By 2023, Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" has become the most successful worldwide music tour of all time, as it was the first tour to gross over a billion U.S: dollars around the globe. Elton John's farewell tour grossed around 940 million U.S. dollars, earning him second place in the ranking. Ed Sheeran's "Divide" tour completed the Top 3, grossing approximately 776 million U.S. dollars.
Most successful worldwide music tours of all time as of December 2023, based on gross revenue
(in million U.S. dollars)
Artist, tour
Revenue in million U.S. dollars
Taylor Swift - Eras Tour (2023-24)*
1,040
Elton John - Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour (2018-23)
939.1
Ed Sheeran - Divide (2017-19)
776
U2 – U2 360° Tour (2009-11)
736
Coldplay - Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022-23)
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