Per Celebrity Net Worth, Ed Sheeran’s net worth is estimated to be $200 million. The site speculates that when on tour, the Yorkshire, England, native can rake in anywhere from $70 million to $100 million. Though touring makes up a sizable chunk of his earnings, Sheeran also makes money via collaborations, guest appearances and songwriting, most famously for the likes of Rihanna, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and now-defunct One Direction.
When asked about “Love Yourself,” the hit song he wrote for Bieber, he told Jack Antonoff, “People always [ask], ‘Why didn’t you keep it?’ And to be honest, he was on such a roll at that point that I think it wouldn’t have been as big if I’d sung it. He had his whole period of his life that was a bit...you know what I mean…and America loves a comeback story.”
Over the years, he’s appeared on The Voice, Game of Thrones, Red Notice, Yesterday and a ketchup commercial with Heinz for undisclosed fees. The GOT cameo was supposed to be a surprise for Maisie Williams, his friend, on her last season, but castmate Sophie Turner let it slip. Though he clearly has many talents, Sheeran maintains that live shows are where his true passion lies.
“I’m in the music industry to play live,” he said at a London event reported by The Guardian. “That’s why I make records, that’s why I do radio interviews, that’s why I do Amazon events, that’s why I put things on Spotify. Having recorded music is fantastic, but playing live is where I buzz the most.”
