Sheeran, 24, has overtaken Eminem to take the title, reported Female First.
He is also the most streamed artist in the UK in 2015 with over 59 million listeners selecting his music on the platform.
Spotify has released its Year in Music lists to reveal the most successful songs and artists in 2015.
Drake is the world's most streamed artist of 2015, with over 1.8 billion streams this year and 46 million listeners.
Rihanna is the globe's most streamed female artist this year with over one billion streams and 57 million listeners this year, despite her new album "Anti" not even being released yet.
The pop superstar also broke the record for the most album streams in a single week, with over 205 million streams of his latest album "Purpose, which was released on November 13.
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