YouTube Wrapped 2025

A Spotify Wrapped-style dashboard for analyzing your YouTube watch history from Google Takeout.

Built for the EF x Tessl x Anthropic Hackathon (Nov 3, 2025).

Demo

Live Demo: Run npm run dev in the youtube-wrapped-app/ folder and visit http://localhost:5173

Screenshots

Click to view dashboard screenshots (coming soon)

Hero Section - Overview with big stats Total videos, hours watched, favorite channel with interactive links

Binge Sessions - With thumbnail grids Binge detection with clickable video thumbnails and most-rewatched tracking

Fun Facts - Interactive video thumbnails First/last videos of the year with clickable thumbnails

Top Channels - Rankings and analytics Top 10 most-watched channels with view counts

Watching Patterns - Time-based heatmap Hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly viewing patterns

Content Categories - Breakdown Content classification: music, gaming, education, tech, and more

Note: Screenshots will be added soon. See Screenshot Instructions for details.

Presentation

View the complete Hackathon Presentation with technical deep-dive, demo walkthrough, and key learnings.

Project Structure

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├── youtube-wrapped-spec.md      # Comprehensive Tessl specification
├── youtube-wrapped.jsx          # Standalone component
├── youtube-wrapped-app/         # Full React application
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── App.jsx             # Main dashboard component
│   │   ├── index.css           # Tailwind CSS setup
│   │   └── main.jsx            # React entry point
│   ├── public/
│   │   └── watch-history.html  # Sample data (git-ignored)
│   ├── package.json
│   └── ...
├── data/                        # Your personal data (git-ignored)
│   ├── README.md               # Instructions for getting your data
│   └── watch-history.html      # Your YouTube watch history
├── instruction.txt             # Original hackathon instructions
└── event.txt                   # Event information

Features

6 Dashboard Sections

1. Hero Stats - Overview with total videos, hours, and favorite channel
2. Top Channels - Rankings of your most-watched channels with visualizations
3. Watching Patterns - Time-based analytics (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly)
4. Content Categories - Classification and personality insights
5. Binge Behavior - Session detection, rewatch analysis
6. Fun Facts - Quirky insights and milestones

Analytics Capabilities

• Volume Metrics: Total videos, unique channels, estimated hours
• Temporal Analysis: Peak watching times, patterns, heatmaps
• Binge Detection: Identifies 5+ video sessions within 2-hour windows
• Content Classification: Categorizes into music, gaming, education, tech, etc.
• Rewatch Tracking: Finds your comfort content
• Fun Insights: Late-night counts, streaks, procrastination scores

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn
• Your YouTube watch history from Google Takeout

Getting Your YouTube Data

1. Go to Google Takeout
2. Deselect all products, then select only YouTube
3. Click "All YouTube data included" → Deselect all → Select only "history"
4. Click "Next step" → Choose export settings
5. Download and extract your data
6. Find watch-history.html in the YouTube/history/ folder

Installation

cd youtube-wrapped-app
npm install

Running the Application

npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Using the Dashboard

The app automatically loads sample data on startup - just open http://localhost:5173!

To use your own data:

1. Get your watch-history.html from Google Takeout (see above)
2. Copy it to the data/ folder, or
3. Upload it through the app's file upload interface
4. Explore your YouTube Wrapped with the tab navigation!

Technical Details

Tech Stack

• Framework: React 19.1 + Vite
• Charts: Recharts 2.10
• Icons: Lucide React 0.468
• Styling: Tailwind CSS 3.4
• Build: Vite 7.1

Data Processing Pipeline

watch-history.html
  → HTML Parser (DOMParser)
  → Extract video events
  → Filter by year (2025)
  → Calculate analytics
  → Render dashboard

Key Algorithms

Binge Detection:

• Sort events by timestamp
• Group consecutive videos within 2-hour windows
• Flag sessions with 5+ videos as "binges"
• Flag 10+ video sessions as "rabbit holes"

Category Classification:

• Keyword matching on video titles and channels
• 8 main categories + "other"
• First match wins (music → gaming → education → ...)

