What is Kim Kardashian’s Net Worth?

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Introduction

Kim Kardashian’s net worth was estimated at $1.4 billion, or roughly $50 million per year. Kimberly Kardashian West, an American reality TV personality, actress, businesswoman, and model is based in Los Angeles, California.

Many endorsements and modeling gigs have been secured for her beauty and body, including for clothing and beauty brands. Her social media presence is thriving and she’s a reality TV celebrity. Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is her mobile game, and it has been downloaded 45,000,000 times. It generates nearly 40% of her annual income.

Kim earns the rest of her income through endorsements and TV salaries.

Early life

Kimberly Noel Kardashian West was born on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California. She is the fourth child of Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner.

Kourtney is her older sister, while Khloe is her younger sister and Rob is her younger brother. She has three stepbrothers (Burton, Brandon, and Brody), and two stepsisters (Casey Jenner and Kendall Jenner).

Kim attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles, a Roman Catholic school for all girls. She went on to become a personal stylist and shopper after she graduated. She met Paris Hilton while working as a personal stylist.

Kim’s parents divorced in 1990. Her father died in 2003 from esophageal carcinoma. Her mother married Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn), an Olympian who later became a woman.

Kim claims that her mother was involved in her growing up, making it hard for her to make her own decisions. At 18 years of age, Kim felt that she had to be independent in order to move out of her home and go to college at Pierce College. She decided to pursue acting and modeling after two years.

Kim was married to Damon Thomas in her first marriage. They were married for four more years before she divorced. After marrying Kris Humphries, a basketball player, she divorced after 72 days.

Kim started dating rapper Kanye West. Their first child was a girl called North West, who they had in 2012. They were married in 2014 and had 2 more children, a boy named Saint West (and a girl called Chicago West). Kim and Kanye welcomed their fourth baby through a surrogate in 2019, a boy named Psalm.

Career

Kim Kardashian was first noticed on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” episodes in 2007. It followed her family and helped to establish her reality TV brand which included spin-offs such as “Kourtney & Khloe take Miami,” “Kourtney & Kim Make New York” and “Khloe & Lamar.”

She also appears in films like Disaster Movie (2008), Deep in the Valley (2010), and in a variety of television shows including “Dancing with the Stars”, How I Met Your Mother, and Beyond the Break.

In 2010, Kardashian was ready for other business ventures. A mobile game called Kim Kardashian: Hollywood was released by Kardashian. It was a simulation game that allowed players to work as an assistant to Kim and earn endorsements and roles.

It was hugely successful and made millions of dollars for its creators. It had been downloaded more than 45 million times by 2015 and was earning $700,000.00 per day for Glu Mobile Inc. Kim is paid 28% of the revenue from the game, which has already made more than $160 million.

Her fashion line also includes handbags and jewelry as well as other products such as tanning lotions and perfumes. Kim has also signed endorsement deals. Kim has endorsement deals with Sketchers, Skechers Shapeups, Midori liqueur and Carl’s Jr.

Kardashian also published a book titled Kardashian Konfidential. The book focuses on her childhood in Los Angeles and reveals the beginning years of her life. Her songs include “Jam (Turn It up)”, which debuted at number one on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.

Kim is very involved in politics, human rights and the arts. Kim has a huge platform that allows her to be a voice for the less fortunate and take action when needed. Her work includes spreading awareness about gun violence and helping people get out of prison. Kim Kardashian has shown us admiration by using her influence to do a good many times.

Highlights

These are some of Kim’s greatest moments in her career:

• Launch of ‘Keeping up With the Kardashians’ (October, 2007)
• Feature Film Debut – Disaster Movie (2008)
• How I Met You Mother – Guest Appearance (2009)
• Workout Video Release – Fit In Your Jeans By Friday (2009)
• America’s Next Top Model – Guest Judge (2009)
• ‘Kim Kardashian’ Fragrance Launch (2009)
• Release of Autobiography – Kardashian Konfidential (2010)
• Mobile Game Release – Kim Kardashian: Hollywood (2014)

Kim Kardashian – 10 Keys to Success

These are 10 lessons that Kim Kardashian can teach us all about success, originally published on Thought Catalog

1. Have a Unique Selling Point

2. Leverage Your Network

3. Branding is important

4. Embrace Your Fans

5. Turn to the Media

6. Bring Up Your Team

7. Take a risk and make bold moves

8. Be the best version of yourself

9. Work with successful people

10. Stack your Successes

Favorite Quotes From Kim Kardashian

Life is all about happiness, no matter what it brings. I believe we are blessed to have the support system we need and the best family that can support us regardless of our circumstances.

I don’t even drink! I cannot stand alcohol. I have one drink every New Year’s Eve. It makes me sick. So I avoid alcohol and I am the designated driver.