The first version of Spotify’s year‑end recap feature launched in 2015 under the name “Year in Music,” and it was rebranded as Spotify Wrapped starting with the December 2016 campaign.

First Spotify Wrapped

  • Spotify’s first recap-style feature arrived in 2015 as “Year in Music,” giving users stats like top artists, songs, and total listening time.
  • The campaign format was refined and officially branded Spotify Wrapped the following year, with the first Wrapped campaign rolling out in December 2016.

Dates and timeline

  • The Spotify Wrapped campaign has been promoted every December since 2016, turning into an annual social media event where users share their listening stats.
  • A news explainer on Wrapped notes that the 2015 “Year in Music” is widely considered the origin of what later became Spotify Wrapped, tying the “first” version to that 2015 launch.

So, what to remember?

  • If you mean the very first recap feature : that was Year in Music 2015.
  • If you mean the first one actually called “Spotify Wrapped” : that debuted with the December 2016 campaign.

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