Ed Sheeran Crowned Spotify's Most-Streamed Artist In The World
Ed Sheeran has been crowned Spotify's most-streamed artist in the world this year.
The Thinking Out Loud singer has racked up more than 860 million streams on the service - beating the likes of Eminem and Coldplay, who came second and third respectively.
His album x - which became a million seller this week - was also played 430 million times.
Sheeran stated: "It's a great thing to be above so many amazing artists who I'd assume would be streamed more than me."
Katy Perry was named 2014's most-streamed female artist, ahead of Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey - pinching No.1 spot from BFF Rihanna, who has held the top spot for the last two years.
[related]Pharrell Williams' worldwide smash hit Happy was revealed as Spotify's most listened-to track, with the song totally more than 260 million plays
Hozier's single Take Me To Church was named the most viral track, with the Irish musician stating: "Spotify was a big part of getting the music across the world as quickly as it did and as a new artist, that's invaluable."
Check out some of Spotify's most-streamed charts below:
Most-played artists
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
Coldplay
Calvin Harris
Katy Perry
Most-played groups
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
OneRepublic
One Direction
Most-played songs
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Rather Be - Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne)
Summer - Calvin Harris
Dark Horse - Katy Perry
All of Me - John Legend
Male artist
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
Calvin Harris
Avicii
David Guetta
Female artist
Katy Perry
Ariana Grande
Lana Del Rey
Beyonce
Lorde
Most-played albums
x - Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
G I R L - Pharrell Williams
My Everything - Ariana Grande
Most-played artists (UK)
Ed Sheeran
Arctic Monkeys
Eminem
Sam Smith
Coldplay
Most-played songs (UK)
Rather Be - Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne)
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Waves - Mr Probz
All of Me - John Legend
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
Most-played albums (UK)
x - Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
Wanted On Voyage - George Ezra
The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
G I R L - Pharrell Williams