Rewatch Analysis:

• Track video IDs
• Count duplicates
• Identify most-rewatched content
• Find "comfort channels" with frequent rewatches

Customization

Changing the Year Filter

Edit src/App.jsx line ~1034:

const [yearFilter] = useState(2025); // Change to your desired year

Adding New Categories

Edit the categorizeContent() function in src/App.jsx:

const rules = {
  music: /official\s+video|lyrics|audio|song/i,
  gaming: /gameplay|let's play|gaming/i,
  // Add your categories here
  myCategory: /keyword1|keyword2/i
};

Customizing Colors

Edit the COLORS object in src/App.jsx:

const COLORS = {
  youtubeRed: '#FF0000',
  wrappedPurple: '#8b5cf6',
  // Customize here
};

Project Architecture

Specification-Driven Development (Tessl)

This project was built following Tessl's spec-driven approach:

1. Comprehensive Specification (youtube-wrapped-spec.md)

   • Detailed input/output contracts
   • Data processing pipeline
   • UI component hierarchy
   • Analytics algorithms
   • Error handling strategies

2. Modular Implementation

   • Separate parsing, analytics, and UI concerns
   • Pure functions for data transformation
   • Reusable chart components

3. Reproducible Workflow

   • Clear data transformations
   • Well-defined metrics
   • Testable components

Component Hierarchy

YouTubeWrapped (Root)
├── FileUploader
│   └── Drag-and-drop + file input
├── LoadingScreen
│   └── Processing animation
└── Dashboard
    ├── Navigation (tabs)
    └── Sections
        ├── HeroSection
        ├── ChannelsSection
        ├── PatternsSection
        ├── CategoriesSection
        ├── BingesSection
        └── FunFactsSection

Performance

• File Size: Handles 1MB+ HTML files
• Processing Time: ~1-5 seconds for typical datasets
• Memory: Efficient with 10k+ video entries
• Rendering: Smooth 60fps animations

Browser Support

• Chrome/Edge 90+
• Firefox 88+
• Safari 14+
• Any modern browser with ES6+ support

Known Limitations

1. Only analyzes "Watched" videos (not "Viewed" posts)
2. HTML format only (not JSON)
3. Requires valid Google Takeout structure
4. Estimated watch time assumes 10 min/video average

Troubleshooting

"No data for 2025"

• Check if your watch history includes 2025 data
• Try changing the year filter in the code

"Error Processing Data"

• Ensure you uploaded the correct watch-history.html file
• Check browser console for detailed errors
• Verify the file is from Google Takeout (not YouTube Studio)

Charts not rendering

• Check browser console for errors
• Ensure all dependencies installed correctly
• Try clearing browser cache

Future Enhancements

• Export dashboard as PDF/image
• Share functionality
• Year comparison mode
• Video duration from YouTube API
• Channel thumbnails
• Custom date ranges
• Dark mode toggle
• More personality types
• Collaborative playlists from top videos

License

Built for the EF x Tessl x Anthropic Hackathon (Nov 3, 2025)

Acknowledgments

• Tessl for the spec-driven development platform
• Anthropic for Claude Code
• Entrepreneurs First for hosting the hackathon
• Recharts for beautiful chart components
• Lucide for clean, modern icons

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Hackathon Submission Notes

Specification Quality

This project prioritizes specification excellence over implementation:

1. Comprehensive Documentation (youtube-wrapped-spec.md)

   • Input/output contracts clearly defined
   • Data processing pipeline with pseudocode
   • Complete UI specifications with layouts
   • Error handling strategies
   • Performance considerations

2. Modular Architecture

   • Separation of concerns (parsing, analytics, UI)
   • Pure functions for testability
   • Clear component hierarchy

3. Reproducibility

   • Well-defined data transformations
   • Explicit algorithm descriptions
   • Step-by-step implementation guide

Demonstration

The best specifications are demonstrated through working code. This implementation proves the spec is:

• Complete: All features implemented
• Accurate: Calculations match specifications
• Practical: Real-world data processing works
• Maintainable: Clear structure for future enhancements

Built with Claude Code following Tessl principles. 🎬