If Spotify has Wrapped and Apple has Replay, then YouTube has Recap – the platform’s annual roundup of your year of viewing and listening.
While YouTube Music has offered its own music-focused Recap for the past three years, 2025 is the debut year of a full YouTube Recap — covering your entire watch history, not just what you listened to.
Here's what you need to know.
When does YouTube Recap drop?
After a soft launch in New Zealand last month, the feature officially rolled out in North America on December 2, with the rest of the world following over the course of the week.
How to find your YouTube Recap
Once the feature is live in your region, YouTube Recap appears in two places:
- On the YouTube homepage, where a banner prompts you to view your personalised reel.
- Under the “You” tab on both mobile and desktop.
There, you’ll find your full Recap experience, including your highlight reel, and deeper dives into your viewing patterns.
What does YouTube Recap actually include?
YouTube Recap is designed as a highlight reel of your year on the platform. Each user is given up to 12 custom 'cards', featuring:
- Your top creators and most-watched channels
- Your biggest interests and categories
- How your viewing evolved across the year
- Your assigned YouTube personality type, based on your habits
If you spent a lot of time on YouTube Music, you’ll also see your top artists, songs, genres and podcasts, with the option to explore these further in the YouTube Music app. Like Spotify Wrapped or Apple Replay, only for YouTube.
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