New Delhi: YouTube has recently unveiled its first-ever Recap features in its application, and this inspiration comes from Spotify Wrapped, the annual personalised summary of users’ music listening habits. However, YouTube Music has offered a recap experience for several years. The Google-owned platform has officially announced the launch of the district, an end-of-the-year personalised summary specifically for the videos watched on its primary service.
here’s how to find your 2025 #YouTubeRecap ✨ discover your most watched channels, top interests and more. rolling out today in North America, and the rest of the world this week!
check the YouTube app or go to https://t.co/k5sOCmI83R pic.twitter.com/ujgWVIxYrP
— YouTube (@YouTube) December 3, 2025
The company has released a press release in which they have said that, “YouTube Recap uniquely highlights interests, deep dives, and moments you explored this year, based on your watch history.” Recap is currently available for YouTube users in North America, with the global rollout coming this week. The feature was incorporated after undergoing nine rounds of feedback and over 50 different concept tests. Now, there will be some users who don’t know about Here are some simple steps that users can take to look at this latest Recap feature:
- Open YouTube on Android, iOS or desktop.
- Sign in to your YouTube account.
- On the homepage, tap on the “You” tab.
- Just below the profile details, users will find a banner button indicating that “Your Recap is here.”
- If the banner is not there, users need to access Recap from a browser at youtube.com/Recap.
Users will receive up to 12 different cards that spotlight their top channels, interests, and even the evolution of their viewing habits. It will also assign a personality type to the users based on the videos they have watched over the year. Some of the personality types that users will receive include the Sunshiner, the Wonder Seeker, and the Connector, with the Philosopher and the Dreamer ending up as the more elusive and rare personas. If an individual listened to a lot of the music this year, they will also go to see the Top Artists and Songs of the year as part of the Recap. However, along with this release of Recap, YouTube will also release trend charts showcasing the top creators, podcasts, and songs of the year.
