Taylor Swift breaks Guinness World Record

Taylor Swift has broken the Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing music tour.

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The ‘Anti-Hero’ hitmaker, 33, has become the first artist to exceed a billion dollars, having earned $1.04 billion for the tour so far, which will wrap after 151 shows in December 2024.

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The 33-year-old record-breaker has beaten Sir Elton John’s five-year ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ farewell tour, which saw the 76-year-old music legend rake in $939 million for 328 shows.

In addition, Swift has managed to earn more than Beyonce and Bruce Springsteen – combined!

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So far, 72 000 people have attended each concert with the concert grossing more than $17 million per show.

According to the report, Taylor has also made $200 million from merchandise so far.

Taylor Swift was recently crowned Time magazine’s Person of the Year and is Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally in 2023.

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