Kim Kardashian is known as a television star, model, businesswoman, personality, social media influencer, and more. She and the other Kardashians have collated an extortionate amount of success and fame, and no doubt, it has made each of them a lot of money.
Whilst it is true that Kim Kardashian is extremely wealthy, she is not a billionaire.
Read more below about how Kim made her millions and other top-paid celebrities.
How Much is Kim Kardashian Worth?
According to Forbes, as of July 2019, Kim Kardashian is expected to be worth an impressive $72 million, with a net worth of $370 million, putting her at number 57 of America’s Richest Self-Made Women 2020 list. In addition to this, the celebrity is said to earn a salary of $80 million per year.
Despite Kim not being a billionaire, Kayne West has a net worth of $1.3 billion, meaning that combined the pair have a total net worth of almost $1.7 billion.
The couple’s $60 million L.A. mansion contains seven bedrooms, a private theatre and a two-storey playroom for their children North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. As if that wasn’t enough, the playroom also has a stage for the children to do band practice, and a play grocery store, kitchen, washing machine and dryer.
Kim talked about having young children in her all-white home during an appearance on Ellen where she explains, “their rooms are really festive and wild and everyone has a theme and so I let them go crazy in their room and the playroom”.
She talks to Ellen about a time when Chicago wrote on the table with a Sharpie pen and rather than “freaking out” Kanye told her that it was “art” and that it was a good thing because it added sentimentality.
See the full clip below.
How Kim Made Her Money
Kim Kardashian is daughter to American attorney and businessman Robert Kardashian. Robert was present as both a friend and defense attorney to O.J. Simpson in the courtroom of Simpson’s 1995 murder trial. Kardashian’s success in the trial gave him national recognition and at the time of his death the man was said to be worth $30 million, of which some Kim would inherit.
A chunk of Kim’s money also comes from endorsement deals and her role in reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which began in 2007. However, the majority of Kim’s wealth comes from her clothing and beauty lines. Kim’s clothing line, the Kardashian Kollection, available at Sears and D-A-S-H Boutique, brought in $600 million in 2013.
The fashion line was launched in 2011 by Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian, and has its own Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr accounts that help to keep fans up to date on the latest.
Other than the above, Kim’s beauty line KKW is where she makes most of her money. The beauty line was launched in June 2017 and was an immediate success. According to Bazaar the business made $100 million in revenue in 2018 and in 2020 had reached an Instagram following of 4.4 million.
In addition to this, in 2017 Kim’s sister Kylie Jenner also began her own makeup line which saw the family even more success and turned Kylie into the richest Kardashian of the bunch, moving Kim into second place. Forbes claim that Kylie Jenner is worth $900 million dollars.
The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities
Whilst Kim is number 26 on Forbes list of The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities, Kanye West is placed third and Kim’s sister Kylie Jenner falls into second place, just below Taylor Swift who Is said to be earning $185 million a year.
So, whilst Kim might not be a billionaire, she is getting there, and with the success of her recent makeup line and her business-minded mentality it’s possible that one day she will be.