In my post recently, How many records does Lionel Messi hold? We worked out it was A LOT.
A VERY lot.
Accordingly, the amount of money Lionel Messi makes is A LOT.
A VERY lot.
But how much does Lionel Messi make a second?
Let’s look at his earnings and those of some other players in a bit more detail.
How Much Does Lionel Messi Make A Second?
Lionel Messi makes an incredible £4.46 ($5.47) a second! This works out at £257.63 ($316.09) a minute, £16,057.69 ($19,701.18) an hour, £128,461.54 ($157,609.46) a day, £632,307.69 ($775,778.30) a week, £2,783,333.33 ($3,414871.66) a month or £33.4millon ($41million) a year.
Just for clarity, the earnings listed below are based on the player’s base salary.
On top of this, they will receive extra income via bonuses, image rights, sponsorship deals, etc.
These are not included in the figures, only their basic salary.
And these figures are based on a 40-hour, 5-day work week.
Lionel Messi
How Much Does Lionel Messi Make a Minute?
Lionel Messi makes £267.63 ($316.09) a minute.
How Much Does Lionel Messi Make an Hour?
Lionel Messi makes £16,057.69 ($19,701.18) an hour.
How Much Does Lionel Messi Make a Day?
Lionel Messi makes £128,461.54 ($157,609.46) a day.
How Much Does Lionel Messi Make a Week?
Lionel Messi makes £632,307.69 ($775,778.30) a week.
How Much Does Lionel Messi Make a Month?
Lionel Messi makes £2,783,333.33 ($3,414871.66) a month.
How Much Does Lionel Messi Make a Year?
Lionel Messi makes £33.4millon ($41million) a year.
Cristiano Ronaldo
How Much Does Cristiano Ronaldo Make a Second?
Cristiano Ronaldo makes £3.53 ($4.33) a second.
How Much Does Cristiano Ronaldo Make a Minute?
Cristiano Ronaldo makes £211.54 ($259.54) a minute.
How Much Does Cristiano Ronaldo Make an Hour?
Cristiano Ronaldo makes £12,692.31 ($15,572.20) an hour.
How Much Does Cristiano Ronaldo Make a Day?
Cristiano Ronaldo makes £101,538.46 ($124,577.54) a day.
How Much Does Cristiano Ronaldo Make a Week?
Cristiano Ronaldo makes £507,692.31 ($622,887.70) a week.
How Much Does Cristiano Ronaldo Make a Month?
Cristiano Ronaldo makes £2.2million ($2,699,180.00) a month.
How Much Does Cristiano Ronaldo Make a Year?
Cristiano Ronaldo makes £26.4million ($32.4million) a year.
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Neymar
How Much Does Neymar Make a Second?
Neymar makes £5.45 ($6.69) a second.
How Much Does Neymar Make a Minute?
Neymar makes £326.92 ($401.10) a minute.
How Much Does Neymar Make an Hour?
Neymar makes £19,615.38 ($24,066.11) an hour.
How Much Does Neymar Make a Day?
Neymar makes £156,923.08 ($192,528.93) a day.
How Much Does Neymar Make a Week?
Neymar makes £784,615.38 ($962,644.61) a week.
How Much Does Neymar Make a Month?
Neymar makes £3.4million (£4,171,460) a month.
How Much Does Neymar Make a Year?
Neymar makes £40.8million ($50million) a year.
Kylian Mbappe
How Much Does Kylian Mbappe Make a Second?
Kylian Mbappe makes £2.52 ($3.09) a second.
How Much Does Kylian Mbappe Make a Minute?
Kylian Mbappe makes £151.44 ($185.80) a minute.
How Much Does Kylian Mbappe Make an Hour?
Kylian Mbappe makes £9,086.54 ($11,148.28) an hour.
How Much Does Kylian Mbappe Make a Day?
Kylian Mbappe makes £72,692.31 ($89,186.20) a day.
How Much Does Kylian Mbappe Make a Week?
Kylian Mbappe makes £363,461.54 ($445,930.96) a week.
How Much Does Kylian Mbappe Make a Month?
Kylian Mbappe makes £1.575million ($1,932,367.50) a month.
How Much Does Kylian Mbappe Make a Year?
Kylian Mbappe makes £18.9million ($23.2million) a year.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
How Much Does Zlatan Ibrahimovic Make a Second?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes 80p (98c) a second.
How Much Does Zlatan Ibrahimovic Make a Minute?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes £48.08 ($58.99) a minute.
How Much Does Zlatan Ibrahimovic Make an Hour?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes £2,884.62 ($3,531.14) an hour.
How Much Does Zlatan Ibrahimovic Make a Day?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes £23,076.92 ($3539.14) a day.
