Everybody everywhere, ringing in 2014
Wed Jan 1, 2014 14:24 Share
Happy new year! Last night as the clock moved ever closer to striking midnight across the world, millions of people celebrated the start of 2014 by tweeting their good wishes, whether feliz ano novo or あけおめ, bonne année or frohes neues Jahr.
As captured in this visualization, created by Krist Wongsuphasawat on our data analytics team, celebrations spread across the globe as clocks (or our mobile phones) ticked to midnight:
While this chart tells one part of the story, individual Tweets offer a closer look at the thoughts and dreams people everywhere have for 2014. Even the most famous among us were on point last night, with new year’s wishes, an engagement and more:
Happy New Year everyone! Rory and I started 2014 with a bang! … I said YES!!!! pic.twitter.com/J7c2pXgsdC
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) December 31, 2013
Happy New Year!! pic.twitter.com/E2bmFrULCw
— Shaun White (@shaunwhite) January 1, 2014
#HappyNewYear, Feliz Año Nuevo, Glückliches Neues Jahr, Bonne Année, 明けましておめでとうございます, Feliz Ano Novo, नया साल मुबारक हो, с Новым годом
— Pitbull (@pitbull) December 31, 2013
Happy new year !!!!wheeeeeeeeeeee! https://t.co/L3YZ8tDV9r
— Mario Batali (@Mariobatali) January 1, 2014
#HappyNewYear!!! pic.twitter.com/RFFYDDb3EF
— Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) January 1, 2014
Enjoyed our final #RockTalk of 2013. Happy New Year to you and your families and cheers to a blessed 2014. Onward.. #TequilaTimeTonight
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 31, 2013
Finally, here are some custom timelines showcasing how people around the world shared their New Year messages on Twitter.NYE in Australia NewCustomTimeline // 2014년 대한민국의 새해인사 NYE 2014 in Singapore NYE 2014 in India Frohes Neues Jahr Bonne année ! // Felice Anno Nuovo Feliz Año Nuevo New Custom Timeline // NYE Ringing in 2014 //
