Why Does Spotify Wrapped Say I’m 73?! Unpacking the ‘Listening Age’ Feature

Spotify Wrapped is full of new features for 2025, including a new Listening Age statistic that “compares your musical tastes to others in your age group,” based on the release years of the tracks you listened to most.

For some, the number has come as a shock. (I’m 73 apparently, probably because I’ve been working my way through Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums this year.)

According to Spotify, the Listening Age is based on a psychological concept called the…