How Much Does Zlatan Ibrahimovic Make a Week?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes £115,384.62 ($141,565.39) a week.
How Much Does Zlatan Ibrahimovic Make a Month?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes £500,000 ($613450) a month.
How Much Does Zlatan Ibrahimovic Make a Year?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes £6million ($8.5million) a year.
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Who is the Richest Footballer in the World?
According to TheRichest.com, the list of the world’s richest footballers is headed by David Beckham.
They have the list as follows:
- David Beckham £546million ($670million)
- Cristiano Ronaldo £407.5million ($500million)
- Lionel Messi £326million ($400million)
- Dave Whelan £171million ($210million)
- Neymar £151million ($185million)
- Wayne Rooney £130.5million ($160million)
- Alexandre Pato £118million ($145million)
- Francesco Totti £83million ($101.6million)
- Jose Mourinho £81.5million ($100million)
- Pele £81.5million ($100million)
For WealthyGorilla.com, Cristiano Ronaldo comes top of the list:
- Cristiano Ronaldo £366.5million ($450million)
- David Beckham £366.5million ($450million)
- Lionel Messi £326million ($400million)
- Dave Whelan £179million ($220million)
- Alexandre Pato £118million ($145million)
- Wayne Rooney £118million ($145million)
- Gareth Bale £102million ($125million)
- Francesco Totti £83million ($101.6million)
- Pele £81.5million ($100million)
- Eden Hazard £81.5million ($100million)
Lionel Messi is at the top CelebrityNetWorth.com’s list:
- Lionel Messi £489million ($600million)
- Cristiano Ronaldo £407.5million ($500million)
- David Beckham £366.5million ($450million)
- Dave Whelan £171million ($210million)
- Neymar £163million ($200million)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic £155million ($190million)
- Wayne Rooney £139million ($170million)
- Ronaldo £130million ($160million)
- Gareth Bale £118million ($145million)
- Thierry Henry £106million ($130millon)
Whereas PlanetSport.com have two completely different names at the top of their list…
- Faiq Bolkiah £16.3billion ($20billion)
- Mathieu Flamini £11.4billion ($14billion)
- Cristiano Ronaldo £366.5million ($450million)
- Lionel Messi £326million ($400million)
- David Beckham £326million ($400million)
- Dave Whelan £179million ($220million)
- Neymar £151million ($185million)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic £155million ($190million)
- Ronaldo £130million ($160million)
- Alexandre Pato £118million ($145million)
Just to clear up a few names on those lists you might be unfamiliar with:
Dave Whelan
Dave Whelan played football in the 1950s and 1960s for Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra.
In 1960, at the age of 23, Whelan broke his leg in the 1960 FA Cup Final for Blackburn against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Whelan was never the same player and his next game after the 1960 Cup Final (in May 1960), wasn’t until February 1963, by which time he had been transferred to Crewe Alexandra.
He went on to rack up 115 games for them before retiring in 1966 at the age of 29.
However, Whelan made his money in retail. He started out on a market store in Wigan market and progressed to open a chain of supermarkets in Lancashire.
In 1978 he sold these to supermarket giant Morrisons for £1.5million.
He then acquitted a fishing and sports store that would go on to become JJB Sports and in 1995 bought Wigan Athletic. At the time they were in the bottom tier of English football.
Mathieu Flamini
You should recognize the name of Mathieu Flamini, but you might be surprised at his vast wealth!
He was a good player, playing for Marseille, Arsenal, AC Milan and France amongst many others.
That undoubtedly made him a multi-millionaire but it was his business ventures off the football pitch that propelled him to the top of one of these lists.
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In 2008 he co-founded GF Biochemicals, which became the first company in the world to mass-produce levulinic acid.
I have no idea what this really means, but it sounds impressive and it obviously is judging by his estimated net worth!
Faiq Bolkiah
Now this player I had never heard of.
Considering he plays his football for Chonburi, a team in the top division of Thai football, you can be sure he didn’t make his money from football either!
Faiq’s extreme wealth is due to the fact that he is a member of the Brunei Royal Family. His father is the Prince of Brunei and his uncle is the Sultan of Brunei.
His footballing career saw him play at a youth-level for Southampton, Chelsea and Leicester. He then played in Portugal for Maritimo, before joining Chonburi in Thailand.
He is also a Brunei international.
Final Thoughts
Lionel Messi makes a lot of money!
So do Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a lot of other footballers!
In reality, some of the figures above are mindblowing, when I was breaking down salaries into per minute, hour, day, etc, I had to keep double checking I hadn’t missed a decimal point somewhere…
Neymar makes £156,923 ($192,574.68) a day!! A DAY!
Crazy money, but then people are willing to pay them it.
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