How Twitter Users Around The World Celebrated 2014 [STATS]

“Happy New Year!” It’s a phrase heard around the world in dozens of languages on the eve of December 31st. From Australia to Zimbabwe, people all over gather together to celebrate the new year. And by monitoring tweets, we can learn a lot about how the world uses social media during global events.

Search Engine Watch took a look at Twitter usage patterns in different timezones during the 20-odd hours that the event spanned.

Unsurprisingly, the term “Happy New Year” trended on Twitter throughout the evening.