Kim Kardashian’s Net worth, Life, Mini Bio, And Many More.

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Kim Kardashian’s Net worth

The most famous Kardashian of them all now has a net worth of $1.7 billion, according to a new estimate by Forbes magazine.
In the space of half a day, Kim Kardashian saw her net worth climb $500 million on July 19 after a new funding round was held for her shapewear brand Skims.

Mini Bio

Kim Kardashian is an American media personality, entrepreneur, and socialite. She gained prominence through her appearances on the reality TV series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” which follows the lives of her family members. Kim Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980, in Los Angeles, California. Mother Kris Jenner (née Kristen Mary Houghton) and father Attorney Robert Kardashian. Her father was of Armenian descent and her mother is of mostly English and Scots-Irish ancestry. Kim Kardashian has three biological siblings “Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, and Rob Kardashian” and two half-siblings “Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner“.
Aside from her reality TV career, Kim Kardashian has ventured into various business endeavors. She has launched multiple successful business ventures, including her own cosmetics line called KKW Beauty and a shapewear line called Skims. She has also collaborated with several brands and released a mobile game called “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.”
Kim Kardashian is known for her influential presence on social media platforms, particularly Instagram, where she has a large following. She has used her platform to promote various causes and advocate for criminal justice reform.
In addition to her professional endeavors, Kim Kardashian has been involved in several high-profile relationships and has been married multiple times. She has four children and has been active in philanthropy, supporting various charitable causes over the years.

Early Life

Kim Kardashian attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls school in Los Angeles. After graduating, she briefly attended Pierce College but eventually dropped out to pursue her interests in the fashion and entertainment industry.
In her early adult life, Kim Kardashian worked for her father’s music marketing firm, Movie Tunes, where she organized and promoted events. She also gained some attention for her personal style and connections within the entertainment industry.
Kim Kardashian’s career took a significant turn in 2007 when a sex tape featuring her and her former boyfriend, Ray J, was leaked. The scandal garnered widespread media attention and propelled her into the public eye. This led to the development of the reality TV series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” which premiered later that year and focused on the lives of Kim and her family.
Since then, Kim Kardashian has become a prominent figure in popular culture, expanding her influence through various business ventures, endorsements, and social media presence.

Educational Qualification

Kim Kardashian attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls school in Los Angeles. After graduating, she briefly attended Pierce College but eventually dropped out to pursue her interests in the fashion and entertainment industry.

Career

Kim Kardashian As Paris Hilton’s Stylist
In the early Noughties, Kim had a job as a stylist for her childhood friend Paris Hilton. Here she is with Hilton in 2006 at Munich’s Oktoberfest where Hilton was promoting a drinks line. At the time, Hilton was at the height of her fame due to her appearance on The Simple Life with Nicole Richie – where Kim also made cameos.
In a 2019 episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim acknowledged that Hilton ‘literally gave me a career’.

Kim Kardashian’s Boutique Store ‘DASH’
Kim, along with her sisters Khloé and Kourtney, also ran a boutique store in Calabasas called Dash, inspired by their surname, which they opened in 2006.
Kim previously told The Hollywood Reporter that she worked on the tills at Dash while attending college.
With the rise of the show, the store expanded to locations in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York, with a reality TV series DASH Dolls chronicling the employees the sisters hired. Since 2018, all of the stores have since been closed.

Kim Kardashian In ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’
In 2007, a reality series chronicling the life of Kim, her sisters, brother, mother, and stepfather was born thanks to ‘momager’ Kris Jenner and presenter Ryan Seacrest. According to an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the family knew Seacrest wanted a show like The Osbournes – following a famous family – and through connections, Kris pitched her family for the series.
KUWTK has lasted 13 years, and 20 seasons, and resulted in nine spin-off shows. The upcoming season 20 will be the family’s last, they confirmed earlier this year.

Kim Kardashian’s Various Acting Roles
While KUWTK was taking off, Kim also dabbled in acting. She had cameos in How I Met Your Mother, 90210, CSI: New York, 2 Broke Girls, and the Hollywood film Disaster Movie (2008) opposite Carmen Electra, Temptation: Confession of a Marriage Counselor (2013) and PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021), and the twelfth season of American Horror Story (2023).

