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Thinking out Loud Spotify streams & play count

Ed Sheeranx (Wembley Edition)20134:41

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Spotify streams

3,260,932,415

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 4 Nov 2026, 10:20 UTC.

Last day
+889,265
since 3 Nov 2026
Popularity
71 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score
Charting today
1 market

History

Play count history

3 readings from 2 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026: +1,700,848 plays over 2 days. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.

3 Nov 2026: +811,583 plays4 Nov 2026: +889,265 plays
Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
3,260,932,415+889,265
3,260,043,150+811,583
3,259,231,567First reading

Spotify Charts

On the charts today

1 position across 1 market, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.

ChartRankStreams that day
Philippines Top 200#180128,793

Track details

Album
x (Wembley Edition)
Released
Track number
11
Duration
4:41
Explicit
No
Tempo
79 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Pop
  • Easy Listening
  • Singer-Songwriter

Moods

  • Slow
  • Romantic
  • Love
  • Relaxing
  • Mellow
  • Soft
  • Quiet
  • Tranquil
  • Calm
  • Chill

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Ed Sheeran
Producer
Jake Gosling
Composer
Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran
Lyricist
Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Thinking out Loud have on Spotify?

Thinking out Loud by Ed Sheeran had 3,260,932,415 streams on Spotify as of 4 Nov 2026 (UTC), 889,265 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Thinking out Loud released?

2013, on the album x (Wembley Edition).

Who wrote and produced Thinking out Loud?

Producer: Jake Gosling. Composers: Amy Wadge and Ed Sheeran. Lyricists: Amy Wadge and Ed Sheeran.

What genre is Thinking out Loud?

The API's track insights tag it Pop, Easy Listening and Singer-Songwriter, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Thinking out Loud?

79 BPM, from the API's track insights.