We must admit that we are living in the era of Taylor Swift, commented CNBC’s Make It column. The “Blank Space” singer is not only a recently emerging billionaire, she is also Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, a Billboard record-setting artist, and the most exciting artist of 2023.

 

StubHub this week released its “Live Experiences 2023” report, a ranking of the year’s biggest events by ticket sales in the US.

Taylor Swift-gettyimaTaylor Swift performs on stage during a tour of the “Taylor Swift /Eras Tour” series. Photo John Shearer/Getty Images

With 66 events taking place from the beginning of the year until November 28, 33-year-old pop superstar Taylor Swift took the number 1 spot.

Swift, thanks to her Eras Tour record, became the most searched artist on StubHub.

Fans searched for her tour dates 127% more often than the No. 2 artist on Coldplay’s chart.

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2023 is a brilliant year for Taylor Swift. Photo Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images

StubHub’s rankings are based on global ticket sales on StubHub North America as well as on Viagogo internationally.

Following Swift in the top 5 are Beyoncé, Morgan Wallen, Adele and Coldplay.

adele-las-vegas-Kevin MazurAdele during a performance in Las Vegas in late 2022. Photo Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

While Swift is the queen with the most tickets, the highest average ticket price on the resale website belongs to Adele.

The British singer had an average ticket price of $1,243.96 for her 56 concerts this year, largely thanks to her Las Vegas residency taking place at a smaller venue than her tour. Swift’s big stadium show.

taylor_swiftTaylor Swift attends the launch of “The Eras Tour” in Los Angeles. Photo Getty Images

Swift, Beyoncé, Adele and P!nk (No. 9) — the only four women in the top 10 — accounted for 73% of total revenue for the year, according to Spotify.

Here are the 10 most in-demand acts of 2023:

1. Taylor Swift

Events: 66

Average ticket price: 1,088.56 USD2.

2. Beyonce

Event: 57

Average ticket price: $323,883.

3. Morgan Wallen

Event: 57

Average ticket price: $391,964.

4. Adele

Event: 56

Average ticket price: 1,243.96 USD

5. Coldplay

Events: 58

Average ticket price: $297,586.

6. Bruce Springsteen

Event: 65

Average ticket price: $306,237.

7. U2

Event: 25

Average ticket price: $545,868.

8. Drake

Events: 60

Average ticket price: $450,609.

9. P!nk

Event: 64

Average ticket price: $243,7310.

10. Ed Sheeran

Events: 59

Average ticket price: 166.57 USD