Wrapped in numbers 

By David Roessli

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I don’t know about you, but this year I’ve received an increasing number of “Year in review / Wrapped / Recap / Replay 2025” emails, which led me to start digging into what numbers I could surface about the past year.

Beyond the usual suspects (music or books), I’ve been curious to see how to extract and process Apple Health data locally.

2025 in numbers

  • 22 books

    7’135 pages

    Goodreads
  • 10’283 min

    1’285 songs

    Apple Music
  • 18’420 min

    Over 18 podcasts

    Overcast
  • 42 movies

    5 released in 2025

    Letterboxd
  • 34 seasons

    25 shows

    TV Shows
  • 4’550 photos

    Only 375 RAW…

    Photos
  • 603 check-ins

    91 new places

    Swarm
  • 3’742 km

    4 flights

    Flighty
  • 266 GB

    29 GB roaming

    Mobile data
  • 2’252 km

    Daily commute

    Cycling
  • 337 km

    Less than usual

    Outdoor walk & hiking
  • -12°C / 36°C

    77 km/h wind

    CARROT Weather
  • 21 posts

    Read by 34k people

    Blog
  • 4

    All online this year…

    Conferences & Workshops
  • 3

    Piccalilli rocks!

    Online Courses

Workouts

I recently found an app called Health Auto Export - JSON+CSV which let me export my workout’s data in a matter of minutes.

0 100 200 300 400January February March April May June July August September October November December CyclingHikingWalking
2025 workout data in km
Workout data per month
Month Cycling Hiking Walking
January11.50.036.5
February19.50.012.3
March207.50.021.4
April206.50.018.6
May122.627.845.8
June242.418.620.6
July304.80.015.9
August304.810.92.6
September251.90.026.3
October258.27.738.7
November179.70.023.3
December143.30.010.0
Total2’252.565.1272.1

Cycling is mostly my daily commutes. I try to record each time I go for a walk or a hike, but I might have missed some. We’ve hiked less this year, probably due to last summer’s poor weather and because we spent more time on the Lake.

Top three…

Here’s a short selection of books, movies and music I enjoyed last year.

Books

I learned so much about Apple’s logistics and how, in seeking efficiency, became entangled in the very politics it once claimed to challenge. Holly Gibney is back! It’s such a treat to dive back into her adventures and new mysteries. I binged read all of Simon Kovalic and his crew’s adventures this year, and I’m feeling a bit sad to have to say goodbye to these characters.

Albums

Asaf Avidan is one of my favourite singer-songwriter of the moment, and Unfurl exemplifies the breadth of his creativity and sensitivity. Two of my all time favourite albums turned 50 and were remastered with rare tracks and concert recordings. This year, “Black and Blue” turns 50…

Songs

Movies

TV Shows

  • Pluribus

    #scifi #social #post-apocalyptic

    Vince Gilligan
  • The Pitt

    #drama #medical

    R. Scott Gemmill
  • Somebody Somewhere

    #social #comedy #friendship

    Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen

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