From Australia to New York City, people gather to sound the new year with fireworks and musical celebrations.
Here is a collection of videos and images that are updated when the clock strikes midnight around the world.
Julian Sanders, from the center left, and Jay Morales started 2021 with a kiss in New York City, as did Santiago Rios, the far right, and Fran Torres.
The new year is coming to Times Square.
Revealers celebrated that confetti fell in Times Square.
Fireworks exploding on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Tens of thousands of partygoers gathered in London to see a fireworks castle thrown from the London Eye over the River Thames.
Fireworks illuminating the sky over the Main River in Frankfurt, Germany.
Celebrations in Paris included fireworks and a series of screenings on the Arc de Triomphe.
A crowd lit paper lanterns in front of the Ortakoy Mosque in Istanbul.
The children made impromptu sparks as they celebrated the new year in Nairobi, Kenya.
Fireworks over the Kremlin in Moscow.
Families danced in front of India’s front door in Bombay.
The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Crowds gathered at Shougang Industrial Park, one of the sports venues for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Olympics in China.
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, in Dubai, UAE.
The Hong Kong protesters, who have been meeting since June, took a moment to count back to the new year.
The confetti fell on the partygoers in the city of Quezon, Philippines.
Fireworks at the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia.