Pollstar releases Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranking

Pollstar compiled data from concert promoters and venue managers to rank the world’s most profitable tours. Artists are ordered by average box‑office gross per city and the list also shows the average ticket price for each tour.

The top slots are held by Chris Brown / Usher with an average gross of $7.8 million per city and a $182 ticket price, followed by Bad Bunny ($7.6 M, $131) and Noah Kahan ($6.4 M, $164). Other notable entries include Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Iron Maiden, Max Pezzali, Kenny Chesney, No Doubt, Guns N’ Roses and Rüfüs Du Sol.

The ranking provides a snapshot of current live‑music economics worldwide, reflecting both artist popularity and regional ticket‑pricing trends.