His latest album Divide had all 16 singles in the top 20 at the same time but he can't get away from malicious online trolls 
 
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 ED Sheeran was the headline act at Glastonbury 2017 and is a world renowned artist loved by millions. 
 
 But he's now quit Twitter because of constant attacks from vile trolls. Here's the lowdown on one of Britain's biggest artists... 
 
 Rex Features Ed Sheeran is a singer song writer worth an estimated £37 million - he is rivalling the success of Adele who is the only singer to have outsold him in the past ten years 
 
 What is Ed Sheeran's net worth? 
 
 It seems Ed can do no wrong in the eyes of the music world. 
 
 The 26-year-old has released three albums since 2011 and his latest album, Divide, sold 232,000 more copies in its first day than any other album in 2016. 
 
 As a result of his success Ed's net worth is estimated to be £37 million. Adele is the only person to have sold more records than him in the last ten years. 
 
 What are his biggest songs? 
 
 His three albums, ÷, x, and the original +, have all had numerous top ten hits. 
 
 His latest album ÷ had all 16 tracks in the top 20 at the same time in March of this year. 
 
 Rex Features He has collaborated with a variety of artists over the years from Taylor Swift to an iconic performance with Queen Bey herself 
 
 The singer song writer's biggest track to date is Thinking Out Loud, which spent 19 weeks at number one and was the first ever single to spend a year inside the Top 40. 
 
 This is closely followed by his debut single The A Team and recent tune Shape of You. 
 
 
 
 Who's his girlfriend? 
 
 Ed is currently dating his childhood sweetheart Cherry Seaborn. 
 
 After being linked to a string of other artists such as Taylor Swift, who he collaborated with on the track Everything Has Changed, and Ellie Goulding who he has previously admitted Don't is about, the singer has finally settled down. 
 
 At the end of last year The Sun exclusively revealed that hockey star, Cherry, moved from the US to the UK to be closer to Ed. 
 
 Rex Features A fresh faced Ed back in 2010 - he now has 60 tattoos covering his body and has spent 40 hours in a tattoo chair to get the etchings done 
 
 Why did he quit Twitter? 
 
 Ed has left Twitter after a constant stream of vile comments had been bringing him down. 
 
 He told The Sun: “I’ve actually come off Twitter completely. I can’t read it. 
 
 “I go on it and there’s nothing but people saying mean things. Twitter’s a platform for that. 
 
 “One comment ruins your day. But that’s why I’ve come off it. 
 
 “The head-f*** for me has been trying to work out why people dislike me so much.” 
 
 Ed’s Instagram account will automatically generate tweets on the site but he will not be using it himself. 
 
 What tattoos does he have? 
 
 No stranger to a needle, Ed has a whopping 60 tattoos on his body. 
 
 It is reported that the singer has spent more than 40 hours in a tattoo chair in his life. 
 
 Among the tats are a pair of Rolling Stones lips, the crest of his old school and a massive lion in the centre of his chest. 
 
 Tattoo artist to the stars Kevin Paul is responsible for a large amount of Ed's etchings. 
 
 He has also tattooed the likes of Rihanna and Harry Styles. 
 
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 Ed Sheeran says he's quit Twitter after receiving a stream of abuse. 
 
 "I've actually come off Twitter completely," he told The Sun. "I can't read it. 
 
 "I go on it and there's nothing but people saying mean things. One comment ruins your day. But that's why I've come off it." 
 
 The star, who has 19 million followers, says he'll keep the account open, but it will only share automatic updates from his Instagram page from now on. 
 
 A quick scan of Twitter finds a number of negative - although not necessarily abusive - comments directed towards the 26-year-old. 
 
 "Irritating ginger busker" is a particularly common insult; while the song Galway Girl has provoked a torrent of anger. 
 
 Image copyright Twitter 
 
 "Revolting, fudged cultural appropriation," wrote David N about the jaunty jig, in which Sheeran describes falling for a girl who "played the fiddle in an Irish band". 
 
 Another user described it as "awful 'diddly-eye leprachaun'" music, full of "stereotypical nonsense". 
 
 Richard Roche had some helpful advice regarding the lyrics, which he described as: "Full of geographical inaccuracies (there's no pub on Grafton St)." 
 
 Most recently, Sheeran had to defend himself against accusations of using a backing track during his headline set at Glastonbury. 
 
 The star uses a loop pedal during his performances, which allows him to record his vocal and guitar lines, creating a layered, looped accompaniment live, on the spot. 
 
