Singer Ed Sheeran has become the second most streamed artist of all time with over three billion streams on the music website Spotify, overtaking Eminem, says a report.

Sheeran is also the most streamed artist in Britain this year with over 59 million listeners selecting his music on the platform, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

With Canadian Rapper Drake topping the list of the most streamed, with over 1.8 billion streams and 46 million listeners, Rihanna is the most streamed female artist this year with over one billion streams and 57 million listeners this year.

Sheeran is known for delivering hit songs like `Thinking out loud`, `Photograph`, `Lego House`.