Bad Bunny has been crowned the year’s top-grossing touring artist.
The 28-year-old, whose real name is Benito Ocasio, raked in a whopping $434.9 million (all figures U.S.) from 81 concerts in 2022, according to Billboard Boxscore.
In doing so, Bad Bunny broke a record Ed Sheeran has held since 2018 for the highest touring revenue in a calendar year. (Sheeran grossed $434.4 million that year.)
Bad Bunny started 2022 with an arena tour, El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo, that included shows in Toronto and Montreal and grossed $116.8 million. Then, he performed in stadiums on the World’s Hottest Tour, which brought in another $314.1 million. There were also three standalone concerts in his native Puerto Rico this past summer.
Since 2017, Bad Bunny has grossed roughly half a billion dollars from live shows, making him the highest grossing Latin artist in Boxscore history.
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Last week, it was reported that Sheeran sold more concert tickets than any other artist in 2022. A little more than 3 million tickets were sold for 52 shows on The Mathematics Tour, which ran from April 23 to Sept. 25.
Sheeran was the third-highest grossing touring act of 2022 behind Bad Bunny and Elton John.