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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s relationship began when she was still married to Kris Humphries. They had been longtime friends and became engaged in 2013. Their marriage in 2014 was subject to heavy media coverage due to both of their celebrity status. In 2021, Kardashian and West filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
After they were declared legally single, West went on to date Julia Fox before marrying architect Bianca Censori. Meanwhile, Kardashian also moved on to other relationships including Pete Davidson. Kardashian and West share four kids including Psalm, Chicago, Saint, and North.
Kanye West’s Net Worth: How Did The Musician Make His Money?
According toForbes, Kanye West has a net worth of $400 million. West lost a considerable income when his multi-year deal with Adidas ended over his antisemitic remarks. His current net worth comprises his business, his real estate, the value of his music catalog, and his stake inKim Kardashian‘s shapewear brand Skims.
The biggest contributor to West’s net worth is his Yeezy clothing line. At its peak in 2020 when the Adidas deal was still going strong, the brand raked in $1.3 billion in revenue (via Forbes). It was reported that West pocketed 11 percent of this revenue, which amounts to $143 million.
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After ending their deal, Adidas was left with a $1.3 billion Yeezy inventory and they announced that the proceeds of the sale of this inventory would go to charity. Meanwhile, West unveiled YZY POD, a foldable sock shoe, last year (via Business Insider). It was the first product from the brand since his fallout with Adidas.
According to the last known estimate,Kanye West‘s music catalog is valued at $175 million (via Forbes). This includes his own releases and the music he has produced for other musicians. It also includes the earnings from his record label GOOD Music which he founded in 2004. Here is a list of his albums and the number of copies it sold:
He has announced his eleventh solo albumBullyrecently. He also came out with the collaborative albumsWatch the ThronewithJay-Z,Kids See Ghostswith Kid Cudi, and theVulturestrilogy with Ty Dolla Sign (Vultures 3is yet to be announced).
West owns two ranches in Wyoming: the Monster Lake Ranch and the Bighorn Mountain Ranch. He also owns an estate in Calabasas, which he purchased for $6.5 million in 2018. Last year, theDaily Mailreported the ruined state of these two dream properties.
He also purchased a mansion in Malibu after filing for divorce in 2021. According toBusiness Insider, he put his Malibu home on the market at a listing price of $53 million, which islower than the $57.25 million he paid for it. According to Forbes, West had $17 million in cash and $35 million in stocks as of 2020.
Kim Kardashian’s Net Worth: How Did The American Socialite Make Her Money?
According toForbes, Kim Kardashian has an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion. While Kardashian rose to fame with her family’s reality TV show, it was her business ventures that got her to the ten-figure fortune. Kardashian,who grew up on television, recently made waves when she signed a deal with Disney’s 20th Television to create various shows (via Variety).
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Her first project is titledGroup Chat, a series inspired by La La Anthony’s bookThe Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex and Happiness. Kardashian first appeared on E! channel’sKeeping Up With the Kardashians. She kept up her media presence with several spin-off shows. Most recently, she starred in an episode ofAmerican Horror Story. She currently appears in Hulu’sThe Kardashians.
Kardashian’s fame from her TV shows helped her launch some profitable business ventures over the years. In 2006, Kim Kardashian launched the Dash fashion store alongside her sisters. The stores eventually closed down in 2018. In 2017, she introduced KKW Beauty and launched the brand’s Creme Contour Kits.
In 2020, she reportedly sold 20% of KKW to Coty for a massive $200 million. She revamped KKW Beauty into the skincare line SKKN in 2022. Kardashian launched the undergarments brand Skims in 2019. According toBloomberg, Skims was worth $4 billion in 2023, contributing massively to her net worth.
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Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand has some famous investors including billionaires Stephen Mandel, Daniel Sundheim, and Josh Kushner. Interestingly, Kanye West also reportedly has a 5% stake in the shapewear brand. According toYahoo! Finance, he raked in a considerable income when the valuation of Skims hit $4 billion.
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However, unconfirmed reports suggested that the rapper sold his stake in the brand back to Kardashian (via Reddit). West and Kardashian owned a mansion in the Hidden Hills in California. They purchased this Alex Vervoordt-designed home from Lisa Marie Presley for $20 million and did renovations for another $20 million.
They also purchased the land adjacent to this home for $2.975 million (via Variety). According toUs Weekly, Kardashian paid her ex-husband $23 million to buy his share of the mansion in the wake of the divorce. They also sold a Bel Air mansion for $17.8 million in 2017.TMZreported in 2019 that West had bought a Miami property for Kardashian, but the status of the property post-divorce is unknown.
Kanye West’s Fall From His Billionaire Status
Kanye West reportedly lost his billionaire status after Adidas dropped the partnership deal with Yeezy (via Forbes). The outlet estimated the Adidas deal at $1.5 billion, which plummeted West’s net worth from a reported $2 billion to $400 million. The sports brand was forced to end its relationship with the rapper after he repeatedly engaged in antisemitic remarks.
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In addition to his hateful remarks, West even stated on theDrink Champspodcast,“I can say antisemitic sh*t and Adidas cannot drop me”(via The Independent). Adidas announced the termination of the deal in October 2022, sharing a press release condemning Ye’s remarks. The brand’s statementread:
Adidas does not tolerate anti-Semitism and any other sort of hate speech. Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.
Other companies that ended deals with West include Gap, the fashion house Balenciaga, Vogue magazine, and the talent agency CAA. In atweet, Kim Kardashian too condemned the rapper’s comments. She shared that hate speech was“never OK or excusable,”adding that she stood“together with the Jewish community.”
Kanye West vs Kim Kardashian: Who Is Richer?
Kanye West was the highest-paid musician in the world in 2020 (via Billboard). West was once wealthier than Jay-Z,who is currently the wealthiest musician. However, after his fallout with Adidas, his net worth went down, while his ex-wife’s net worth went up during this time.
Currently, Kim Kardashian is clearly the richest out of the two with a staggering difference of $1.3 billion between their net worths. Kardashian’s net worth is expected to further go up after her recent deal with Disney.
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