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By Alice Gibbs

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Spotify Wrapped 2025 is now live, with the annual year-in-review rolling out in the Spotify app and revealing listeners’ top songs, artists, genres and streaming habits from the past year.

Spotify had spent the past few days teasing that Wrapped was “coming soon,” fueling a rush of searches about the release time—now, users can open Spotify to see their personalized results as the rollout lands worldwide.

How to Access Your Spotify Wrapped 2025

Spotify Wrapped launched for users at 7 a.m. ET on December 3. To view your personalized round-up, follow these steps.

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Dec 03, 2025 at 11:06 AM EST

What’s New in Spotify Wrapped 2025: Listening Age, Audiobooks and Fan Leaderboard

Spotify Wrapped 2025 has added new stories and interactive features designed to dig deeper into listening.

New additions include Listening Age, which compares the release years of your most-played tracks to listeners in your age group, and Top Song Quiz—an interactive game that asks you to guess which track defined your year.

A picture of Spotify Wrapped's new audiobook round-up.

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Spotify is also spotlighting Top Albums for the first time, while audiobooks and podcasts have been given a bigger boost this year with Top Audiobook Genre.

In music, the Top Artist Sprint visualizes how your top five artists shifted month-by-month, while Fan Leaderboard shows where you rank among an artist’s listeners worldwide based on minutes listened.

Dec 03, 2025 at 10:50 AM EST

A Look Back: How to See Previous Years’ Spotify Wrapped

If you are trying to revisit old Spotify Wrapped recaps, here’s the key thing to know: Spotify doesn’t offer a permanent, in-app archive that lets you replay past Wrapped “stories” and stats on demand.

But you can still pull up a big piece of your past Wrapped experience—your yearly “Top Songs” playlists—and in some cases find other older Wrapped-related playlists, too.

Your previous years’ top songs should be available in your playlists, like “Your Top Songs 2022,” or “Your Top Songs 2023.”

Sadly, Spotify does not let you go back and revisit previous years Wrapped experiences, so it is a good idea to keep a screenshot if you want to save this year's round-up.

Dec 03, 2025 at 10:42 AM EST

Spotify Wrapped 2025 Most Listened to Albums and Podcasts Worldwide

Graphics of the global listening statistics from Spotify Wrapped 2025.

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Dec 03, 2025 at 10:20 AM EST

When Does Spotify Wrapped Start Tracking Your Listening?

For 2025, Spotify Wrapped has captured the user’s listening data from the start of January until mid-November, just a few weeks before the launch of Wrapped. Wrapped tracks music, but also podcasts and audiobooks.

Listening to Spotify in private mode and using features like “Exclude from Taste Profile” count toward total listening time, but do not shape taste-based stories on Wrapped.

Spotify also filters out sounds like white noise from your annual listening line-up.

Dec 03, 2025 at 10:13 AM EST

Can You Get Spotify Wrapped Without Premium? What to Know

Yes—Spotify Wrapped is available to both free and Premium users. You do not need a paid subscription to get your personalized year-end listening recap.

Spotify’s Wrapped experience is best accessed through the Spotify mobile app. You can typically find it via the Wrapped feed or hub on the app’s Home screen.

If you are still struggling to view your Spotify Premium, check our Troubleshooting guide below.

Dec 03, 2025 at 10:01 AM EST

Troubleshoot: Why Your Spotify Wrapped Might Not be Appearing

If you’ve opened Spotify and your Wrapped is not showing up yet, there are a few things you can try. Here are the most common reasons Spotify Wrapped may be missing—and what to try next.

Issue: You’re not using the mobile app

Wrapped is designed for the Spotify mobile app. If you’re checking on desktop or web, you may not see the full Wrapped experience.

Try: Open Spotify on iOS or Android, then go to the Wrapped hub on your Home screen.

Issue: You need to update Spotify

Wrapped features often require the latest version of the app.

Try: Update Spotify in the App Store/Google Play, then fully close and reopen the app.

Issue: Your account may not be Wrapped-eligible

Spotify typically requires a minimum amount of listening activity for Wrapped eligibility. For 2025 eligibility, Spotify said users need at least 30 valid streams across five or more artists between January 2025 and a few weeks before Wrapped launches (Dec. 3).

Issue: It’s rolling out (or your region isn’t eligible)

Wrapped can roll out in waves, and some features may vary by market.

Try: Check again from the Wrapped feed at the top of Home, or search “Wrapped” inside the app.

Issue: You have a restricted or kids account

Some account types, settings or restrictions can limit experiences like Wrapped.

Try: Review your account settings and parental controls (if applicable).

Dec 03, 2025 at 09:24 AM EST

What Is a Wrapped Party—and How Can You Host One?

Spotify Wrapped is no longer just something you post to social media. This year Spotify has introduced the Wrapped Party that can be found in the Wrapped hub in the Spotify mobile app.

Wrapped Party is an interactive experience where your listening data becomes a real-time competition with friends. Instead of comparing screenshots after the fact, you’re revealing stats together, live—making Wrapped more of a group hangout than a solo scroll.

How Do You Find Wrapped Party?

