Sheeran's ''Thinking Out Loud'' Hits 500M Streams

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Ed Sheeran

Spotify said Monday that Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" has become the first song to hit 500 million streams on the streaming service. As further evidence of Sheeran's popularity, some 19 million people listen to him on Spotify each month, his songs have been streamed approximately 2.9 billion times and are included on 38 million playlists.

As such, Spotify has created "The Sheerio Index," an audiographic heat map displaying Sheeran fandom by country. Denmark leads the way with the most Ed Sheeran listening per Spotify user, followed by Norway, Singapore, Sweden and finally his homeland United Kingdom rounding out the top five.

Sheeran said, "Chuffed to hear that 'Thinking Out Loud' has had half a billion plays on Spotify. Being the first artist to hit that milestone is amazing. Thanks to all the people who use this as a wedding song, soundtrack to a date and as a way to woo someone into a Netflix and Chill situation."