We all knew that Ed Sheeran is hugely successful. The pop star has had countless Number 1 songs and albums, and his tours just keep selling out! However, it has now been revealed just how much he earned last year and it is a MASSIVE amount.
Pushing Adele off the top spot, Ed Sheeran has now been revealed to be the richest solo artist in the world, as his company Ed Sheeran Ltd released its accounts over the weekend.
The accounts released reportedly show that the company made a gross profit of £27,376,900. When it comes to how much a day, it works out at £75,005 a day, or an astronomical £3,125 an hour!
Earlier this year, it was revealed how quickly Calvin Harris earns an average US salary and it was very quick! According to Magnetic magazine, who used Forbes' Electronic Cash Kings in 2017 chart, to calculate their findings, in just half a day, Calvin Harris would earn what a registered nurse does in a year. And, The Chainsmokers, who were much lower in the chart, would earn in 3.5 hours, what a minimum wage worker earns in a year.
Now swipe through THIS year's highest paid DJs according to Forbes:
Forbes Highest paid DJs - 2018 (slider)
1 of 1010. Martin Garrix ($13,000,000)
In recent years, Martin Garrix has had a lot of success with his top 20 singles 'Scared to Be Lonely' with British singer Dua Lipa, and his 2016 collaboration with Bebe Rexa, 'In the Name of Love'. More recently he has released a number of other collaborations including 'Like I Do' with David Guetta and Brooks and 'Ocean' featuring Khalid. He also appears at festivals across the world.
2 of 109. Kaskade ($13,500,000)
Ryan Gary Raddon, better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. Although he hasn't had many songs that have charted in the UK, he is a popular DJ having headlined at a number of festivals. In 2011 and 2013 he was voted America's Best DJ by DJ Times.
3 of 108. David Guetta ($18,000,000)
French DJ David Guetta is barely out of the charts with numerous collaborations under his belt. This year we have already had many releases including two fantastic hits, 'Flames' with Sia and 'Don't Leave Me Alone' with Anne-Marie.
4 of 107. Diplo ($20,000,000)
Diplo, real name Thomas Wesley Pentz, is the lead member of Major Lazer as well as being a DJ in his own right. Major Lazer are best-known in the UK for 'Cold Water' featuring Justin Bieber and MØ, released in 2016.
5 of 106. Zedd ($22,000,000)
German DJ Zedd first became famous in the UK with his hit 'Clarity' featuring Foxes. Since then, he has had a number of collaborations including, 'Stay the Night' with Hayley Williams, 'Stay' with Alessia Cara and most recently 'The Middle' with Maren Morris and Grey. 'The Middle' was famously turned down by 12 artists before it was finally picked up by Zedd.
6 of 105. Marshmello ($23,000,000)
Secretive DJ and producer Marshmello first appeared in this list last year (2017) at Number 8, earning $21,000,000. This year he has climbed up to Number 5, partly due to his success with collaborations from Selena Gomez ('Wolves') and 'Friends' with Anne-Marie.
7 of 104. Steve Aoki ($28,000,000)
Despite only having one Top 10 hit in the UK - 'Just Hold On' with Louis Tomlinson - American DJ Steve Aoki is known for his on stage antics including throwing cake into the crowd and jumping in an inflatable dinghy and crowd-surfing, Steve is a very popular DJ at festivals.
8 of 103. Tiësto ($33,000,000)
Tiësto is a hugely popular DJ despite much of his music not appearing in the UK charts, however, Tiësto's latest track, a collaboration with Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone, 'Jackie Chan', peaked at Number 5 in the UK this year!
9 of 102. The Chainsmokers ($45,500,000)
Last year's newcomers, The Chainsmokers, have moved up a place earning $7,500,000 more than last year! In 2016 they released 'Closer' featuring Halsey which peaked at Number 1 in the UK, the following year they teamed up with Coldplay on 'Something Just Like This', which they first performed at The BRITs.
10 of 101. Calvin Harris ($48,000,000)
What a year Calvin Harris has had! The Scottish DJ has been top of this list for six years in a row now. This year his big hit was 'One Kiss', a collaboration with Dua Lipa which was the second single from Calvin's upcoming album. It stayed at the top spot for eight consecutive weeks!
Unsurprisingly, Ed Sheeran was also listed as one of the highest-paid musicans along with Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift.
Meanwhile, if you thought Ed was just going to sit back as the money rolls in, you'd be wrong. Ed recently announced some new shows for 2019. The pop star's homecoming gigs will see him perform in both Leeds and Ipswich in August 2019 and tickets are available to buy NOW from Aloud.com
See all of Ed Sheeran's UK tour dates below:
AUGUST 2019
Roundhay Park, Leeds - Fri 16th
Roundhay Park, Leeds - Sat 17th
Chantry Park, Ipswich - Fri - 23rd
Chantry Park, Ipswich - Sat 24th
WATCH: 5 Reasons to get super excited about seeing Ed Sheeran on tour:
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