 "Is it a backing track or invisible musicians?!? Who's playing when Ed Sheeran stops?!?" wrote one mystified fan. "Couldn't he get real musicians? I like him but all a bit karaoke," wrote another. 
 
 In his last personally-authored tweet, the star sounded exasperated by the accusations. 
 
 "Never thought I'd have to explain it, but everything I do in my live show is live, it's a loop station, not a backing track. Please google," he wrote. 
 
 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Ed Sheeran performs The A Team at Glastonbury 2017 
 
 Other users took aim at Sheeran's televised Glastonbury show after he suffered guitar problems during the song Bloodstream. 
 
 "Ed Sheeran come to my house and I will show you how to tune a guitar you useless mess," wrote one. 
 
 Speaking to The Sun, Sheeran said he had "been trying to work out why people dislike me so much" but the simple answer is that he's the victim of his own success. 
 
 His third album ÷ (Divide) is the year's biggest-seller, dominating the charts and radio around the world. In the UK, every song on the record made the top 20 of the singles chart, while the lead single, Shape Of You, spent 14 weeks at number one. 
 
 That sort of ubiquity draws out the more mean-spirited and aggressive users of Twitter - which has gained a reputation for harbouring trolls. 
 
 Stars including Miley Cyrus, Sue Perkins, Stephen Fry, Halsey and Avengers director Joss Whedon have all quit the site after suffering abuse. 
 
 Others, including Selena Gomez and Tom Daley, have received death threats. (We saw no evidence of similar tweets to Sheeran, although it is possible such messages would have been deleted for violating Twitter's terms and conditions). 
 
 Last year, Bloomberg reported that Disney chose not to pursue an acquisition of the social media network in part because it thought the bullying behaviour of some users might damage the film company's image. 
 
 Twitter has since taken action to combat abuse - giving users better tools to mute or block trolls. 
 
 Image copyright AFP / BBC Image caption Twitter quitters (L-R): Halsey, Sue Perkins and Miley Cyrus 
 
 Based upon a trawl of Sheeran's account, mean tweets are vastly outweighed by positive ones. 
 
 Every time he posts a photo or a comment, the majority of responses are variations of, "I love you", "te amo" and "come to Portugal!" 
 
 And if Sheeran ventures back onto the site, he'll find heartwarming messages like this one from Castie Collins, who wrote: "I'm learning guitar because of you." 
 
 "Thank u @edsheeran for making great music so studying isn't always SO terrible," said Emily Estopare. 
 
 Hannah Robinson added: "I'm sick and feel like crap but I turned on some Ed Sheeran songs and felt better." 
 
 And Karen Porter had kind words for Sheeran's Glastonbury slot: "Could tell you were having the best time ever up on that stage," she said. "Amazing to see true talent and a genuine soul. Much love." 
 
 Even the star's least-liked song received some (faint) praise from Sadie Lyon, who wrote: "My Uber driver knows the rap bit in Galway Girl." 
 
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– "I go on it and there's nothing but people saying mean things," says Ed Sheeran. That's the reason the 26-year-old English singer is offering for why he's "quitting" Twitter, the Sun reports, apparently deciding he just couldn't take those mean statements any longer. "One comment ruins your day," he continues. "[That's] why I've come off it. The head-f--- for me has been trying to work out why people dislike me so much." The BBC, which notes it found "a number of negative—although not necessarily abusive—comments" directed toward Sheeran, says accusations that Sheeran used a backing track at a recent show (he has tried to clarify it was a "loop pedal," which allows for live recording during a performance, not a backing track) seems to have been the tipping point for him. Reaction to Sheeran's claimed departure is mixed. His devotees are obviously upset, with one saying, "Can't blame him," while others are simply posting notes of affection. Others, however, are mocking him for his defection, including fellow Brit Piers Morgan, who says Sheeran didn't need to get so dramatic. "Celebrities who quit Twitter, you don't have to quit, you just have to stop tweeting," Morgan said on Good Morning Britain, per the Evening Standard. "Why do you have to announce you're quitting Twitter?" Morgan added he gets plenty of "nasty" messages himself online and "I love it—especially when they can't spell." Fans needn't worry, however, that they'll find a "Sorry, that page doesn't exist" notice when they search for Sheeran's Twitter account: The singer notes he'll still auto-post from his Instagram account, which he did Tuesday with a "Reppin' on July 4th" photo.