And some 200,000 people were flocking to a country music party in Nashville, Tennessee. American Samoa will be among the last to welcome 2025, a full 24 hours after New Zealand.
Celebrations will echo around the globe as the New Year arrives in different time zones, with American Samoa among the last to welcome 2025.
When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new year.