Ed Sheeran performs on stage at Mt Smart Stadium on March 24.

Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium and Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland have beaten some of the world's top venues for ticket sales.

The venues have been named in a list of top-50 worldwide ticket sales for outdoor stadium/festival sites in 2018.

The midyear report lists Mt Smart as eighth, while Forsyth Barr Stadium comes in at 13th. They are the only New Zealand venues to make the list complied by Pollstar.

Phil Walter/Getty Images Fans in the front row as Ed Sheeran performs at Mt Smart Stadium on March 24, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Other notable venues on the list include Sydney's ANZ Stadium (5th), London Stadium (6th), Chicago's Soldier Field (18th) and Manchester's Etihad Stadium (50th).

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Both New Zealand venues notably hosted sold-out concerts by Ed Sheeran during the period.

HAMISH McNEILLY/STUFF Ed Sheeran played three concerts in Dunedin over Easter, attracting thousands to the southern city.

Dunedin Venues Management Limited (DVML) Terry Davies said he was pleased to hear of the southern stadium's ranking.

"It's been an incredible year under the roof with two more major concerts still to come.

It has hosted Roger Waters, Robbie Williams, Kendrick Lamar, and three concerts by Ed Sheeran. Concerts from P!NK and Shania Twain are still to come.

"The variety of music genre that's been on offer for the fans has been brilliant and they've shown their support which has been outstanding," Davies said.

The 2018 concerts and the recent All Blacks test helped pump an estimated $55 million into the Dunedin economy.