As one of the most famous families in the world, the Kardashian-Jenner are a masterclass how to turn fame and scandal into a billion-dollar empire.
There’s no better example that the recent news that Kim Kardashian’s game-changing apparel brand Skims company has been valued at a whopping $4 billion, cementing her status as a billionaire mogul.
The reality star, 42, first launched the shapewear line in 2019, and it has since expanded into one of the most popular clothing companies on the globe.
Thanks to the success of her business venture, the reality star has a personal net worth of $1.7 billion – a far cry from the mere $11 million her net worth was valued at when the family’s reality show premiered in 2007.
Indeed, since the entire Kardashian-Jenner family found fame through the popularity of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, they have all managed to cause significant growth to their financial health – as reported by CelebrityNetWorth and CAknowledge.com.
While Kris Jenner, 67, is no longer topping the list like she did in 2007 with a net worth estimation of $66 million, the momager extraordinaire is reportedly worth a cool $230 million.
Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner was crowned the world youngest ‘self-made billionaire’ in 2020 – only to have the title quickly snapped back by Forbes over accusations of fudged numbers.
However, the 25-year-old is still laughing all the way to the bank with an estimated $750 million net worth to date.
Even the family’s less impressive earners have seen financial growth that people would dream to have in their own lives.
Reclusive Rob Kardashian may rarely feature on the clan’s reality series or make appearances at their public events, but that hasn’t stopped him making steady money moves behind the scenes.
Thanks to his sock company Arthur George, a clothing line called Halfway Dead, a soda water collaboration and his hot sauce brand, Grandez, the 36-year-old has a net worth of $10 million – according to Celebrit
Here, DailyMail.com reveals how reality TV’s most famous family turned interest in their lives to head-line making wealth.
Kim Kardashian, 42: Skims mogul seen her net worth grow from $11 million to $1.7 billion
At the start of her career, a lot of Kim’s wealth stemmed from her 14-year stint on Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
The reality star pulled in a tidy $4.5 million per season as both executive producer and star of hit E! reality show which ran for 20 seasons.
In 2014, she launched mobile game app Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and it made $1.6 million in the first five days after its release. Then 2015 saw the release of her own range of Kimojis.
Another bulk of Kim’s wealth came thanks to her KKW Beauty company.
In 2019, the Product line raked in $100 million and she gained $200 million by selling a 20 percent stake in the company to Coty, the same company that bought her sister Kylie’s brand.
Her Skims shapewear launched in 2019 and has now become the mother-of-four’s biggest revenue generator.
In 2020, it was valued at a ‘conservative $225 million’ and that was the number Forbes used to value Kimat over $1 billion for the first time.
Elsewhere, the aspiring lawyer has started a private equity firm, called SKKY Partners, while she also earn up to $1 million for a paid Instagram post.
Let’s not forget that the Kardashian-Jenner family has gone on to star in ‘The Kardashians’ for Hulu, of which there have been three seasons so far.
Reports suggested the Kardashians are earning ‘nine figures’ from the show, or around $16.6 million each.
Though Kim’s wealth bounces up and down through the year – at one point her net worth reached $1.9billion last year before falling to $1.2billion.
However, her net worth now stands at $1.7 billion, according to Forbes’ calculations following the latest round of funding for Skims.
Kylie Jenner, 25: Cosmetics brand founder has seen her net worth increase from under a million to $750 million
Kylie Jenner has an estimated net worth of $750 million thanks to her family’s television series and her Kylie Cosmetics and skincare empire.
With the help of mother Kris, Kylie Cosmetics was launched in 2014 in partnership with Seed Beauty.
The then 17-year-old invested $250,000 from her own income into the company and by February 2016 it had generated more than $420 million in revenues.
In July 2018 and at the age of 20, she became the youngest person to be listed in the Forbes list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women with an estimated net worth of nearly $900 million.
By September 2019, Kylie had successfully expanded her brand into skincare and personal fragrances.
In November of that same year, Coty bought out a 51 per cent majority stake in the company in a deal worth about $600 million. This deal put the company at a $1.2 billion valuation and pushed Kylie’s net worth over the billion-dollar mark.
However, in 2020, Forbes reported that the Coty deal also highlighted that Kylie’s business had actually been much less profitable than what she had publicly stated.
The company revised her net worth to $900 million, thus stripping her of the billionaire’s title.
Kylie continued to expand her business empire by launching new product lines like Kylie Swim, a swimwear line, in August 2021, and Kylie Baby, a skincare product line for babies, in September 2021.
She might still not be a millionaire, but thanks to her savvy business decisions, the mother-of two is still one of the richest women in the United States under 30.
