The 33 best new year greetings messages for 2025 on WhatsApp by category

The end of the year is approaching and it's time for you to prepare messages for your family and friends. Here's a comprehensive guide to the best WhatsApp messages to welcome 2025, organised so you can find the perfect message for every special person in your life.

Tips for sending your New Year messages

1. Tailor the message to the recipient
2. Avoid forwarding the same message to all your contacts
3. Schedule or prepare important messages in advance so they don't get lost at the busiest time
4. Take into account different time zones if you have international contacts
5. Respond in a personalised way to the greetings you receive
6. Use the "featured messages" feature to save special greetings
7. Avoid sending chain messages without personalising them

The best times for sending year-end greetings on 31 December are in the daytime for business contacts, and in the evening for family and close friends.

Come midnight, it's best to focus on partners and close family. Message everyone else and send your replies on 1 January.

Here is a complete list of sample congratulatory messages for whoever you are messaging.

Formal messages for professional contacts

Formal messages are ideal for sharing with colleagues, bosses or clients. They maintain a professional tone while conveying good wishes:

• May the coming year be filled with new professional and personal successes. I wish you a prosperous 2025 full of achievements and satisfaction.
• On behalf of the entire team, we wish you an excellent end of the year and a 2025 full of new opportunities and successes. Happy New Year!
• Thank you for your trust during 2024. I wish you a prosperous New Year full of successful projects and fulfilled goals.
• May this new cycle bring renewed energy to achieve all our professional goals. Happy 2025!
• Let's celebrate our achievements and get ready for new challenges. I wish you a successful 2025.

Emotional messages for family

Family deserves special messages that convey all our love and gratitude:

• Dear family, thank you for another year of unconditional love and support. May this 2025 keep us united and bring us more unforgettable moments together. love you! ❤️
• To my beautiful family, you are my greatest blessing. May this new year bring us more laughter, hugs and moments to treasure, Happy 2025! 🫂
• Thank you for being my refuge and my strength. May this new year find us always united, celebrating life and family love. ✨
• For my family, who make every day worthwhile. May 2025 bring us more moments together and reasons to celebrate. 🎊
• In this new year, my greatest wish is to continue building unforgettable memories with you, my beloved family. Happy 2025! 🎆

Funny messages for friends

With friends we can be more casual and add a touch of humour:

• May we have more crazy weekends, less bitter Mondays and more epic moments this 2025! Happy New Year, my people! 🎉
• New version of the year available: 2025.0 Do you want to install? I already clicked 'Accept'! 🚀
• Get ready for a 2025 with more adventures, less drama and better selfies! Happy New Year, my friend! 📸
• Warning! A virus called 2025 has been detected. Side effects: more fun, success and good times. 🦠
• My resolution for 2025 is to stay just as awesome as I was in 2024.... And to have more excuses to celebrate with you! 🥳

Romantic messages for your partner

Perfect for expressing love and good wishes to your special someone:

• May this new year find us closer than ever. Thank you for being my life partner. I love you ❤️
• 365 new days to love you more and build our dreams together. Happy 2025, my love! 💑
• With you every year is a wonderful adventure. Happy 2025, my love! I can't wait to live more special moments together 💖.
• You are my best gift and my wish fulfilled. May this 2025 bring us more love, complicity and magical moments 💫.

Messages for WhatsApp groups

Ideal to share in family or friends groups:

• Beautiful family! May this 2025 bring us more moments to share and less excuses for not getting together 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦
• Dear everyone! Thank you for another year of laughter, support and random messages — may 2025 keep us just as united! 🤗
• Happy 2025 to the best group on WhatsApp! May we continue to share memes, laughs and good times 😄.

Inspirational messages for special moments.

Perfect to share with people who need a motivational message:

• May every day of 2025 bring you a new reason to smile and be thankful. the best year is yet to come! ✨
• 365 new opportunities are coming. May this 2025 be the year all your dreams come true. 🌟
• New year, new blank page. Write your story with courage and determination. Happy 2025! 📖
• May your goals become achievements and your dreams come true. Happy 2025! 🎯

Spiritual and religious messages

To share with people who value the spiritual aspect:

• May God bless each of your days in this 2025 and fill your life with peace and love. 🙏
• May divine grace be with you in every step you take in this new year, Happy 2025! ✝️
• Abundant blessings to you and yours in this new year that begins. 🕊️

Short and Effective Messages

Ideal for sending to large groups or more casual contacts:

• "Happy 2025! May it be a year full of blessings 🎊"
• "New year, new adventures — Happy 2025 🎉"
• "May all your wishes come true in this 2025! ✨"
• "Welcome 2025! 🎆"

Guide to using emojis for your messages.

Emojis can bring your messages to life. Below you will find a guide to the most appropriate ones depending on the occasion. Although you should be mindful not to overload the message (2-3 emojis are enough), use emojis relevant to the recipient. And use emojis as separators or at the end of sentences:

Celebration and Holiday:

• 🎉 Feast.
• 🎊 Confetti
• 🎆 Fireworks
• 🎇 Sparklers
• 🥂 Toast
• 🍾 Champagne

Love and Affection:

• ❤️ Red Heart
• 💖 Glittering heart
• 🫂 Hug
• 💑 Couple with heart
• 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family

Luck and Prosperity:

• ✨ Shining Stars
• 🍀 Shamrock
• 🌟 Star
• 💫 Sparkle

Spiritual:

• 🙏 Praying hands
• 🕊️ Dove
• ✝️ Cross
• 🕯️ Candle

Motivational:

• 💪 Strength
• 🎯 Dartboard
• 🚀 Rocket
• ⭐ Star

Keywords for your messages

It's always important to be clear and simple. To that end, here's a list of words that should not be left out:

• New Year 2025
• New Year's greetings
• Good wishes
• Prosperity
• Success
• Blessings
• New beginnings
• Happiness
• Health
• Love
• Peace
• Abundance
• Hope
• Gratitude

Elements to complement your messages

• New Year GIFs:

Also think about using:

• Festive stickers that you can integrate from your own phone
• Personalised voice memos
• Photos of special moments of the year
• Personalised short videos

Remember that the most important thing is not the length of the message, but the sincerity and affection with which you send it. Every word counts when it comes to wishing the best to our loved ones.

The Euronews team wish you a happy New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve 2025.