What is the name of Spotify's sidebar feature that shows friends' listening activity?

Spotify's sidebar feature that shows friends' listening activity is called Friend Activity.

Friend Activity appeared as a social feature in Spotify's desktop experience. It displays what people a user follows have recently played, including the track, artist, and sometimes how long ago the listening occurred. The sidebar is intended to make music discovery feel more personal by showing what is circulating among friends and followed accounts.

The feature depends on privacy settings. A Spotify user can choose whether to share their listening activity, and a private session can temporarily prevent current listening from being displayed. That means an empty or outdated sidebar does not necessarily mean friends are inactive.

Friend Activity is different from a Friends List, which would simply identify contacts, and from a Social Feed, which suggests a broader stream of posts. Its defining purpose is specifically showing friends' or followed users' music listening.