(Los Angeles) The tour Eras by Taylor Swift becomes the first in music history to cross the billion-dollar mark in global revenue, according to the 2023 end-of-year rankings from the Pollstar firm.
Not only the iconic Eras Tour was the number one tour worldwide and in North America, but it also grossed a record $1.04 billion, with 4.35 million tickets sold over 60 dates, according to the music publication. concerts.
Pollstar’s data was collected from November 17, 2022 to November 15, 2023. Representatives for the publication did not immediately say whether they had adjusted data from past tours to account for inflation.
Pollstar also calculated that Taylor Swift generated merchandise sales of approximately 200 million and that her hit film adaptation of the tour would have grossed approximately 250 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing concert film all time.
According to its estimates, Pollstar also predicts a tremendous 2024 for Swift. The magazine predicts that the tour Eras will also reach 1 billion next year, which means that the singer should earn more than 2 billion over the entire duration of the tour.
Worldwide, Swift’s tour comes first ahead of those of Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Coldplay, Harry Styles, Morgan Wallen, Ed Sheeran, P! nk, The Weeknd and Drake.
In North America, the tour revenue chart is roughly similar: Swift, followed by Beyoncé, Morgan Wallen, Drake, P! nk, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Ed Sheeran, George Strait, Karol G and RBD.
Earlier this week, Swift was named the magazine’s Person of the Year Time. Last month, Apple Music named her artist of the year. Spotify also revealed that she is the most streamed artist of 2023 worldwide, garnering more than 26.1 billion streams since 1er January and breaking Bad Bunny’s three-year record.