Spotify hasn’t announced a release date for Wrapped 2026, but past launches suggest it will arrive on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Of course, that date is a prediction, not an official announcement.
Here’s what we know about the timing, what counts toward your results and how to keep a throwback you’d rather not share out of your recap.
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- Last year’s launch: Dec. 3, 2025
- Listening window: Jan. 1 through around mid-November (as of 2025)
- How to exclude a song: Tap the three dots, then “exclude from your taste profile”
When Does Spotify Wrapped 2026 Come Out?
Spotify hasn’t shared a date, and it doesn’t usually announce one far in advance.
The reveal typically comes in the last week of November or the first week of December.
Here are the recent launch dates:
- 2023: Wednesday, Nov. 29
- 2024: Wednesday, Dec. 4
- 2025: Wednesday, Dec. 3
Every one of the last several launches landed on a Wednesday, which is why a Dec. 2 release date for Wrapped 2026 looks like the likeliest guess.
Also read about: Everything You Might Have Missed at Spotify’s Wrapped Universe Event
When Does Spotify Stop Counting Your Listening?
For last year’s edition, Spotify collected listening data from Jan. 1 through around mid-November.
The company has said the cut-off gives its teams time for data processing, creative development, testing, translation and a global rollout.
Spotify hasn’t confirmed a 2026 cut-off date. If it follows the same pattern, what you stream this week could still make a difference.
How Do You Exclude Songs From Wrapped?
Spotify now lets you exclude individual tracks and playlists from your taste profile before Wrapped is released.
Tap the three dots next to a song or playlist and choose “exclude from your taste profile.”
Excluded items won’t affect your Wrapped results or your day-to-day recommendations, whether you played them in the past or stream them later.
Changed your mind? Tap the item again and follow the same steps to reverse it.
What Counts Toward Your Wrapped?
Under last year’s rules, offline listening counts as long as your device reconnects to the internet a few weeks before Wrapped launches.
Listening in a private session won’t count toward your rankings, but it will still add to your total time on the platform.
Background sounds like white noise are filtered out.
What Could Be New in Wrapped 2026?
Spotify hasn’t revealed this year’s features yet.
Last year’s edition introduced Listening Age, Top Albums, an AI-powered Archive of your most active listening days and Wrapped Party, which lets you compare habits with friends.
It was Spotify’s biggest Wrapped campaign yet, with more than 200 million engaged users in the first 24 hours and 500 million shares.
Until the date drops, you can still change what your recap will say, so give your Spotify library a quick check.
Looking for more music to stream before your listening locks in? Check out 10 Big Things That Happened in Music the Week of November 6, 2026.
