> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.techloy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # OpenAI rolls out “Your Year With ChatGPT,” a personal usage recap for AI users - URL: https://www.techloy.com/openai-rolls-out-your-year-with-chatgpt-a-personal-usage-recap-for-ai-users/ - Published: 2025-12-23T09:06:13.000Z - Updated: 2025-12-23T09:06:13.000Z - Description: While Spotify Wrapped shows your music taste, this feature shows how dependent you've become on AI for thinking. - Author: Damilare Odedina - Tags: / Consumer Tech, ChatGPT, / Artificial Intelligence [OpenAI](https://www.techloy.com/tag/openai/) just launched “Your Year with [ChatGPT](https://www.techloy.com/tag/chatgpt/),” a personalized recap that’s equal parts celebration and reality check. Unlike [Spotify Wrapped](https://www.techloy.com/tag/spotify-wrapped/), which makes you feel cool for listening to obscure indie bands, this one might make you realize you’ve been outsourcing your brain more than you thought. The feature rolled out yesterday, showing you exactly how many times you turned to [AI](https://www.techloy.com/tag/ai/) instead of figuring things out yourself, your busiest chatting day, your most-discussed topics, and custom awards based on your usage patterns. Even an AI-generated poem about your relationship with, well, the AI. ![Your Year with ChatGPT mobile app display](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/2025/12/1000442493.jpg) Image Credit: OpenAI ## What makes 'Your Year with ChatGPT' different from every other “wrapped” feature? When you share your Spotify top songs, you’re showing personality and taste. When you share your ChatGPT stats, you’re revealing something more intimate: what you don’t know, what you’re working on, what you’re insecure about asking other humans. Got labeled a “Midnight Debugger”? That reveals your work habits. “Creative Explorer”? You’re probably using AI for brainstorming. “Problem Solver”? You’ve been leaning on ChatGPT for decisions you used to make yourself. The psychology here is fascinating. We love year-end recaps because they validate our time spent, *“See, I wasn’t just scrolling mindlessly!”* But ChatGPT usage reveals dependence, not just preference. There’s a difference between *“I listened to this artist 500 times”* and *“I asked AI to help me 500 times.”* ## What OpenAI isn’t telling you about this 'Your Year with ChatGPT' With ChatGPT hitting 800 million weekly active users, doubling from 400 million in just nine months, this “fun” recap is also a brilliant data visualization of how deeply [AI](https://www.techloy.com/tag/generative-ai/) has embedded itself into daily workflows. OpenAI gets to showcase adoption metrics while making it shareable and social. Every person who posts their “Your Year with ChatGPT” story becomes free marketing that normalizes AI dependence. It’s genius, really. The feature is only available to Free, Plus, and Pro users in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand who have “reference saved memories” and “reference chat history” enabled. Business and Enterprise accounts don’t get it, probably because companies don’t want employees broadcasting how much they rely on AI to do their jobs. [OpenAI rolls out a ChatGPT app store to let AI do more than answer questionsThe new app directory turns ChatGPT into a place where users can book trips, design slides, shop, and complete tasks without switching apps.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/icon/techloy-avatar-1-4974.png)TechloyOluwajeminipe Fasheun-Motesho![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1712002641088-1191ef635cf2-43)](https://www.techloy.com/openai-rolls-out-a-chatgpt-app-store-to-let-ai-do-more-than-answer-questions/) ## Should you share 'Your Year with ChatGPT' OpenAI made it opt-in. Unlike some apps that force their year-end reviews on you, this one respects your choice to look back, or not. To access it, open [ChatGPT](https://www.techloy.com/tag/chatgpt/) and look for the “Your Year with ChatGPT” banner, or ask: *“Show me my year with ChatGPT.”* ![Show me my year with ChatGPT prompt ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/2025/12/1000442494.jpg) **Image Credit: OpenAI* But before you post it to your Instagram Story, ask yourself: Are you comfortable revealing how much thinking you’ve outsourced to AI this year? ## The takeaway Whether you share it or keep it private, the real value is in noticing the pattern. For many users, ChatGPT has become less of a novelty and more of a mental co-worker. The question going into the next year isn’t whether that’s good or bad, but whether it’s intentional. If nothing else, the recap makes one thing clear: AI isn’t just helping people do more. It’s shaping how they think, decide, and work. And that’s a habit worth paying attention to. [ChatGPT beats TikTok and Gemini to become 2025’s most downloaded free app on the Apple App StoreThe rankings show a clear shift in user habits with AI tools overtaking social networks in mobile downloads.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/icon/techloy-avatar-1-4986.png)TechloyEmmanuel Umahi![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1712002641088-1191ef635cf2-45)](https://www.techloy.com/chatgpt-beats-tiktok-and-gemini-to-become-apples-most-downloaded-free-iphone-app-in-2025/)