When does Spotify Wrapped stop counting in 2026?
In mid-November. Spotify says Wrapped counts “from January 1 until mid November” and has never published the exact day. Today it is very probably still counting.
What Spotify has said
“Wrapped captures your listening from January 1 until mid November.”
Spotify says it needs the weeks before launch to check the data.
- In 2021, reports put the window at 1 January to 31 October. Billboard and Newsweek, 2021
- In October 2023 Spotify said Wrapped was still counting past 31 October. Spotify on X, 26 October 2023
- In December 2025 Spotify said the window runs from 1 January until mid-November. Spotify newsroom, 5 December 2025
Nothing official has been said about the 2026 cut-off.
After the cut-off
Anything you play between the cut-off and 31 December counts towards no Wrapped at all. Wrapped 2027 starts counting on 1 January 2027.
What does not shape your Wrapped
- Private Mode sessions Spotify newsroom, 5 December 2025
- Songs and playlists you have excluded from your taste profile, including plays from before you excluded them Spotify newsroom, 5 November 2026
- Kids and family music, when the “Include kids and family music in taste profile” toggle is off Spotify newsroom, 5 November 2026
- White noise and nature sounds, which Spotify filters out as best it can Spotify newsroom, 5 December 2025
Private Mode and excluded listening still count towards your total time on Spotify. Spotify newsroom, 3 December 2025
Offline plays count as long as the device goes back online a few weeks before launch. Associated Press, 3 December 2025
Before it stops
- Update the Spotify app.
- Exclude a track or playlist: open its three-dot menu and choose “Exclude from your taste profile”.
- Turn off kids and family music: Settings and privacy, Content and display, “Include kids and family music in taste profile”.
Spotify newsroom, 5 November 2026
When Wrapped itself arrives
Spotify Wrapped 2026 is not out yet: it is expected on Wednesday 2 December 2026, rolling out from about 12:00 UTC, about 85% confident in the date (as of 12 November 2026, 22:23 UTC).
Updated 12 November 2026.