Ed Sheeran named the most-viewed artist on TikTok this year

Ed Sheeran has been crowned the most-viewed musical artist on video-sharing platform TikTok for 2021. The popstar, 30, launched three exclusive single previews from his album Equals on the social media site this year. More than five million people also tuned in to watch his record-breaking live performance at the UEFA Euro 2020 show. The report, an analysis of the songs and artists who have “dominated” the platform in the UK this year, features singer Sam Ryder in second position, with KSI and Yungblud following on in the top five.