Growth rate derived from this channel’s exact view growth. The dimmed digits are within ±22.3K and narrow as we watch.
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Ed Sheeran is adding about 41,948 subscribers a day and is on pace to reach the next milestone around 24 March 2027. The last seven and thirty days show zero gains, so the current rate is derived from very rapid daily growth rather than recent totals. On this pace, the 60,000,000 mark remains the target for the near term.
AI summary — please check for mistakes. Written by GPT-5-nano from LiveCount’s own readings on 4 November 2026. Not checked by a person. Where it disagrees with the figures above, the figures are right.
Next round number
60.0M
623,337 to go — on the current pace, March 2027.
Somewhere between Feb 2027 and May 2027.
Next major milestone
100.0M
40,623,337 to go — on the current pace, some time in 2050.
Somewhere between Oct 2045 and Aug 2059.