YouTube Music Recap typically comes out in late November each year , with a gradual rollout that reaches most users by early December.

Quick Scoop

  • The yearly YouTube Music Recap for 2025 officially launched on November 25, 2025, after starting to roll out to some users a few days earlier.
  • In recent years, releases have consistently landed in the second half of November (for example, November 20, 2024, and November 30, 2023), then fully stabilized in early December.
  • So if you are wondering “when does YouTube Music Recap come out” in general, the safe expectation is: late November, fully available by early December each year.

How it usually rolls out

  • Rollout is staggered , meaning not everyone sees it on the same day; some regions and accounts get it a bit earlier.
  • Recap appears inside the YouTube Music app as a dedicated card/section, and can also be accessed via special Recap links or banners in the app.
  • By the first week of December , most active users who qualify (enough listening data, watch history not heavily auto-deleted) can normally access their Recap.

Past release dates (year-end Recap)

Here’s a compact view of recent yearly launches:

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Recap year Approx. release date
2025 November 25, 2025 (full rollout by early December)
2024 November 20, 2024
2023 November 30, 2023
2022 November 30, 2022
2021 December 1, 2021

Seasonal and quarterly Recaps

  • Besides the big annual recap , YouTube Music also offers seasonal/quarterly Recaps (for example, winter recap covering roughly December–February).
  • Community discussions suggest these seasonal recap drops often appear a few weeks after the end of a season , such as around late March for the winter recap, though this can vary and is not as strictly timed as the yearly one.

What to do if you don’t see it

  • Make sure you’ve listened to enough music so the system has data to generate your recap; very light usage can mean no recap.
  • Check the YouTube Music app home screen , your Library/Recap section , or search for “Recap” inside the app during late November and early December.

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