When your first sentence is a LIE how do u expect anyone to read the whole OP?
And when the most important thing for a pop artist is album sales and the name of the thread is Has Katy surpassed Gaga even though Katy has sold exactly HALF of Gaga's album sales WW
Album sales ? No. Katy will need at least 4 (3.5M each) more albums and Gaga not releasing anything in order to TIE her.
Single sales ? No. Katy only tied Gaga, didn't surpass her. Now both are at around 120-130M singles sold.
Tour Gross ? Not even halfway.
Awards ? Not even halfway.
Acclaim - No.
Power ? Not really. Lady Gaga just got booked for Oscars, has bigger networth, Most powerful celebrity in 2011 according to Forbes, 2nd most influencial of the decade according to TIMES, Most powerful celebrity in 2014 according to Guiness, Most Famous Celebrity in 2012 according to guiness.
So basically there is not even 1 aspect where Katy has surpassed Gaga
On top of that Gaga has more number 1 albums WW and more number 1 singles WW