YouTube Recap 2025 is now live with personalised viewing cards and new personality insights

YouTube Recap

Like every year, YouTube has started rolling out YouTube Recap 2025, but with a twist. Unlike every year where the recap used to be a video on the platform, YouTube has made it a feature by adding a dedicated 'You' tab which is  designed to give users a personalised look back at their year on the platform. Built from the ground up based on viewer requests and months of concept testing, Recap brings together a detailed snapshot of what each user watched, loved, and explored over the past year. The new experience is available starting this week, beginning with North America and expanding globally shortly after.

What YouTube Recap 2025 offers Unlike previous summaries limited to music, Recap 2025 gives a broader look at a user’s overall YouTube activity. It highlights the channels you engaged with most, the niche rabbit holes you fell into, your favourite interests, and how your viewing habits evolved over time.

Users will see up to 12 personalised cards, including: - Top channels of the year

- Deep-dive topics you explored

- Your content consumption patterns

- Your Recap personality based on viewing behaviour

YouTube says Recap was shaped through nine rounds of feedback and over 50 concept tests, reflecting how diverse user viewing behaviour has become. The company identified various “YouTube personalities” such as the Adventurer, Skill Builder, Creative Spirit, Sunshiner, and Wonder Seeker — with some, like the Dreamer, being relatively rare.

Music lovers also get an expanded section through YouTube Music Recap, covering top artists, songs, genres, podcasts and even global listening patterns.

Accessing Recap 2025 is straightforward:

- On mobile, users will find it directly on the YouTube homepage, or inside the newly introduced “You” tab, which houses personalised account-level insights.

- On desktop, Recap is available through youtube.com/recap.

- On YouTube Music, users can dive deeper into their music preferences at music.youtube.com/recap.