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 development of music streaming companies 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 nicely.

YouTube has introduced a brand new end-of-year roundup expertise known as YouTube Recap. Just 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 line with YouTube, customers can faucet by as much as 12 interactive playing cards, every showcasing completely different pursuits, deep dives, and standout moments from the yr.

YouTube Recap may even assign you a “character sort” primarily based on the sorts of movies you watched. Examples embody “The Ability Builder,” for customers who gravitate towards academic 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, which means it would not require a YouTube Premium subscription.

Easy methods to discover your YouTube Recap

You’ll be able to expertise it on cell and desktop

To search 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 will see the “You” tab within the bottom-right nook of the app. On desktop, it seems on the left facet of YouTube’s homepage, beneath subscriptions.

While you open the “You” web page on YouTube, you will see a banner that claims “Your 2025 Recap is right here.” Clicking or tapping it can begin your expertise. If you happen to do not see that, it is probably as a result of YouTube Recaps continues to be rolling out. You must see it quickly, so hold checking.

Whereas YouTube Recaps is primarily targeted in your video-watching habits, it does additionally embody music highlights if you happen to’ve listened to quite a lot of music on YouTube this yr. Although YouTube does level out that YouTube Music’s recap expertise offers you 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 just a little 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 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 largest traits, but it surely hasn’t finished one since 2019, which I am okay with, since these weren’t that nice anyway. YouTube Recap provides 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’ve gotten loads of time to verify yours out.