Ed Sheeran Net Worth: Career & Lifestyle

Famous singer-songwriter and record producer Ed Sheeran holds an estimated net worth of $200 million. 

Ed Sheeran was born on 17th February 1991. His birthplace is a town called Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Ed Sheeran

Sheeran is popular for his hit songs “Thinking Out Loud,” “Photograph,” “Shape of You,” “Perfect,” “Castle on the Hill,” etc.

Similarly, millions of people all around the world are huge fans of his worldwide tours.

Sheeran is one of the most popular and wealthiest singers in the present.

Ed Sheeran Quick Facts

Ed Sheeran Income & Net Worth

Income

Ed Sheeran earns his living mostly from his songs, albums, and tours.

Likewise, he is also engaged in other ventures like acting and running his own record label, Gingerbread Man Records.

Forbes recorded $57 million as Sheeran’s earnings for the twelve months in June 2015.

At the time, he was ranked no. 27 in Forbes’ the highest-earning celebrity in the world list.

In 2020, Sheeran featured at no. 23 in Forbes’ “The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities” list.

According to the source, he had earned a total of $64 million in 2020.

Similarly, Sheeran was named the wealthiest UK musician of age 30 or below by The Sunday Times Rich List.

Ed Sheeran has been ranked first on this young musician’s rich list for three consecutive years from 2019 to 2021.

Likewise, Sheeran’s Divide tour which started in March 2017 and ended in August 2019 earned the singer $775 million.

Likewise, Sheeran also owns a “Bertie Blossoms” bar in Portobello Road, Notting Hill.

Net Worth

Ed Sheeran’s net worth of $200 million comes from his ventures in the music, acting, and record label sectors.

According to The Times, the singer’s net worth increased by $27 million in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the major contributors to Sheeran’s net worth is his Divide world tour which was named the highest-grossing tour of all time.

Net Worth of Ed Sheeran in Different Currencies

Here’s Ed Sheeran’s net worth in various currencies.

Ed Sheeran House & Cars

Houses

According to Evening Standard, Ed Sheeran owns about 27 real estates consisting of apartments and houses in England.

Likewise, Sheeran’s property portfolio is worth a total of $83 million.

Framlingham, Suffolk

Ed Sheeran owns a large 16 acres property in Framlingham, Suffolk, worth about $5.05 million.

The property consists of the main house called Wynneys Hall. It is a modern detached farmhouse.

Sheeran had bought the estate in 2012 for $1,223,138.32.

The same year, he bought a 16th Century Grade II listed farmhouse next to the main house.

Sheeran bought the farmhouse for $614985.75.

Then in September 2016, Sheeran bought a four-bedroom house for $1264137.38 located in front of his farmhouse.

Similarly, in 2017, the singer bought a bungalow next to his already owned estates in the town.

The bungalow cost him $717483.38.

The property also flaunts a personal pub featuring a cinema room.

This pub is connected to the main house by a six-foot-wide underground tunnel.

Sheeran’s property in Suffolk. (Source: Mirror)

Likewise, other additions to the estate are a treehouse, indoor pool, gym, wildlife pond, outdoor kitchen, greenhouse, fruit orchards, recording studio, etc.

This estate has been nicknamed“Sheeran-Ville.”

Currently, Sheeran, his wife Cherry Seaborn, and daughter Lyra Antarctica are residing here.

Notting Hill, London

In 2019, Ed Sheeran purchased a mansion in Notting Hill, London, worth $27.059 million.

According to Mirror, Sheeran also bought two properties in the vicinity of this mansion to prevent neighbors’ complaints about the noise.

The two houses cost him $5.46 million.

Other Estates

Sheeran owns numerous other properties across London.

He has apartments in Wiverton Tower, Whitechapel.

Similarly, he owns houses in Portland Road, Queensdale Place, Queen Anne’s Gardens, Holland Park, Hammersmith, and Findon Road.

Likewise, according to the Mirror, even in the lockdown of 2020, Sheeran purchased multiple properties worth $6.14 million.

