The British singer-songwriter has had an incredible 2018.

Pollstar.com have released some news that, for those of us who could barely name three Ed Sheeran songs, is somewhat surprising. No it’s not surprising that Ed Sheeran is popular, no it’s not shocking that he made sold a bunch of tickets to his ‘Divide’ tour, and no it’s not weird that he beat Taylor Swift, Jay Z & Beyonce, and more to take out the number one spot on the worldwide tour earner list – it’s the sheer amount of money grossed that’s really blowing us away (no pun intended).

Taking in a cool $600 million Australian dollars, the popstar sold nearly five million tickets to his shows that skimped on the lavish set designs most of the other listees incorporated, opting for a more intimate experience. With the ‘Divide’ tour continuing into 2019 (Sheeran has played 53 of the 94 shows booked) it is expected he will overtake the record set by U2 who grossed $1.02 billion on their ‘360’ tour over 2009/10.

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Feeling poor yet? Have a look at the top 10 artists and tour earners (in USD) of 2018 below and head here for the top 100 that also includes shows played and average ticket price:

1. Ed Sheeran – $432.4 million (4.86 milllion tickets sold)

2. Taylor Swift – $345.1 million (2.88 million tickets sold)

3. Jay-Z/Beyonce – $254.1 million (2.16 million tickets sold)

4. Pink – $169.2 million (1.28 million tickets sold)

5. Bruno Mars – $157.6 million (1.29 million tickets sold)

6. Eagles – $166 million (964K tickets sold)

7. Justin Timberlake – $151 million (1.19 million tickets sold)

8. Roger Waters – $131.3 million (1.44 million tickets sold)

9. U2 – $126.2 million (927K tickets sold)

10. The Rolling Stones – $116 million (750K tickets sold)