The most Google searched car loving celebrities revealed
Cars are the ultimate status symbol, especially for the celebrity elite, who have the bank balances to buy some of the best cars in the world and all the time in the world to show them off.We’re no strangers to having our car and celebrity fix bundled up together so when details of the most Google searched celebrity car lover were revealed, we were very intrigued.
British car leasing website All Car Leasing looked at Google search data to discover which celebrity vehicles everyone is most interested in finding out about. Starting with a list of over 2,000 of the most well-known celebrities according to market research company YouGov, a Keyword Explorer was used to find the combined average monthly searches for the terms [Name] car, [Name] cars and [Name] car collection for each celebrity.
American comedian Jay Leno takes the top spot, followed by Tesla’s Elon Musk and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
#1 Most searched - Jay Leno
As well as a long and illustrious comedy and TV career, Jay Leno owns one of the most impressive car collections in the world, with over 180 cars and 160 motorcycles totalling an estimated value of over $52 million.
Amid a collection packed with exotic motors and vintage classics, the standout model is Jay’s 1972 Mercedes-Benz 600, which he had fitted with a supercharger, making it the only 600 Kompressor in existence.
#2 Most searched - Elon Musk
With a net worth of over $42 billion, you’d expect Tesla CEO Elon Musk to have a pretty crazy car collection, and you’d be right.
Over the years, Musk has gone from a 1978 BMW 320i to a McLaren F1 (which he crashed and wrote off), as well as his Tesla Roadster which was sent into space. He even has the actual Lotus Esprit submarine car from The Spy Who Loved Me which he paid nearly $1 million for.
#3 Most searched - Bill Gates
As one of the richest people in the world, Bill Gates can afford any car he wants and is known for his love of Porsches.
Over the years he’s owned multiple cars from the brand, including the Porsche 911 supercar which he bought as soon as Microsoft started making money, the 930 Turbo, the all-electric Taycan model and the 959, of which only a few hundred were ever made.
Here are the top 10 most searched celebrity car lovers
# | Celebrity | Monthly search volume | Favourite car |
1 | 12,700 | Mercedes-Benz 600 Kompressor | |
2 | 10,200 | Tesla Model S Performance | |
3 | Bill Gates | 9,000 | Porsche 959 |
4 | Lewis Hamilton | 5,700 | Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R |
5 | 5,600 | Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG | |
6 | 4,700 | McLaren F1 | |
7 | 4,450 | Bugatti Chiron | |
8 | 4,150 | Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder | |
9 | Justin Bieber | 4,000 | Cadillac CTS-V Coupe |
10 | Emma Watson | 3,820 | Cadillac Escalade |
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