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Ed Sheeran made £75,000 a day last year and over £27 million in profit making him the richest solo artist in the world

ED Sheeran made £75,000 a day last year and over £27 million in profit.

The 27-year-old singer/songwriter is now considered the richest solo artist in the world, surpassing Adele.

 Ed Sheeran is a very wealthy 27-year-old
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Ed Sheeran is a very wealthy 27-year-oldCredit: Greg Allen

His company Ed Sheeran Ltd released its accounts over the weekend, revealing that his main business had a turnover of £36,293,611 with a gross profit of £27,376,900, which is £75,005 a day and £3,125 an hour

The Perfect singer and songwriter also paid £5,293,424 in UK tax, which is more than Facebook paid in 2015 and 2016.

Despite the huge earnings, rich Ed only paid himself £8,164 and has over £16 million sat in the bank, according to accounts posted at Companies House.

In July, Forbes named him as the highest earning solo star, ahead of the likes of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, with earnings of £83 million.

 Ed and his partner Cherry Seaborn
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Ed and his partner Cherry Seaborn
Ed Sheeran hints he has secretly married Che​r​ry Seaborn in interview​ with Access​

Ed has jumped 62 places from last year, placing ninth on the full list of top-earning celebrities, which includes the likes of football players Lionel Messi and Ronaldo.

He has even surpassed Adele’s earnings after The Sun revealed on Friday that she’d made £8.6 million profit in the last year and had over £41 million cash in the bank.

In an interview with OK! Magazine last year, Ed admitted money wasn’t his motivation, as long as he was “comfortable" and gave most of it away.

 Ed makes £3,125 an hour according to his new accounts
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Ed makes £3,125 an hour according to his new accountsCredit: Getty - Contributor
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"It's like, earn a penny, spend a penny with me. As soon as it comes in, it goes out. I don't have that much value on it. I have more value on my friends and family being OK. A lot of my money goes to charity or to children's hospitals near where I live. I have enough to be comfortable and the rest goes to help people,’ he said.

"I do think money is the root of all evil. I’ve never lost more friends in my life than I have done after finding money coming to my life.”


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