Spotify Reveals Your Listening Age in 2025 Wrapped

Spotify has introduced an innovative feature in its 2025 Wrapped report called “Listening Age.” This addition assigns users a hypothetical age based on the music they listened to throughout the year. The feature has sparked considerable interest and conversation among Spotify users.

Understanding Spotify’s Listening Age

The Listening Age feature evaluates a user’s listening habits by assessing the release dates of songs they streamed. This year, Spotify aimed to capture the nostalgia factor, known as the “reminiscence bump,” which influences listeners to prefer music from their formative years.

• Spotify analyzed tracks played by users during 2025.
• It identified a five-year window where each user’s listening patterns deviated from their actual age group.
• This analysis predicts what listening habits would suggest if users were in their youth during the peak years of the analyzed music.

Staff Reactions and User Engagement

The Listening Age feature has generated varied responses. For instance, one editor found their listening age to be 21, while another reported 78. These results illustrate the diverse range of music preferences among different individuals.

The average listening age among a group polled at El-Balad was notably 55 years. Marc Hazan, Spotify’s SVP of Marketing and Partnerships, highlighted that this feature resonates particularly with younger users, like Gen Z and Gen Alpha, who explore a broader spectrum of genres and eras.

Social Media Buzz

Social media platforms, especially X, have seen a flurry of memes and discussions surrounding the Listening Age concept. Numerous posts humorously comment on the implications of having a listening age significantly different from one’s actual age. Some notable reactions included:

• “If your listening age on Spotify Wrapped is older than your actual age, it’s cool and makes you interesting.”
• Comments about how one’s Spotify listening age could reflect their personal identity.

Even celebrities joined the conversation. For example, Karol G’s Listening Age was reported as 51 due to her affinity for early 90s music, while Gracie Abrams and Charli XCX reported ages of 73 and 75, respectively, based on their playlists.

Spotify’s Success and Future Outlook

This year’s Wrapped feature has been especially successful, reaching 200 million users and generating over 500 million shares within the first day. Bad Bunny was recognized as the most-streamed artist of 2025, amassing an impressive 19.8 billion streams globally. As Spotify continues to innovate, features like the Listening Age promise to enhance user engagement and foster discussions about music culture.