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How the Kardashians make and spend their money

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Over 20 seasons across 14 years, the Kardashian-Jenner family opened up their most intimate moments to the world through their reality TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians(KUWTK). From weddings and children to divorce and cheating scandals, their fans have followed every high and low with the famous family. But even though the show has come to an end, the money-making is far from over.

A new TV show with Hulu is in the pipeline and each family member is running their own businesses. Love them or loathe them, this famous family certainly knows how to make some serious cash. With a combined net worth that goes well into the billions, click or scroll through how the Kardashian-Jenner clan makes and spends their fortune.

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Although the late Robert Kardashian was a well-known attorney, his ex-wife Kris Jenner was the mastermind behind the TV seriesKeeping Up With the Kardashiansthat really launched the Jenner-Kardashian clan into stardom in 2007, helped by the burgeoning fame of daughter Kim Kardashian. Let's take a look at how much each member of the clan is worth and what they do with their money.

Kendall Jenner

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Kendall is the second youngest sibling in the Kardashian-Jenner family. Sources report that her net worth currently is around $45 million (£32.3m).

Kendall Jenner

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Alongside starring on her family's reality show, Kendall predominantly works as a model, and has walked catwalks for the likes of Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, H&M (pictured) and Tiffany & Co. The 25-year-old has certainly made her mark on the industry, and she was ranked as the world's highest-paid model in 2018, after banking $22.5 million (£16.2m) from modelling work in the previous 12 months, according to Forbes. Kendall first took the top spot in 2017, stealing it from Gisele Bündchen, who had been the world's best-paid model since 2002 until Kendall stepped onto the scene. However, Jenner is currently facing a $1.8 million (£1.3m) lawsuit from fashion brand Liu Jo, which claims she breached her contract in 2020 by failing to show up for a photo shoot. Before going AWOL, the star allegedly received a $1.35 million (£979k) paycheck. Jenner's representatives have denied the claims, stating that the shoot had to be rescheduled due to covid-19, and the brand has rejected offers of alternative dates to fulfil contractual obligations.

Kendall Jenner

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Kendall has a significant internet fan base (she boasts 187 million Instagram followers). She once had the most liked photo on the social media platform. As a result, the superstar makes big money as an influencer. A sponsored post from Jenner is estimated to cost a business between $345,944 and $576,574 (£251-46kk). On her Instagram account, Jenner has endorsed high-end labels such as Calvin Klein.

Kendall Jenner

Kendall's huge online following has also provided a great platform for the launch of her first solo business, a tequila brand called 818. She announced the new venture in February this year, revealing that her hand-crafted Mexican tequila has been four years in the making and has already won a long list of awards through anonymous taste tests. There are three different types in her collection: blanco, reposado and añejo, retailing at $44.99 (£32), $54.99 (£39) and $64.99 (£47) respectively. The bottles hit store shelves in California in May. According to the president of 818 Tequila, Mike Novy, the company's sales exceeded sales forecasts for the first two years in the first two months of its launch. However, Jenner found herself at the centre of yet another controversy when her ad campaign for the brand was accused of appropriating Mexican culture. She had to disable comments on her Instagram page to avoid the backlash from fans.

Kendall Jenner

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Jenner's remarkable resumé also includes the title of creative director. This year, the reality star turned supermodel was named the new creative director of FWRD, a luxury fashion e-commerce company. Jenner's new position includes designing the website's look as well as curating the variety of high-end goods sold on the site.

Kendall Jenner

Kendall's business interests also expand into the world of property, and she has flipped a number of million-dollar properties in America's most affluent neighbourhoods. After flying the family nest in 2014, Kendall moved into her West Hollywood starter home, which she then sold for $1.6 million (£1.2m) in 2018. Kendall now lives in this Spanish-style Beverly Hills villa, which she purchased from Charlie Sheen in October 2017 for $8.6 million (£6.2m).

