- The Ford Fiesta is officially the most popular used car of 2021 in the UK
- Elon Musk, with earnings of nearly £24 million per hour, needs just 1.84 seconds to afford a used Fiesta
- Cristiano Ronaldo, the world’s highest earning footballer, needs just over an hour to afford a Fiesta
- Matthew McConaughey has one of the highest wages in Hollywood, earning over £8k per hour. He needs just 1hr 30mins to afford the UK’s most popular vehicle
Manchester, [Date TBC]. New reports have found the Ford Fiesta is officially the most popular used car of 2021 in the UK.
The average cost for a Fiesta model is £12,000 – a high price for the average Joe, but how about for some of the world’s highest-paid people?
Macklin Motors, who commissioned the research, has looked at how quickly mega earners would need to pay for the UK’s most popular used car.
The analysis finds Elon Musk, who was recently crowned the world’s richest man, takes the shortest amount of time to earn a Fiesta – just 1.84 seconds. This comes from analysis of his estimated earnings; £6,588 per second, or nearly £24 million per hour!
He is closely followed by Jeff Bezos, who needs just 8 seconds to pay for a Fiesta, earning £1,496 per second, or around £5.4 million per hour.
| Billionaires | Estd income per second (£) | Seconds to buy a Ford Fiesta |
| Elon Musk | 6,588 | 1.84 |
| Jeff Bezos | 1,496 | 8.08 |
| Bernard Arnault | 989 | 12.23 |
| Larry Ellison | 795 | 15.21 |
| Mark Zuckerberg | 381 | 31.79 |
| Larry Page | 376 | 32.13 |
| Sergey Brin | 311 | 38.90 |
| Warren Buffett | 254 | 47.68 |
| Bill Gates | 250 | 48.35 |
| Steve Ballmer | 14 | 835.29 |
The footballers earning a mint the fastest are Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar Jr. They need just 1hr 10mins, 1hr 20mins, and 1hr 30mins, respectively, to afford a Fiesta, with estimated earnings of around £176, £155, and £134 per minute – or around £10,000 an hour!
| Footballers | Estd income per min (£) | Minutes to buy a Ford Fiesta |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 175.78 | 68.81 |
| Lionel Messi | 154.69 | 78.19 |
| Neymar Jr | 133.60 | 90.53 |
| Kylian Mbappe | 60.47 | 200.02 |
| Mohamed Salah | 57.66 | 209.77 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 49.22 | 245.74 |
| Andres Iniesta | 49.22 | 245.74 |
| Paul Pogba | 47.81 | 252.96 |
| Gareth Bale | 47.81 | 252.96 |
| Eden Hazard | 40.78 | 296.58 |
Matthew McConaughey, one of the stars of upcoming film Sing 2 and with estimated hourly earnings from £8k, similarly needs only 1hr 30mins to drive a used Fiesta off the forecourt. He is followed by his co-star Scarlett Johansson (just over 2hr 30mins) and ‘World’s Sexiest Man’ Paul Rudd (3hr 30mins).
| Film star | Estd income per hour (£) | Hours to buy a Ford Fiesta |
| Matthew McConaughey | 8,122 | 1.49 |
| Scarlett Johansson | 4,738 | 2.55 |
| Paul Rudd | 3,469 | 3.49 |
| Will Smith | 3,343 | 3.62 |
| Lady Gaga | 3,176 | 3.81 |
| Keanu Reeves | 1,170 | 10.34 |
| Reese Witherspoon | 836 | 14.47 |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | 425 | 28.49 |
| Ralph Fiennes | 408 | 29.67 |
| Tom Holland | 255 | 47.48 |
A Macklin Motors spokesperson commented:
“For many, a Fiesta is an investment worth making, but it is interesting to see just how lightning-fast it takes the world’s highest-earning people to afford the same make and model.
“Rather than be disillusioned by the speed of wealth of these mega stars, however, we hope these infographics will help to shine a light not only on the humble Ford Fiesta in all its glory, but also that we simply shouldn’t compare ourselves to the Musks of the world – their wealth is staggering, but a reliable Fiesta is never out of reach.”
For further insights from Macklin Motors, visit the Macklin Motors blog.
