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Kim Kardashian's Net Worth: How the Reality Star Could Become a Billionaire

EntertainmentPublished Jun 30, 2020
By Nicole Pomarico
Kim KardashianDavid Livingston/Getty Images

There's no mistaking it: Just from watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians, and following Kim Kardashian on Instagram, we know that she lives a much different life than many of us do -- and it's thanks to the fact that she happens to have millions of dollars in the bank. Between the reality show she's been on for almost 20 seasons, to her cosmetics line and everything in between, Kim has become one of the wealthiest women in the US -- although she's still got a bit of catching up to do if she wants to beat out younger sister Kylie Jenner

But what does that mean? What is Kim's net worth?  

Like many of the members of her family, Kim Kardashian has a lucrative career, but she didn't make her millions just in one way. She has plenty of streams of income coming from all directions, and it seems like Kim's got her hands in a little bit of everything. There's KKW Beauty, her public appearances and Instagram sponsorships, and more recently, her Skims line -- but that's just barely scratching the surface of what this lady has going on. 

Read on for Kim's estimated net worth, as well as all the different ways she's made money to get to where she is today. She's had a lot of luck, privilege, and hard work happen that helped her build her own empire, and it doesn't seem like it's slowing down anytime soon. Have we ever mentioned how jealous we truly are of her kids? North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm truly don't know how good they've got it!

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'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'

One of the biggest sources of Kim's income is also her most obvious. After all, Keeping Up With the Kardashians just wouldn't be the same without Kim, would it? Word on the street is that she makes a lot from the show each season -- like $4.5 million per season -- and seeing as it doesn't seem like it's coming to an end anytime soon, it looks like there's plenty more money where this cash cow came from.

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KKW Beauty

Between Kylie and Kim, this family has the beauty industry on lock. Kim has already built quite an empire with KKW Beauty -- not just for the face with makeup, but for the entire body, too, which was inspired by Kim's own journey with psoriasis. According to Forbes, Kim's company brought in an estimated $100 million in 2018, and it's likely only gone up from there.

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Skims

In 2019, Kim launched her line of Skims lingerie, shapewear, and loungewear, and so far, it seems to have been a success -- especially because her products consistently seem to sell out when she launches something new. In fact, when Skims went live for the first time in 2019, TMZ reported that it made $2 million just in its first day, and it's just as popular now than it was then.

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Instagram Ads

Just about everyone in the Kardashian-Jenner circle promotes products on Instagram, like a lot of celebrities and influencers out there. But in Kim's case, she can pull in a lot of cash from just one post, which is pretty easy money, so we can't blame her for jumping on something so lucrative. According to legal documents which surfaced last year via TMZ, Kim usually pulls in $1 million per Instagram post.

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KKW Hollywood

The game might not be as popular as it once was, but remember how it seemed like everyone was playing Kim's mobile app game, KKW Hollywood, when it first came out? In the process, Kim ended up making a lot of money, too. As recently as 2019, it was reported that the game is still bringing in tens of millions each year -- so even though it's dropped off in personalty, it's still a moneymaker for sure.

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Kimoji

It's been years since Kim launched her Kimoji app, offering fans Kardashian-themed stickers to use on their phones, and it's also added to Kim's bottom line when it comes to her net worth in a major way. When it launched, Kimoji broke the App Store, and was reportedly making $1 million per minute for how quickly people were downloading it. Yeah, we'd definitely say that counts as income.

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Books & Other Merchandise

Aside from her cosmetics, Skims, and other more recent lines, over the years, Kim's had her hands in a lot of other merch and business deals. There were her DASH stores that she owned with her sisters, and the book they wrote together. Let's also not forget Kim's selfie book, Selfish. No matter where she turns, Kim always finds another way to make money.

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Makeup Workshops

Because Kim's always been known for her flawless face, it's no surprise that she and her longtime makeup artist, Mario Dedivanovic, would answer the demand for learning all her tips and tricks. They've hosted multiple makeup classes in the past, which haven't been cheap at all. Tickets have ranged in the hundreds for the chance to be at the workshop -- and take home a sweet bag of goodies -- in person.

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Real Estate

While Kim's not quite a full-fledged house flipper like Scott Disick is, she's known for making a buck or two on her homes that she's bought and sold in the past -- which add to her fortune. In fact, one of the houses that Kim and Kanye bought and renovated for their family to live in rose in value, from $20 million to $60 million, because of the work they put into it.

Not too shabby at all.

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Public Appearances

Every time a Kardashian or Jenner makes a public appearance at an event, they're usually getting paid for it, and in Kim's case, "getting paid" means a pretty sizable paycheck. An example? She once appeared at a ball in Vienna for $500,000 -- and that was just showing up to an event for the night. Suffice it to say that when Kim makes an appearance, she's making a lot of cash in the process.

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Producing TV

We know that Kim has had some acting gigs, and that she's a reality TV queen on KUWTK, but she's produced other shows herself, adding to her net worth. Not only does she have an executive producer credit on KUWTK, but Kim has also produced shows, including Rob & Chyna, The Spin Crowd, Glam Masters, and You Kiddin' Me. This lady might be one of the busiest celebrities out there.

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Endorsement Deals

Aside from Instagram sponsorships and public appearances, Kim has also had some impressively lucrative endorsement deals over the years. There have been a lot of products that Kim's put her name and face on, from credit cards to Silly Bandz (remember those?), and just about everything in between. Knowing her star power, we doubt that will change anytime soon.

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Collaborations

Kim is known for collaborating with other brands ... and sometimes, even with her own family. Given that Kylie Cosmetics has been huge -- helping Kylie Jenner become one of the wealthiest members of her family in the process -- it's never a surprise when the two companies join forces, helping make Kim and KKW Beauty a little extra income.

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Perfume

There's another branch of KKW Beauty that's important to talk about: Kim's fragrance line. Most recently, she and mom Kris Jenner teamed up to create fragrances in honor of Mother's Day, but Kim's been doing scents for a while now, and she's worked with Khloé and Kourtney in the past ... and with Kylie, for her own individual fragrance. 

Looks like she's been one busy lady!

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Kim's Overall Net Worth

There are definitely a few different numbers out there (and obviously, we don't actually have access to Kim's bank account), but according to Forbes' report in 2019, she is currently worth $350 million, reportedly making $72 million in 2019 alone. But it appears that number has skyrocketed as recently, Kanye celebrated Kim becoming a billionaire

... but that doesn't appear to be the truth.

Thanks to a multimillion dollar deal to sell a stake in KKW Beauty, Kim is now reportedly worth $900 million -- which isn't that far off from a billion. In reality, that number is nothing to balk at -- and it seems like Kim has nowhere to go but up.

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