Kendall Jenner

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The paparazzi regularly snap Kendall splashing the cash at high-end stores, such as when she racked up a €1,140 ($1.3k/£830) bill at a Parisian bookstore back in 2015. When she's Stateside, photographers have to be quick on their feet to catch their shots, thanks to her love of luxury cars. Kendall and her sister Kylie drive matching Ferrari 448 Spiders, while Kendall also has a number of American muscle cars, such as her 1957 Corvette Stingray and her Camaro SS.

Khloé Kardashian

The youngest of the three Kardashian sisters has carved out a tidy little fortune for herself since first appearing on Keeping Up With the Kardashians in 2007. These days, Khloé's reportedly worth an estimated $50 million (£36m).

Khloé Kardashian

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Khloé revelled in the world of reality TV and, alongside KUWTK, she starred in the Kourtney and Khloé Take… series with her sister and Khloé and Lamar with her now ex-husband Lamar Odom (pictured together). Khloé also made a brief appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice, and launched talk show Kocktails with Khloé in 2016, but it was cancelled after one season. In 2017, she became the host of fitness showRevenge Body, which lasted for four seasons.

Khloé Kardashian

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Khloé also has plenty of lucrative off-screen hustles that have added to her extraordinary wealth, such as her wellness bookStrong Looks Better Naked, which was released in 2015. In 2016 she launched her jeans line Good American, which reportedly made $1 million (£715k) on its first day of trading. In fact, Khloé earned $15 million (£10.7m) in 2016 alone, according to Forbes.

Khloé Kardashian

So where does that money go? Khloé is a big fan of opulent properties that neighbour America's biggest celebrities. In 2014, Khloé spent $7.2 million (£4.3m) on Justin Bieber's 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean mansion (pictured) in California and had the property completely remodelled by interior decorator to the stars Martyn Lawrence Bullard. She sold the mansion for $15.5 million (£11.1m) in November 2020, but she's not moved completely out of the area. Soon after, Khloé purchased a home in the Ashley Ridge neighbourhood, part of the Hidden Hills gated community in Los Angeles, for $17 million (£12m). The plot sits next to one bought by her mother Kris for $20 million (£14m).

Kourtney Kardashian

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The eldest Kardashian, Kourtney, is rumoured to have an estimated $65 million (£47.1m) fortune.

Kourtney Kardashian

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Like her little sister, the majority of Kourtney's wealth initially came from the family's reality TV appearances. She also co-founded and ran the luxury clothing boutique DASH together with sisters Kim and Khloe, but after 12 years in business the stores closed their doors in 2018. Just a year later Kourtney launched lifestyle website Poosh, which covers everything from make-up guides to healthy recipes and pregnancy-friendly workouts.

Kourtney Kardashian

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Kourtney made her film debut this year, featuring alongside TikTok sensation Addison Rae in the Netflix movie He's All That. Despite the flick being trashed by critics, it's reasonable to presume the star received a sizable payday from the streaming behemoths for her cameo role.

Kourtney Kardashian

At a creative conference in San Francisco in 2019, Kourtney said that she keeps one piece of financial advice from her late father Robert Kardashian close to her heart: money doesn't buy happiness. That said, she hasn't exactly been afraid of spending her fortune over the years. Along with a designer wardrobe and a fleet of cars, one of Kourtney's biggest purchases was an $8.5 million (£5.1m) estate that she purchased with former partner Scott Disick in 2014. Not content with the state of the sprawling property, Kourtney then dropped a further $100,000 (£65k) on the backyard, putting in a state-of-the-art kitchen, which includes a dishwasher, a terrace and a fire pit. This year the reality star has reportedly bought a six-bedroom house near Palm Springs for $12 million (£8.5m). Recently, the star has also been spotted splashing cash on a string of luxury vacations in Mexico, Las Vegas and Italy with her new squeeze Travis Barker.