His new additions are two apartments in Floral Street and two apartments near Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Cars

Mini Cooper S Convertible

Sheeran’s first car was a Mini Cooper. The car costs about $27,950.

Aston Martin DB9

Similarly, Sheeran owns an Aston Martin DB9.

Mercedes Benz G Wagon

Likewise, Ed Sheeran drives a Mercedes Benz G Wagon too.

Ed Sheeran’s Mercedes Benz G Wagon. (Source: Celebrity Cars)

Its price starts from around $131,750.

Mercedes Benz R350

Sheeran also owns a Mercedes Benz R350.

Mercedes Benz R-Class (Source: Wikipedia)

The market price of the Mercedes Benz R Class is around an average of $20,452.

Ed Sheeran Lifestyle & Vacations

Lifestyle

Ed Sheeran was born to John and Imogen Sheeran. His family lived in Birchcliffe Road near Hebden Bridge when he was young.

Similarly, his father, John Sheeran, worked as an art curator as well as a lecturer.

His mother, Imogen Sheeran, is a jewelry designer.

When Sheeran was four years old, he and his family moved to Framlingham, Suffolk where he attended Thomas Mills High School.

Similarly, Sheeran attended the National Youth Theatre located in London.

He also studied Artist Development in Access to Music.

In January 2018, Ed Sheeran announced his engagement with childhood friend Cherry Seaborn.

Then a year later, the couple tied the knot.

Sheeran took to his Instagram to reveal that the couple was blessed with a baby girl on 1st September 2020.

Their daughter was named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.

Considering the huge net worth the singer possesses, Sheeran and his family are likely to be leading a prosperous life.

Vacations

Italy

In January of 2020, Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, traveled to Italy.

This vacation came after the singer announced through his Instagram that he would be taking a break from music after continuously playing concerts (Divide tour) worldwide. 

Ed Sheeran and his wife in Italy. (Source: justjaredjr.com)

He planned to write, read, and travel during his time off.

The pair were spotted enjoying their vacation in Venice, Italy.

Antarctica

Sheeran’s baby daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran, was born on 1st September 2020.

Nine months before her birth Ed Sheeran and his wife had visited Antarctica.

According to Mirror, Lyra’s middle name “Antarctica” may have originated from the same trip where she may have been conceived.

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Ed Sheeran Charity

Give it up for One25 Campaign

Ed Sheeran performed a show for the charity, Give it up for One25 campaign.

The show raised a total of $54665.40, which was to be used to benefit street sex workers.

The tickets for the show were available to people who were taking part in the Give it up for One25 campaign only.

The participants of the campaign gave something up for 125 hours to reach the fundraising mark.

Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation (ESSMF)

Ed Sheeran established Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation (ESSMF) in December 2019.

Sheeran created this charity music foundation to help young artists (under age 18) pursue study or music.

The foundation provides useful grants for anything related to music.

Thomas Mills High School

Ed Sheeran, through his Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation (ESSMF), made donations of $232327.95 over a two years period to his alumni Thomas Mills High School.

The school was able to buy resources like cameras, MacBooks, etc., from those donations.

COVID-19

Likewise, Sheeran contributed about $1366635 million to local charities in his hometown, Suffolk.

Sheeran made the donation to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The local charities also included a children’s hospital ward.

Donate Clothes

Ed Sheeran has donated clothing to various charity shops in Suffolk.

One of those charities is the St. Elizabeth Hospice charity shop.

He donated eights bags of clothes in 2014 and thirteen bags in 2016.

Similarly, in 2015, Sheeran donated winter clothing to the No Cold Homes campaign organized by Turn2us.

Ed Sheeran Albums, Acting, and Endorsements

Studio Albums

+ (pronounced as ‘plus’)

The + album was Sheeran’s first studio album, released on 12th September 2011.

This album was ranked 2nd on the best-selling debut albums list with 791,000 album sales in the UK towards the end of 2011.

