Streaming platforms are increasingly launching annual rewind-style features, and YouTube has now joined the trend with its new Recap. This feature delivers a customized summary of your viewing patterns and statistics based on the videos you watched throughout the year. YouTube Recap 2025 is now live for users across North America and will expand to other regions worldwide over the coming days.
YouTube ‘Recap’ Offers a Personalized Snapshot of Your Watch Activity
YouTube Recap mirrors the structure of Spotify Wrapped, presenting up to 12 cards that highlight your most-viewed creators, channels, and subjects. These insights are generated entirely from your yearly watch history and viewing behavior. The launch comes shortly after YouTube Music introduced its own version, called ‘Your Recap’.
In its official statement, YouTube explained, “YouTube Recap uniquely highlights interests, deep dives, and moments you explored this year, based on your watch history.” Users can access the Recap directly from the homepage or via the You tab on the mobile application.
The Recap also highlights your top artists if music content dominated your watch time. Additionally, it assigns a viewer personality based on the type of content you consumed most. For instance, watching many educational or skill-based videos may earn you the “Skill Builder” personality.
YouTube noted that “the most common personalities were the Sunshiner, the Wonder Seeker, and the Connector, while the Philosopher and the Dreamer emerged as rarer personas.”
Although the idea of a personalized YouTube Recap is appealing, it also feels like a missed chance to bring back YouTube Rewind. Once a major yearly celebration on the platform, Rewind was discontinued after facing heavy criticism in 2019 and 2020.