Caitlyn Jenner

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Arguably one of the most accomplished members of the Kardashian-Jenner family, and parent to Kendall and Kylie, Caitlyn Jenner is an Olympic gold medallist after her success in the decathlon event in Montreal in 1976. Her fame was then a springboard into the world of Hollywood, and more recently she has become a vocal activist for the transgender community. Caitlyn's net worth is rumoured to be around $100 million (£72m).

Caitlyn Jenner

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Following her sporting achievements, Caitlyn bagged hefty paycheques working as a motivational speaker around the country, as well as various endorsement deals. All of this was before she joined KUWTK, and she's since appeared in reality TV shows including the UK'sI'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and was recently revealed to be the Phoenix in the last US series of The Masked Singer.Caitlyn is now looking to make a move into politics and in April announced that she was running for governor of California, but some have suggested the move is an attempt to get back into the limelight now that KUWTKis over. Jenner will be heading into the Australian Celebrity Big Brother house in September, which could cause her to miss the recall election and weeks of her own campaign, further fuelling the rumour that her dabbling in politics may just be a PR stunt.

Following her sporting achievements, Caitlyn bagged hefty paycheques working as a motivational speaker and through various endorsement deals. As well asKUWTK, she's appeared in reality TV shows including the UK'sI'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!and the latest US series of The Masked Singer. She was also a guest host on talk show The View in September 2021, where she came under fire for her opinions on vaccine mandates. Caitlyn has even embarked on a political career, running for governor of California during the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election. However, some have suggested the move is an attempt to return to the limelight now thatKUWTKis over. Caitlyn will be heading into the AustralianBig Brother VIPhouse for its upcoming series, expected to start in November 2021. The California election ended on 14 September as voters chose not to recall incumbent governor Gavin Newsom, but had it continued, many people noted that Caitlyn would have been unable to see the campaign through due to herBig Brothercontract.

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Caitlyn Jenner

One of Caitlyn's most widely publicised spends was her gender reassignment surgery, as she fully transitioned back in 2015. In total the process is believed to have cost $4 million (£2.6m), including $150,000 (£97k) on a new designer wardrobe. In the same year, Caitlyn also spent just shy of $3.6 million (£2.3m) on this secluded mansion in Malibu Hills, which sits among 11 acres of private land.

Kris Jenner

The matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan is believed to have a net worth of $170 million (£123m), which placed her as the eighth richest self-made woman in America in 2020, according to Forbes. She was earning an enormous $100,000 (£73k) per episode ofKeeping Up With the Kardashians at the show's peak. The family show may now have come to an end but Kris remains an integral part in all of her kids' careers, and she pockets a 10% slice of all their earnings from modelling, licensing deals and their various beauty companies. She has written several books and hosted her own short-lived talk show,Kris. But the media mogul's latest business venture is outside of the family, and this year she co-launched Safely, a range of plant-based cleaning products she has created with model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen.

Kris Jenner

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Keeping up with her daughter's style is of the upmost importance to Kris, who likes to buy pieces from high-end labels such as Balmain, Chanel and Prada. The matriarch also loves to throw a party, and when it's a milestone like her 60th then no expense is spared. It's thought she spent $2 million (£1.3m) on the elaborate Great Gatsby-themed festivities in 2015, which featured vintage cars, fireworks, a star-studded guest list and big-name performances.

Kris Jenner

And where better to throw a party than in one of your million-dollar mansions? Kris has flipped a number of big money residences in California, including this Hidden Hills property that she bought for just under $10 million (£7.3m) around four years ago. She then went on to sell the home, which came decked out with walnut floors, a double-height entrance hall and a grand floating staircase, for $15 million (£10.9m) last year in an off-market deal. She has since spent $20 million (£14m) on a plot in the Hidden Hills next to her daughter Khloé's new home.

Kris also counts a $12 million (£8.7m) minimalist mansion in Coachella Valley in her property portfolio, which she bought in 2018, and of course one of America's most famous TV homes, the original Kardashian family home in Hidden Hills. Kris bought the house for $4 million (£2.7m) in 2010, three years after the first episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians aired. Her son Rob now lives there.

