Ed Sheeran's daily earnings have been revealed and they are astronomical

These figures are unbelievable

Ed Sheeran
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 2nd Jan 2019
Last updated 3rd Apr 2020

We all knew that Ed Sheeran was one of the most successful artists around, however it's recently been revealed just how much the pop star earned every day in 2018, and it is A LOT. According to new figures released by Nathan Cable Touring, Ed's company for his 'live performance of music', his income has revealed as around £38.8 million in 2018.

In addition to this, Ed has more earnings from another company he has for his, 'writing, recording and production of music', Ed Sheeran Ltd. This company sees him earning, £75,000 per day, on top of the earnings from Nathan Cable Touring!

With these different earnings added together it works out at a massive £181,000 a day! Not bad for the pop star who released ‘The A-Team’ back in 2011 and has seen a huge string of successful singles and albums, including his most recent album, '÷'.

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Just last month, it was revealed that Ed Sheeran has broken the record for the most money made in a single year by a musician, with a huge £342.3 million! Last year, the 'Perfect' singer' beat pop superstars such as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé with his earnings, selling a massive 4.9 million tickets for his tour.

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This news comes just a few weeks after another collaboration with Ed Sheeran was announced, that is bound to be another big hit. The 'Candy Shop' rapper, 50 Cent, revealed to his fans last month that he has teamed up with both Eminem AND Ed Sheeran!

Posting a photo of himself under a palm tree, 50 Cent tweeted, 'I recorded a song last night with Eminem & ED Sheeran, I had fun doing it we got some heat.' sic

At present no release date has been revealed for this collaboration. Last year was a great year of collaborations, including Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa, 'One Kiss', David Guetta with Anne-Marie, 'Don't Leave Me Alone' and Ellie Goulding's 'Close To Me', with Diplo featuring Swae Lee.

Swipe through to see the biggest collaborations of 2018...


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