Kim Kardashian Takes Part In ‘Dancing With The Stars
In 2008, Kim – a self-professed non-dancer – was a contestant on Dancing With The Stars, the US version of Strictly Come Dancing. Kim was the third celebrity to be voted off faring much worse than her brother Rob, who appeared on the show in 2011 and came second!

Kim Kardashian Releases ‘Jam (Turn It Up)’
After dabbling in dancing and acting, the only thing left for Kim was music, so in 2011 she released her first single ‘Jam (Turn It Up)‘, which featured lyrics like ‘Rosé up in the air’ and ‘Pick up any boy that I want’. Kim’s husband Kanye West featured in the video and the song charted at number 17 on the Billboard charts.
In a 2014 appearance on Watch What Happens Live!, Kim said the song was a ‘lame decision’ and ‘the one thing’ that she can’t believe she did.

Kim Kardashian’s Various Side Hustles
While KUWTK was Kim’s primary job, it was nightclub appearances, shop openings, the Kardashian Kollection clothing line, and brand partnerships that landed her on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2014.
The magazine reported how the bulk of Kim’s $28 million yearly earnings were ‘derived from sources other than her show’.
Among the many partnerships Kim has had in her time, these include one with the toilet paper brand Charmin in 2010, and questionable diet supplements which have been the subject of intense criticism and reprimands by health bodies.

Kim Kardashian Makes Foray Into Tech
After announcing via a 2014 viral Paper magazine cover that she would ‘break the internet’, Kim focussed her sites on the tech world with a mobile game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, and a range of ‘Kimojis‘ – adding to her already profit-building social media presence.
Between June 2014 and June 2015, Kim had earned $51 million, according to Forbes. The year before, her annual income had been $ 28 million. When analyzing the increase in wealth, Forbes attributed it to her moves within the tech world, with her namesake game accounting for 40 percent of her yearly earnings.
In 2016, Kim was honored with a ‘special achievement’ Webby award.

Kim Kardashian Releases ‘Selfish’ Book Of Selfies
In 2015, Kardashian released her first book – a coffee table photobook full of selfies entitled Selfish. In an interview with AdWeek Kim, who was dubbed the Queen of Selfies at the time, said she took her first one in 1984.

Kim Kardashian Founds KKW Beauty
In 2017, Kim made the long-awaited venture into beauty releasing her line KKW Beauty, which features products very much associated with Kim – like contour kits and lipstick ranges. In 2020, the brand was valued at $1 billion in a deal with cosmetics company Coty.

Kim Kardashian Embarks On A Legal Career
Amid the beauty and shapewear lines, Kim has also enrolled at law school and is studying for the bar. Her entrance into the legal sector was inspired by her support for criminal justice reform and she has personally intervened in some cases in the hope to acquit or grant clemency on behalf of some offenders. Her new work in prison reform has even taken her to the White House, where she was able to persuade Donald Trump to pardon and free Alice Marie Johnson – a woman who had been in prison for 21 years on a drugs charge.

Kim Kardashian Founds SKIMS
Kim launched her shapewear and lingerie line SKIMS in 2019. The brand experienced a rocky start after the mogul initially named the collection ‘Kimono’ – leading to a huge backlash and accusations of cultural appropriation – before renaming it SKIMS. The brand has since expanded into maternity wear and there are reports the businesswoman will soon make a foray into homeware.

Kim Kardashian Becomes A Billionaire
On April 6, Forbes magazine officially recognized Kim Kardashian as a billionaire. Releasing its annual billionaire’s list, the Money magazine estimates that Kardashian has increased her net worth from $780 million (£565m) in October 2020 thanks to her latest ventures SKIMS and KKW Beauty.
Currently, Kardashian is ranked position 2674 on Forbes’ wealthiest billionaires list. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos holds the first position.
So far, Kardashian hasn’t responded to the news, her Instagram Stories are instead previewing SKIMS collections.

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