Kylie Jenner

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Despite being the youngest member of the family, Kylie Jenner was the wealthiest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan when she was dubbed the world's youngest self-made billionaire byForbesaged just 21. Her net worth has since been recalculated to $620 million (£449m), according to the latest Forbes data, but it's safe to say this reality star-turned-businesswoman has built up quite an empire…

Kylie Jenner

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Kylie founded her make-up company Kylie Cosmetics in 2015 after she used $250,000 (£181k) of her modelling earnings to buy 15,000 lip kits. And it was a savvy move, as thanks to her huge social media following the $29 (£19) kits sold out in minutes. Kylie Cosmetics continued to grow and was thought to be valued at $1.2 billion (£872m) when she sold 51% of the business in 2019, pushing her personal net worth past the $1 billion (£718m) mark. But after further investigation into the company's finances, Forbes readjusted Kylie's net worth as it appeared the valuation had been inflated. Kylie Cosmetics reported revenues of $200 million (£151m) in 2019.

Kylie Jenner

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Kylie also commands a big fee for public appearances, and it was reported that she was paid between $100,000 and $200,000 (£65k-£130k) for attending her own 18th birthday party in 2015, where fans could pay $150 (£95) to sit in the VIP area with the then-teenager. It looks as though Kylie Jenner's influence is only set to grow. She filed a "Kylie Baby" trademark in 2019, as well as three new trademarks in January last year: "Kylie Con", "Kylie Kon" and "Kylie Museum". Reports suggest the names will be used for clothing, beauty consultations, handbags and live events, which will include exhibitions and interactive experiences.

Kylie also commands a big fee for public appearances. It was reported that she received between $100,000 and $200,000 (£65k-£130k) for attending her own 18th birthday party in 2015, where fans could pay $150 (£95) to sit in the VIP area with the then-teenager. It looks as though Kylie Jenner's influence is only set to grow. After filing a 'Kylie Baby' trademark in 2019, she launched her own baby care brand in September 2021, just a few weeks after announcing her second pregnancy with Travis Scott. Kylie also filed three new trademarks in January last year: 'Kylie Con', 'Kylie Kon', and 'Kylie Museum'. Reports suggest the names will be used for clothing, beauty consultations, handbags and live events, which will include exhibitions and interactive experiences.

Kylie Jenner

Not satisfied with simply a make-up empire, the entrepreneur launched her own garment line, Kylie Swim, earlier this year. The venture is still in its early stages, but Jenner has teased her legion of Instagram followers with glimpses of the bold swimwear. Speaking of Instagram followers, the star has 264 million, making her one of the most followed celebrities on the app. It's estimated that she earns a staggering $1.2 million (£870,000) per sponsored post.

Kylie Jenner

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This businesswoman is also somewhat of a property mogul, and in 2016 Kylie bought three incredible multimillion-dollar homes in Hidden Hills in Los Angeles County. She went halves on a $13.5 million (£9.8m) Beverly Hills house with then-boyfriend Travis Scott in 2018, which came with seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, as well as a wine room, a three-car garage and a library. Kylie's most recent investment is a single-storey home in Holmby Hills, LA – but this is no normal bungalow. At $36.5 million (£28.7m), the property comes with two guest apartments and a dedicated guardhouse, as well as a chef's kitchen, gym and championship-level sports court. Incredibly that's not all – last year's outgoings also included $15 million (£11.7m) for a plot of land in Hidden Hills. What the young star plans to do with the space is as yet unknown.

This businesswoman is also somewhat of a property mogul, and in 2016 Kylie bought three incredible multimillion-dollar homes in Hidden Hills in Los Angeles County. She went halves on a $13.5 million (£9.8m) Beverly Hills house with boyfriend Travis Scott in 2018, which came with seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, as well as a wine room, a three-car garage and a library. Kylie's most recent investment is a single-storey home in Holmby Hills, LA – but this is no normal bungalow. At $36.5 million (£28.7m), the property comes with two guest apartments and a dedicated guardhouse, as well as a chef's kitchen, gym and championship-level sports court. Incredibly, that's not all – last year's outgoings also included $15 million (£11.7m) for a plot of land in Hidden Hills. The sale reportedly included approved plans to build an 18,000 square-foot (1672 square-metre) mansion.

