Updated November 16, 2017 01:21:38

Photo: Macklemore, Neil Patrick Harris, Sam Smith and Ellen DeGeneres celebrated the survey result. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts/Reuters: Lucas Jackson/Facebook: Sam Smith/Reuters: Lucy Nicholson)

The same-sex marriage survey's Yes result has been celebrated outside of Australia too — with dozens of celebrities welcoming the news overseas.

Actors, musicians, comedians, politicians and chief executives of global companies took to social media to applaud the result.

US rapper Macklemore, whose performance of pro-same-sex marriage song Same Love at the NRL grand final attracted controversy, was among them.

Prominent LGBTI celebrities posted their celebrations

Some famous Australians living abroad also weighed in

Leaders from around the world congratulated Australia on the result too

Topics: government-and-politics, community-and-society, gays-and-lesbians, arts-and-entertainment, internet-culture, social-media, australia, united-kingdom, united-states

First posted November 16, 2017 00:21:19