Taylor Swift had sold 18.9 million concert tickets by the end of 2025. How many had Ed Sheeran sold?

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Through the end of 2025, Ed Sheeran led Taylor Swift in concert ticket sales, 19.6 million to 18.9 million. Swift draws the bigger crowds; Sheeran plays far more shows. His Divide Tour alone ran 255 shows over two and a half years, and his current tour doesn't wrap until December 2026.

Sheeran's Divide Tour is the best-selling tour ever measured, 8.9 million tickets, ahead of U2's 7.3 million. Swift went more than four years without touring before the Eras Tour, after the pandemic cancelled her Lover Fest in 2020.

Ed Sheeran has sold more tickets than Taylor Swift, 19.6 million to 18.9 million. She draws bigger crowds; he plays more shows.

Source: Pollstar (25 Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium); Billboard Boxscore · checked Dec 2025