Large crowds gathered to watch fireworks and midnight shows around the globe, counting down the last seconds of 2019. This decade will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, US President Donald Trump.
Russia celebrated the arrival of the new decade over several time zones, with Muscovites flocking to the centre of the capital for fireworks over the Kremlin.
Girls celebrate New Year on Nikolskaya Street in Moscow.
New Year's fireworks over Red Square in Moscow.
Revellers celebrate New Year's Eve in Times Square in the borough of Manhattan borough in New York City, US, 31 December 2019.
A woman celebrates as she watches the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 31 December 2019.
A girl spins a burning steelwool near a bonfire to sprinkle sparks as people celebrate the New Year on a street in the Kibera slum in Nairobi on 1 January 2020.
A couple poses for a selfie during New Year’s Eve in Seoul, South Korea on 31 December 2019.
The sky is lit up in a display of fireworks during New Year celebrations at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on 1 January 2020.
Spectators watch a fireworks display during an event marking the New Year on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on 31 December 2019.
Fireworks explode over the London Eye wheel during New Year celebrations in central London, Britain, 1 January 2020.
Performers take photos after the New Year count down celebration in the Shougang Industrial Park, Shijingshan District, in Beijing on 1 January 2020.
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Fireworks light up the sky above an illuminated Christmas tree at Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, shortly after midnight during the New Year's celebrations, 1 January 2020. Thousands of people celebrated the beginning of the New Year 2020 in the Lithuanian capital.
A woman is sprayed with foam as she celebrates the New Year in Kuala Lumpur on 1 January 2020.
Residents and tourists celebrate New Year on top of Mount Mashuk in Pyatigorsk.
Kimono-clad women offer prayers on the first day of the New Year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 1 January 2020.
Midnight fireworks are seen from Mrs Macquarie's Chair during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, 31 December 2019.
Revellers dress up to celebrate the New Year in Coin, near Malaga, Spain on 31 December 2019.
People watch fireworks go off from the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, during New Year's celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 January 2020.
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An anti-government protester dressed as Santa Claus gives a victory sign during the New Year's celebrations in Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, 1 January 2020. Protesters have been holding demonstrations since 17 October demanding an end to widespread corruption and mismanagement by the political class that has governed the country for three decades.
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People gather to watch fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, 1 January 2020.
BTS performs during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in the borough of Manhattan in New York, US, 31 December 2019.
People take pictures in front of light decorations on Taksim Square during preparations to celebrate the New Year 2020 in Istanbul on 31 December 2019.
Revellers at Times Square during the New Year's celebration on 1 January 2020 in New York City. People began celebrating New Year's Eve at Times Square in 1904 and in 1907 the New Year's Eve Ball made its first descent from the flagpole at One Times Square.
