YouTube simply launched its personal year-end recap and I am scared to even look

If Spotify Wrapped deserves credit score for something, it is kickstarting the pattern of music streaming providers providing yearly listening recaps. Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music have all begun providing end-of-year recaps like Spotify does, and now, for the primary time ever, YouTube is increasing it to movies as effectively.

YouTube has introduced a brand new end-of-year roundup expertise known as YouTube Recap. Much like Spotify Wrapped, it provides you an in-depth have a look at your video-watching habits over the previous yr, highlighting your most-watched channels, matters, and traits primarily based in your viewing historical past. In response to YouTube, customers can faucet by means of as much as 12 interactive playing cards, every showcasing totally different pursuits, deep dives, and standout moments from the yr.

YouTube Recap will even assign you a “persona sort” primarily based on the sorts of movies you watched. Examples embody “The Ability Builder,” for customers who gravitate towards instructional or how-to content material, and “The Sunshiner,” for individuals who watch movies targeted on positivity and good vibes.

YouTube Recaps is now obtainable to customers within the US on each YouTube’s web site and cell app, and can roll out to customers worldwide this week. The expertise is free for all customers, that means it does not require a YouTube Premium subscription.

Learn how to discover your YouTube Recap

You possibly can expertise it on cell and desktop

To seek out your YouTube Recap, merely choose the “You” tab on YouTube, which is out there on each the cell app and desktop. On cell, you may see the “You” tab within the bottom-right nook of the app. On desktop, it seems on the left aspect of YouTube’s homepage, under subscriptions.

Whenever you open the “You” web page on YouTube, you may see a banner that claims “Your 2025 Recap is right here.” Clicking or tapping it can begin your expertise. For those who do not see that, it is probably as a result of YouTube Recaps remains to be rolling out. You need to see it quickly, so maintain checking.

Whereas YouTube Recaps is primarily targeted in your video-watching habits, it does additionally embody music highlights in case you’ve listened to a variety of music on YouTube this yr. Although YouTube does level out that YouTube Music’s recap expertise will provide you with a a lot deeper dive into your favourite music, genres, and podcasts over the previous yr.

I am actually excited to see YouTube lastly introduce its personal Spotify Wrapped-like expertise, though I’ve to confess I am slightly nervous about checking mine due to how a lot time I spend watching YouTube movies. Nonetheless, it is enjoyable to get a private overview of every little thing you’ve got watched over the previous yr — not simply what you’ve got listened to.

YouTube used to launch its annual YouTube Rewind movies to spotlight the platform’s greatest traits, nevertheless it hasn’t carried out one since 2019, which I am okay with, since these weren’t that nice anyway. YouTube Recap presents a way more private various, and it is obtainable to everybody, not simply YouTube Premium subscribers. YouTube Recap shall be obtainable till the tip of the yr, so you could have loads of time to examine yours out.