Happy New Year 2026: From New Delhi to New York, how people across the world celebrated | In photos

People across the world bid farewell to 2025 and welcomed the New Year.

Updated on: Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM IST

Photos

Share via

• 
• 
• 
• 

Copy link

• 

1/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

People celebrating on New Year's Eve at Cater Road, Bandra in Mumbai.  (Hindustan Times/Satish Bate)

2/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

Revelers in Mumbai celebrating on Wednesday evening to welcome New Year 2026. (Hindustan Times/Satish Bate)

3/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

People enjoy themselves at Connaught Place on the eve of New Year, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta) (Jitender Gupta)

4/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

People throng India Gate on New Year's Eve, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo/Naveen Sharma) (Naveen Sharma)

5/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

Fireworks explode as projection mapping is displayed on the surface of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building to celebrate the New Year, in Tokyo, Japan. (REUTERS)

6/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

A serviceman hugs a girl as they dance under the snowfall near New Year displays at a shopping mall, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (REUTERS)

7/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

People react after a countdown celebrating the New Year in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo, Japan January 1, 2026. (REUTERS)

8/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

Burj Khalifa is illuminated on New Year's Eve in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 31, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky (REUTERS)

9/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

People sing as they gather for a New Year countdown ceremony at the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall, also known as Juyong Pass, in Beijing, China. (REUTERS)

10/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

Fireworks explode over the Marina Bay during the New Year celebrations in Singapore. (REUTERS)

11/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

Palestinians walk along the seashore on New Year’s Eve in Gaza City, December 31, 2025.  (REUTERS)

12/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

Muslim women's poses for picture near illuminated decorations on New Year's Eve in Mumbai. (AP)

13/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

People gather to attend New Year's Eve celebrations in Fort Kochi, India, December 31, 2025.  (REUTERS)

14/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

People arrive at Connaught Place to celebrate New Year in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

15/15

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 7:30 AM

People poses for picture near illuminated decorations on New Year's Eve in Mumbai, India. (AP)