By March 2012, about 1,021,072 copies of the album had already been sold.

Likewise, the British Phonographic Industry certified this album platinum six times.

“The A-Team,” the first single from the album, was ranked the best-selling debut single with 801,000 digital download sales.

Similarly, other famous songs from the album include “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You,” “Lego House,” “Drunk,” etc.

X (pronounced as ‘multiply’)

The X album is Ed Sheeran’s second studio album, released on 23rd June 2014 worldwide.

This album ranked 1st on the UK Albums Chart as well as US Billboard 200.

It sold over 3 million copies across the world and was ranked the most-streamed album for the year 2014 by Spotify.

Some of the most famous songs of Ed Sheeran are from this album. For example, “Thinking Out Loud,” “Photograph,” etc.

÷ (pronounced as ‘divide’)

Released on 3rd March 2017, the ÷ album was named the fastest-selling album by a solo male artist.

This album sold 672,000 copies within the first week of its release.

Every song of this album was ranked within the top 20 in the UK Singles Chart in the first week.

The album’s lead singles “Castle on the Hill” and “Shape of You” brought Sheeran even greater success.

Both of them broke Spotify’s streaming record for day one. The two songs scored 13 million streams in just 24 hours.

“Perfect” from the same album was named the UK Christmas Number One 2017 while ranking at no. 1 in 16 countries.

Other famous songs were “Happier,” “Supermarket Flowers,” “Galway Girl,” etc.

No.6 Collaborations Project

The No.6 Collaborations Project album was announced on 23rd May 2019.

Although the album topped both the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200 charts, it received mixed reviews.

The album features joint effort of several artists, including Justin Beiber, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Camila Cabello, Eminem, Travis Scott, Young Thug, etc.

“I Don’t Care,” “Beautiful People,” “Take Me Back to London,” “Blow,” etc., are some songs from the album.

= (pronounced as ‘equals’)

Sheeran released the lead single “Bad Habits” on 25th June 2021 from his forthcoming studio album.

This album is to be released on 29th October 2021.

Acting

The following table shows some of Ed Sheeran’s works on screen:

Endorsements

Ed Sheeran went from being the biggest fan of Heinz Tomato Ketchup to becoming a model for the brand.

He appeared in an advertisement for the ketchup brand in June 0f 2019.

Heinz Tomato Ketchup launched a special limited edition product called “Heinz Edchup” as a collaboration between Ed Sheeran X Heinz Ketchup.

Ed Sheeran Career

Ed Sheeran began his music career when he was in high school.

Although he started singing at his local church choir from the age of four, Sheeran only started writing songs when he attended Thomas Mills High School.

In 2004, he kickstarted his recording career by independently releasing Spinning Man.

In 2008, Sheeran moved to London to play at venues.

Soon, in April of 2008, he got the opportunity to open for artist Nizlopi.

Similarly, in 2009, Sheeran released an EP called “You Need Me.”

Furthermore, he released other EPs: “Loose Change” (2010), “Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford” (2010), “Songs I Wrote with Amy” (2010),  “No. 5 Collaborations Project” (2011).

Sheeran signed a contract with Asylum Records in 2011.

3 Facts about Ed Sheeran

• Gordon Burns, an Irish broadcaster and journalist, is Ed Sheeran’s second cousin.
• Sheeran’s wife, Cherry Seaborn, is the inspiration behind his hit song “Perfect.”
• As a supporter of the football club Ipswich Town, Sheeran will be sponsoring the club’s t-shirts for the ongoing 2021-2022 season.

FAQs

What is Ed Sheeran best known for?

Ed Sheeran is most famous for his hit songs “Thinking Out Loud,” “Photograph,” “Shape of You,” “Perfect,” etc.

What was Ed Sheeran’s first song?

Sheeran’s debut single is “The A-Team,” released on 12th June 2011.

What is Ed Sheeran’s best-selling song?

“Shape of You” from the ÷ album is Ed Sheeran’s most selling song. It sold about 2.3 million copies.

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