Taylor Swift Garners a Behemoth 5X Sale Compared to Beyoncé, as She Slams Coldplay’s Popularity for 2023

Published 12/08/2023, 10:17 AM EST

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The tantalizing beats and resonating melodies of Taylor Swift have had a deep impact on every teenage girl’s heart. While tours are quite common in the music world, everything changed when she brought her million-dollar The Eras Tour to the frontline. Just like that, millions of Swifties raced to the ticket booths to witness the artist’s genius. And if numbers are to be believed, the ‘Reputation’ singer did not disappoint the crowd.

While the artist’s long tour is over for this year, her fame and Eras tour’s 5X ticket sales connect her to music heavyweights like Beyoncé and Coldplay.

Taylor Swift being compared with Beyoncé and Coldplay

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The year 2023 was all about Taylor Swift’s musical brilliance. The 33-year-old artist is having the time of her life, and even the word “historic” is not enough to cover it. She has maintained her position as the #1 top-selling artist throughout the year on StubHub. Further, she sold 5x Beyonce’s global summer dates and beat Coldplay with nearly 12x with her Reputation Tour that happened in 2018. Not just sales, but her artistry impact is seen beyond that.

On StubHub, Taylor Swift is the most searched artist of the year, with 127% more viewers than Coldplay, which is the second most sought-after act. Her The Eras Tour, on the other hand, is the largest tour in StubHub’s history, with fans purchasing tickets from over 110 countries. Furthermore, the singer’s tour and reign are rewriting history and leaving a trail of economic prosperity and friendship bracelets wherever she goes.

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These impressive facts added to the artist’s most recent achievement of being named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.

The 33-year-old singer bags another prestigious title

The ‘Reputation’ singer is undoubtedly concluding the year on a high note with the Time Magazine’s Person of the Year award. Furthermore, she is the first vocalist in history to have received this award twice, winning it for the first time in 2017. She stated in her interview that this honor makes her the “proudest and happiest” she has ever been. What makes this story even more remarkable is that she accomplished this achievement just a week before her 34th birthday.

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In their statement, the magazine also stated that “picking one person who represents the eight billion people on the planet is no easy task.” Further, they picked Swift because she signified joy, and like the weather, she was everywhere. Interestingly, she defeated top names like King Charles III, Barbie, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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What are your thoughts on Taylor Swift taking over music heavyweights like Beyoncé and Coldplay? Comment down below.

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Sakshi Singh

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Sakshi Singh is a Hollywood News reporter at Netflix Junkie. Her love towards Hollywood and the entertainment industry began when she came across Mindhunter and the thrilling series opened her eyes to the power of storytelling. Her background in law saw her first foray into the world of writing through several published articles in law journals.

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