Spotify’s Wrapped feed (at the top of your Home screen) acts as the central hub for all things Wrapped 2025.

Here you can explore your data and jump into a Wrapped Party.

How many people can join a Wrapped Party?

You can play with 2 to 10 people total—that’s one friend up to nine friends.

Spotify says that the more people you have in the group, the more details you may unlock during the experience.

Who can join (and what does “Wrapped eligible” mean)?

Wrapped Party is open to anyone 13 or older and be “Wrapped-eligible.”

To be Wrapped eligible, Spotify says you need to have listened to 30 valid streams across five or more artists from January until a few weeks before Wrapped launched.

How to host a Wrapped Party

Hosting is straightforward—and the host controls the pace.

  1. Create the party

Start the Wrapped Party and you’ll become the host by default.

  1. Make it your own

Update your profile image and name and rename your party.

  1. Invite friends

Share the party using a unique link or code. Friends need to join live to play along.

  1. Start the party and run the game

As host, you decide when it begins and keep things moving.

  1. Customize the vibe

Use emojis to react to reveals, and if you want, pass hosting duties to someone else.

Dec 03, 2025 at 09:11 AM EST

Most-Streamed Artists Worldwide on Spotify Wrapped 2025

Spotify Wrapped has also revealed the most-streamed artists worldwide in 2025.

Bad Bunny takes the top spot globally, followed by Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.

A graphic of the top 10 artists globally on Spotify.

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Drake and Billie Eilish also land in the upper tier of the ranking, alongside Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars. Rounding out the worldwide top 10 are Ariana Grande, Arijit Singh and Fuerza Regida.

Spotify Wrapped 2025: Worldwide top artists:

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. The Weeknd
  4. Drake
  5. Billie Eilish
  6. Kendrick Lamar
  7. Bruno Mars
  8. Ariana Grande
  9. Arijit Singh
  10. Fuerza Regida

Dec 03, 2025 at 09:02 AM EST

Most Streamed Song on Worldwide Spotify Wrapped 2025 Revealed

Spotify Wrapped has also revealed the most-streamed song of 2025 worldwide.

The crown for the most-streamed song of the year goes to Die With A Smile, by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.

A graphic of the top 10 songs on Spotify in 2025.

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The song was initially released as a standalone single on August 16, 2024, but has gained more popularity after being included as the closing track of Gaga's 2025 album Mayhem.

Following the most-streamed track, the next five most listened to songs in 2025 were:

  1. BIRDS OF A FEATHER, by Billie Eilish
  2. ROSÉ, by Bruno Mars
  3. Ordinary, by Alex Warren
  4. DtMF, by Bad Bunny

Dec 03, 2025 at 08:48 AM EST

Spotify Wrapped 2025: Top Songs in the U.S.

The top songs played by Spotify users in the U.S. paint a clear picture of what listeners kept on repeat this year. From Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars to Chappell Roan.

This year’s top song “luther” was released in November 2024 on Kendrick Lamar’s sixth studio album and features SZA.

These are the top 10 songs in the U.S. for 2025:

Dec 03, 2025 at 08:39 AM EST

Spotify Wrapped 2025: Top U.S. Artists and Top Songs in the U.S.

Spotify Wrapped 2025 has dropped, revealing the top artists and songs in the U.S. for 2025

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Dec 03, 2025 at 08:38 AM EST

Spotify Wrapped 2025: Top U.S. Artists Revealed

Spotify Wrapped 2025 has also dropped its list of the most-streamed artists in the U.S., highlighting a year dominated by a mix of pop, rap and country music.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift takes the crown for the most listened to artist this year.

She is followed by Drake, Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan and Tyler, The Creator also made the cut, alongside Kendrick Lamar, SZA and The Weeknd. Bad Bunny appears on the U.S. list as well, with Kanye West rounding out the top 10.

  1. Taylor Swift
  2. Drake
  3. Morgan Wallen
  4. Kendrick Lamar
  5. Bad Bunny
  6. The Weeknd
  7. SZA
  8. Zach Bryan
  9. Tyler, The Creator
  10. Kanye West

Dec 03, 2025 at 08:12 AM EST

Bad Bunny Is Most Streamed Artist on Spotify Wrapped 2025

A picture of rapper and singer Bad Bunny.

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This year’s most streamed artist on Spotify is Bad Bunny.

The rapper notched more than 19.8 billion streams this year winning the crown for the most listened to artist across the music streaming app.

Bad Bunny’s latest release, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos, is also this year’s Global Top Album, underscoring the worldwide embrace this year of Puerto Rico’s vibrant culture and music.

Bad Bunny first claimed the global top spot on Spotify in 2020 and repeated the feat in 2021 and 2022. Taylor Swift took the crown in 2023 and 2024.

Dec 03, 2025 at 07:07 AM EST

When Does Spotify Wrapped Stop Tracking for 2025?

Spotify doesn’t publish an exact cut-off date each year, but Wrapped typically stops tracking listening sometime in late October or early November.

This is why your listening in November and December usually does not reflect in your Wrapped results.

Spotify has not confirmed the official 2025 cut-off, but if past years are a guide, it is safe to assume the tracking window closed weeks ago.

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