Spotify's new 'listening stats' keep the Wrapped energy going year round
Spotify is leaning even further into what it does best: turning your listening habits into data you want to see and share.
On Thursday, Nov. 6, the streaming giant announced a new feature called Listening Stats, giving users a weekly snapshot of their top artists, tracks, and musical milestones.
The timing couldn't be better. Wrapped season is right around the corner — that annual internet holiday where everyone collectively decides to humble-brag about their superior playlists. Listening Stats is, in a sense, a smaller-scale version of that, designed to keep the dopamine hit of personalized music insights going year round.
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Rolling out to both Free and Premium users in more than 60 markets, the feature breaks down your past four weeks of listening and builds playlists inspired by your current obsessions. It also drops in little highlights that capture what makes your habits unique — like a new discovery, a fandom milestone, or the realization that, yes, you did play that one NMIXX song 27 times in a row. In the spirit of transparency, here's a look at my top songs from the week of Oct. 27.
Users can share their stats directly from the app to Instagram, WhatsApp, and beyond.
Spotify has long been a leader in personalizing music experiences through data, from algorithmic playlists like Discover Weekly and Release Radar to experimental formats like daylist. These features work because they blend tech and taste, turning raw listening history into something emotional and shareable.
How to find your Listening Stats on Spotify
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Step 1: Tap your profile image in the Spotify app to open the menu.
Step 2: Click the "Listening Stats" tab.
Step 3: Explore your top artists, songs, and insights from the past four weeks.
Step 4: Tap "Share" to post your weekly stats or individual highlights on Instagram, WhatsApp, or anywhere else you show off your taste.
As Spotify Wrapped looms on the horizon, this new weekly feature is a reminder that every track, every late-night loop, and every guilty pleasure counts toward the story of your year in music.
Crystal Bell is the Culture Editor at Mashable. She oversees the site's coverage of the creator economy, digital spaces, and internet trends, focusing on how young people engage with others and themselves online. She is particularly interested in how social media platforms shape our online and offline identities.
She was formerly the entertainment director at MTV News, where she helped the brand expand its coverage of extremely online fan culture and K-pop across its platforms. You can find her work in Teen Vogue, PAPER, NYLON, ELLE, Glamour, NME, W, The FADER, and elsewhere on the internet.
She's exceptionally fluent in fandom and will gladly make you a K-pop playlist and/or provide anime recommendations upon request. Crystal lives in New York City with her two black cats, Howl and Sophie.
