans mortified

Spotify Wrapped 2025 is finally here – and one new feature is leaving fans mortified Josh Milton Published December 3, 2025 12:57pm Updated December 3, 2025 1:50pm Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook Comment now Comments It’s the most wonderful time of the year (Picture: Getty/Metro)

Spotify Wrapped is back for 2025, making it officially that time of year when you realise you listened to that one song for 10,000 minutes.

The long-awaited music round-up was released this afternoon, marking 10 years since the recap was launched.

Every year, the music app offers a personalised rundown of users’ streaming habits that has become something of a ritual for people.

Last year, it defined musical tastes with AI features, such as a podcast about their listening habits and weirdly specific summaries of their favourite genre.

But the round-up fell flat for some after releasing a few days late, with users criticising the AI add-ons, the inaccuracy of rankings or being unable to share their playlists.

This year has had a fair few changes, too, including what your listening age is – a feature as interesting as it is plain mortifying.

How to check Spotify Wrapped in the app

1. Open Spotify
2. Scroll across the top menu from left to right
3. Click on ‘Wrapped’
4. Tap ‘Your Wrapped’ in the menu
5. Enjoy – you’ll be able to share graphics of your stats at the end of the Wrapped.

How to find your Spotify Wrapped online

1. Log in to Spotify on your browser
2. The homepage should include a Spotify Wrapped banner
3. Click anywhere on the banner to see your round-up

Is Spotify Wrapped only for Premium subscribers?

No, Spotify Wrapped is available for Free and Premium users, meaning all 713million monthly users can see it.

What is new in Spotify Wrapped 2025?

A lot! Spotify says it added nearly a dozen new features and controls.

Here’s all the new stuff:

• Listening age
• Top song quiz
• Top albums list
• Top audiobook genre
• An ‘author clip’, a message from writers including Dan Brown, James Patterson and Abby Jimenez
• A ‘podcast clip’, with readings from the voices behind The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, The Mel Robbins Podcast and Good Hang with Amy Poehler
• Top artist sprint, which shows how much you listened to your top five artists throughout the year
• A fan leaderboard showing how you compare to other music fans
• Placing you in one of six music-listening style clubs
• Snapshots of your most memorable streaming days

When is the release date for Spotify Wrapped?

Today! It tends to drop around late November or early December. Here’s when it came out over the last 10 years:

• 2025: December 3
• 2024: December 4
• 2023: November 29
• 2022: November 30
• 2021: December 1
• 2020: December 1
• 2019: December 5
• 2018: December 6
• 2017: December 13
• 2016: December 14
• 2015: December 6

How to access old Spotify Wrapped editions

1. Make sure you’re logged into the site or app on desktop or mobile
2. Open up a new browser tab
3. Paste in the following link: https://open.spotify.com/genre/2022-page
4. Edit the year to whichever one you want to view

How does Spotify Wrapped know our musical tastes better than we do?

Professor Richard Whittle, a professor of AI and public policy at the University of Salford, told Metro that the app is no mind-reader.

Well, in the psychic sense. Whittle said: ‘Wrapped uses behavioural science – much like social media platforms use birthday reminders – to keep people engaged and returning to the app.

‘It presents a highly curated snapshot of listening data, creating a polished identity that shapes how people see themselves as listeners.

The round-up feature has been an annual tradition for 10 years (Picture: ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) The app’s round-up is hotly anticipated every year (Picture: Getty Images)

‘Many users even adjust their habits throughout the year to engineer a “cooler” Wrapped next time, which shows how powerful the feature has become.’

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Wrapped, first launched in 2015, is a masterclass in viral marketing, Whittle added.

‘While it can feel fun and validating, there’s often an undercurrent of exposure, judgement, or embarrassment,’ he said.

‘It raises the question: does Spotify Wrapped reflect our tastes, or does it shape them?”’

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