Kim Kardashian West

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Well over a decade sinceKeeping Up With the Kardashianslaunched,Kim Kardashian West is more famous than ever and her net worth has hit $1.2 billion (£870m), according toForbes.

Kim Kardashian West

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From diet pills to credit cards, Kim isn't afraid to lend her name or face to a whole bunch of brands, and it's earned her a lot of money. One of her biggest endorsement deals to date is the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game with Glu Mobile; in 2014 the star signed a deal which sees her earn 45% of its net profits. In 2016 Kim wrote on Twitter that she'd just cashed a video game cheque for $80 million (£57m), although Forbes estimates that $20 million (£14.3m) is a more realistic figure for her 2015 earnings from the game.

Kim Kardashian West

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The star has 151 million Instagram followers and, like her famous siblings, can make a small fortune promoting products on the app. However, Kardashian has recently come under fire for pushing crypto currency business Ethereum Max to her legion of followers. A financial watchdog dubbed it the "financial promotion with the single largest audience reach in history," but raised worry that Kardashian was advertising a scam to her fans. Kardashian has been chastised in the past for her product-pushy behavior. Since the early days of her career, the megastar has received backlash for endorsing goods such as diet teas and pills, which are said to have detrimental health impacts.

Kim Kardashian West

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Kim's revenue streams appear to be never-ending, and after writing a book and launching her own range of emoticons called Kimoji in 2015, she returned to familiar territory when she established cosmetics and fragrance company KKW in 2017. Just three years later, she sold 20% of her business to global beauty company Coty for $200 million (£162m). Kim announced she was temporarily shutting down the KKW brand from 1 August to design a new, more modern brand. Fans have speculated whether the new branding will include the "W" – the "West" in "Kim Kardashian West" – in light of her pending divorce from Kanye West. However, in a promotional video released on 7 October 2021 to advertise an upcoming episode ofSaturday Night Live, Kim's latest hosting gig, the star introduced herself using her married name.

Kim Kardashian West

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In 2019 Kim launched SKIMS, an inclusive shapewear brand, and it's rumoured she's now looking to launch her own skincare range, having recently filed a document trademarking the named "SKKN BY KIM". Her trademark attempts haven't all been plain sailing though – the reality star recently received a cease-and-desist warning from fellow beauty brand SKNN+, which claims the name is too similar to its own. As if keeping all of those businesses running wasn't enough work for the billionaire, she also enrolled on a four-year legal apprenticeship at a San Francisco firm in 2019.

Kim Kardashian West

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It's almost impressive that Kim finds time to spend her fortune, but living in the limelight comes with its financial drawbacks too. After she revealed her beauty routine toEllemagazine in 2018, fans tried to piece together how much it costs to look like Kim K. One source estimated that it would add up to an incredible $168,880 (£123k) per month when factoring in everything from workouts with celebrity trainers and make-up artists to skin-tightening laser treatments.

Kim Kardashian West

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Kim Kardashian's biggest spends usually hit the headlines, including her $12 million (£7.2m) wedding to rapper Kanye West in 2014. A lavish ceremony doesn't guarantee a marriage will last however, and Kim started divorce proceedings in February 2021. However, the pair have an extensive property portfolio that makes it easy for them to keep their distance while legal matters are underway, including a mega-mansion in Hidden Hills rumoured to have been snapped up for $20 million (£12m) in 2014, two other estates in the area bought for $3 million (£2.3m) and $2.7 million (£2m) apiece in 2019, and Monster Lake Ranch in Wyoming, which was listed for $14 million (£10.6m) before the deal was sealed in September 2019.

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