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Published accounts showed that Ed Sheeran Ltd made a gross profit of £23,770,262 in 2018, equivalent to approximately £65,124 per day. He paid £4,506,139 in taxes.
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- During his concert in Hannover on August 2, 2019, Ed Sheeran broke U2’s record for the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. His Divide Tour surpassed the $735.3 million gross generated by U2’s 360° Tour.
- Ed Sheeran concluded his ÷ (Divide) tour with a concert at Chantry Park in Ipswich, England, near his hometown of Framlingham. The tour began on March 16, 2017 and grossed $775.6 million over 255 concerts, setting a record for the highest-grossing concert tour. After two and a half years on the road, he announced that he wanted to take a break.
- Ed Sheeran's first compilation album "No.6 Collaborations Project" reached No. 1 on the UK album chart. The album featured, among others, Eminem, 50 Cent, Camila Cabello, Bruno Mars, and Justin Bieber. In 2019, the album reached No. 1 on the charts in 20 countries.
- Ed Sheeran began a three-week run at No. 1 on the UK album chart with his third studio album, ÷ (Divide).
- Ed Sheeran was at No. 1 on the British singles chart with "Bad Habits", the lead track from his fifth studio album, "=". The song spent eleven consecutive weeks at the top of the British and Irish singles charts and became the best-selling single of the year in both countries. In the United States, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Ed Sheeran faced a lawsuit in the United States over claims that his song “Thinking Out Loud” copied parts of Marvin Gaye’s “Let's Get It On.” The heirs of co-writer Ed Townsend sought a jury decision on possible damages.
- Ed Sheeran was at No. 1 on the UK albums chart with his second studio album “X”. The album received ten platinum certifications in the UK and sold more than 3 million copies.
- Ed Sheeran's album X spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the UK chart and became, jointly with another album, the longest-running No. 1 album by a solo male artist. The last man to achieve this was James Blunt with Back to Bedlam in 2005.