Kris Jenner, 67: Celebrated manager has seen her net worth grow from $66 million to $230 million
After working as a manager for her former partner Caitlyn Jenner, Kris Jenner has built a vast empire for herself and her children since finding international fame.
The reality TV mom-turned-manager, or momager as she calls herself, has made a vast majority of her wealth from the success of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
According to a 2017 report from The Hollywood Reporter, she made close to $4.3 million per year from E! for appearing on and executive producing the reality show.
Kris also serves as executive producer on the many Kardashian-Jenner reality TV spin-offs that have been released as a result of the initial show’s success.
In addition to her pay checks from E!, Kris makes a 10% percentage from each of her children’s careers and business ventures as their manager.
However, Kris has benefited monetarily from a number of of her own business ventures as well.
In 2016 she debuted a new jewelry line for DebutNetworks.com called the Kris Jenner Signature Collection. It’s unclear what the line was valued at, however.
Meanwhile, she launched a plant-powered cleaning brand in 2021 called Safely, which is available in over 6,000 stores throughout 2023.
Kourtney Kardashian, 44 : The Poosh founder has seen her net worth increase from $1.4 million to $65 million
Like the rest of her family, Kourtney Kardashian has made significant profit from starring in Keeping Up With The Kardashians and The Kardashians.
Her TV fame has allowed her to become a celebrity endorser and brand ambassador to several high-profile companies such as New Zealand skincare brand Manuka Doctor and Calvin Klein.
Kourtney pulls in significant amounts of money from her product endorsements on social media platforms such as Instagram.
Meanwhile, also collaborated with online shop, Pretty Little Thing, on her own fashion line. She then went on to release a Boohoo capsule collection in 2022 which aimed to support sustainable fashion.
However, one of her biggest launches to date is her lifestyle brand, Poosh, where she shares how to navigate adulthood and live your best life.
On the Poosh site, users can look up recipes, fitness hacks, and even shop products that are “Poosh approved.”
One of those approved products is the star’s vitamin and supplements line, Lemme. The brand focuses on ingredients that are nutritious and promotes concentration, energy, and stress relief.
Khloe Kardashian, 39: The clothing brand mogul has grown her net worth from $2 million to $60 million
Khloe Kardashian has not only profited from the two main series created by her family, but she has also enjoyed a cut from spin-off such as 2009’s Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami and 2011’s Khloe & Lamar.
She even released a unisex fragrance with ex-husband Lamar Odom during their failed marriage, which was called ‘Unbreakable’.
Meanwhile, Khloe ventured further in the world of TV as a host and executive producer of Revenge Body and her talk-show, Kocktails with Khloé.
She is also served as a producer for Twisted Sisters on Investigation Discovery.
After releasing the book Kardashian Konfidential with her sisters in 2012, Khloe released her own motivational book, Strong Looks Better Naked.
Like her sister, Khloe Kardashian earns a lot money from product promotions and endorsements.
However, the large chunk of her profits come from her inclusive denim company, Good American – which enjoyed $200 million in annual sales last year.
The business is currently one of the top denim brands and is sold by many well-known retailers.
Kendall Jenner, 27 : Supermodel has built her net worth to $60 million
Kendall was a mere teenager when her family decided to launch their reality series, meaning the young star grew up on career before ever choosing to become a star.
When it came time to picking a career, Kendall decided to delve into the world of fashion – starting first with a joint clothing line with sister Kylie.
She also launched a short-lived lifestyle app, KendallJ.com – something which all her sister also did at the time in 2015.
Soon she kicked off her modelling career and become a leading member of the ‘Instagirl’ era of supermodels alongside Gigi Hadid and Hailey Baldwin.
Kendall has built up her modelling career to star in various campaigns for LOVE, Vogue, Victoria’s Secret and Proactiv.
In 2017, she stole Gisele Bundchen’s spot as the world’s highest-earning model after a mammoth $22 million year.
Part of the success came from being tapped up by Estée Lauder to front the short-lived Estée Edit range aimed at younger makeup lovers.
The model surprised fans when she launched her own tequila brand called 818 Tequila in 2021.
Besides her collaborations with her sister’s companies and her work with oral care company, Moon, the alcohol brand was the first solo business launched by the model.
Rob Kardashian, 36 : Reclusive reality star has seen his net worth grow from $66,000 to $10 million
Like his mother and siblings, Rob Kardashian has made a significant amount of his fortune from appearing on Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
He also starred the spin-off series, Rob & Chyna, with ex Blac Chyna – while he makes brief appearances in The Kardashians on Hula.
Rob also profited from his sock company, Arthur George, before turning his attention on a clothing line called Halfway Dead, and his hot sauce brand, Grandez.
The father-of-one often endorses products on social media.