Ed Sheeran Breaks Record, Earns £342m On Tour In 2018

British singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran, has broken record for the most money made from a tour in a single year, earning £342Million in the year 2018.

The 27-year-old singer earned £937k per day and his ‘Divide’ tour sold 4.9million tickets to beat American singer, Taylor Swift, who earned a total of £244million from her Reputation tour.

The Carters, Jay-Z and Beyonce came third with £201m for their “On The Run II stadium tours” after selling a total of 2.2m tickets.

Here are the top ten most money-spinning tours of 2018.

1. Ed Sheeran £342m – 4.9m tickets sold

2. Taylor Swift £244m – 2.9m tickets sold

3. Jay-Z and Beyonce £201m – 2.2m tickets sold

4. P!nk £134m – 1.29m tickets sold

5. Bruno Mars £132m – 1.29m tickets sold

6. The Eagles £131m – 964k tickets sold

7. Justin Timberlake £119m – 1.19m tickets sold

8. Roger Waters £104m – 1.5m tickets sold

9. U2 £100m – 927,034 tickets sold

10. The Rolling Stones £92m – 751k tickets sold