As the festive season draws near, millions of music fans around the world are refreshing their apps and scanning social media feeds—all anticipating the platform’s annual recap, Spotify Wrapped.
With official confirmation still pending, recent promotional teasers and online discussions have already sparked widespread speculation over when the 2025 edition will drop and who might top the streaming charts this year.
What is Spotify Wrapped?
Spotify Wrapped is the platform’s year‑end feature that summarises a user’s listening trends. These include most‑played songs, top artists, favourite genres, total listening time and more. Launched annually since 2016, Wrapped has become a global cultural moment, prompting users to share vibrant results on social media platforms.
In addition to personal user statistics, Wrapped provides artists and creators with insights into how often people listen to their music streams and where they are from.
As anticipation builds for the 2025 edition, teasers featuring artist-inspired logos have begun to emerge, sparking excitement among app users.
Fans Guess Who’s Who
With teasers emerging, fans have flocked online to discuss what the Spotify Wrapped 2025 might reveal. There is a growing buzz on social platforms and forums, with many anticipating that prominent global stars are set to take over the charts once more.
A recent post on Reddit highlights how the clues hidden in artist logos have ignited a wave of speculation, with views varying significantly among users.
Fans have attempted to identify the teased artists, with guesses ranging from Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber to Katseye and Blackpink. Some believe Doja Cat, Bruno Mars, and even Liam Gallagher may feature.
There are many different takes on whether the latest chart-topping albums and trending songs indicate a return of familiar faces to the forefront, or if unexpected revivals and emerging talents will take centre stage.
Comparing 2025 to 2024 Edition
Meanwhile, some fans observed that the 2025 logos are less immediately recognisable compared to previous years, with AI-generated designs possibly adding a layer of difficulty.
One user on X commented, ‘The 2025 ones look AI generated.’ Others noted that while the 2025 visuals are aesthetically appealing, they are less immediately identifiable than the previous year’s version.
Another user wrote: ‘Honestly 25’s looks better but 24’s has actual pop stars who denominated the year.’
Others are talked about the potential surprises, debating whether the clues point to emerging artists or unexpected revivals. ‘I don’t recognise any of the artists based on the logos, and I listen to a ton of music. I wonder if they did any research with focus groups,’ one fan commented on Reddit, expressing a mix of excitement and confusion surrounding this year’s teasers.
When Does Spotify Wrapped Come Out?
Traditionally, Wrapped has been released between late November and early December, often on a Wednesday. Example release dates from recent years include 30 November 2022; 29 November 2023; and 4 December 2024.
Given that pattern, social media users now predict the 2025 release will occur between 1 and 4 December.
Spotify has yet to announce a specific date or time, but their latest announcements indicate that Wrapped is ‘coming soon,’ generating even more anticipation.
Spotify Wrapped release dates in recent years:
2018 – December 6
2019 – December 5
2020 – December 1
2021 – December 1
2022 – November 30
2023 – November 29
2024 – December 4
2025 – ????? pic.twitter.com/LHNbo4g2uq— J.E.D.I.D.I.A.H (@ItsDjJed) November 21, 2025