When does Spotify Wrapped start tracking for 2026? What we know.

Every year in December, Spotify releases Wrapped: a full wrap-up (as it were) of all of the music you listened to that year. But what dates does it actually cover?

Spotify gives users their listening data in shareable screenshots meant for social posts that show off their top genres, artists, and songs, and are given an accompanying playlist that showcases their top listens.

This year, users are getting even more, with a listening age, top albums, top audiobook genres, clips from authors and podcasters, a fan leaderboard, clubs, a listening archive, and a new interactive feature called Wrapped Party.

With all this data, you might be wondering: When does Spotify Wrapped start tracking for 2026? Well, you’ve come to the right place. According to the streaming giant, 2026 Wrapped won’t start tracking until January — meaning users get a few weeks of music listening that won’t be tied to next year’s Wrapped data.

Spotify doesn’t give an exact date (sad!) but Molly Holder, the senior director of product for personalization at Spotify, told Mashable at a Wrapped press presentation in 2024 that they “start at the beginning of January with all of your listening that begins right then at the beginning of the year, and it goes all the way through collecting data up until a few weeks before we launch the Wrapped product.” The company confirmed a similar time period at a press event in 2025. So, rest assured, 2026’s Wrapped will track from Jan. 1 to a few weeks before it drops.

That means this is a great opportunity to listen to the music you’re most ashamed of. Not me, though. Nickelback’s “Rockstar” is on repeat in this house with pride.