Kim Kardashian Net Worth 2026: How Skims Made Her a Billionaire

Kim Kardashian's net worth is about $1.9 billion, according to Forbes' real-time tracker (checked September 25, 2026). Celebrity Net Worth rounds it up to $2 billion. Nearly all of it rests on one asset: her stake in Skims, the shapewear and apparel company that investors valued at $5 billion in November 2025.

Where the money comes from

Kardashian's fortune is mostly paper wealth tied to private companies, plus decades of cash income from television, endorsements and social media. The pieces break down like this.

Skims: the bulk of the fortune

Kardashian co-founded Skims in 2019 with Jens Grede, who runs it as chief executive; her title is co-founder and chief creative officer, per the company's funding announcement. In that November 12, 2025 round, Skims raised $225 million led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with BDT & MSD Partners participating, at a $5 billion valuation.

Celebrity Net Worth reports that Kardashian owns roughly a third of Skims, which would make her stake worth about $1.67 billion on paper at that price. Forbes says the "vast majority" of her fortune comes from Skims and names billionaire investors Stephen Mandel, Daniel Sundheim and Josh Kushner among its backers.

The valuation has climbed with each round. Celebrity Net Worth lists the history:

Sales support the price. Skims said it expected to pass $1 billion in net sales in 2025, six years after launch. Celebrity Net Worth estimates revenue at about $500 million in 2022 and close to $750 million in 2023. At the time of the 2025 raise the company ran 18 owned stores in the U.S. plus two franchise locations in Mexico, and it had launched NikeSkims with Nike.

Beauty: KKW, SKKN and a third try

Kardashian started KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance in 2017. Beauty group Coty paid $200 million for a 20% stake, a deal that valued the beauty business at $1 billion, per Celebrity Net Worth. She later rebranded the line as SKKN by Kim in 2022. According to Cosmetics Business, Skims bought both Coty's stake and Kardashian's 80% in March 2025, folding her clothing, makeup, skincare and fragrance lines into one company, and SKKN was shut down that summer. Skims Beauty is the planned replacement; Kardashian said on X on September 22, 2026 that it arrives next year.

This matters for her net worth: the value of her old beauty brand now sits inside Skims rather than as a separate holding.

Television and entertainment

Television built the platform. Keeping Up with the Kardashians ran on E! from 2007 to 2021, and the family then signed a multi-year deal with Hulu for The Kardashians, which began in 2022, per Wikipedia. She has also acted in American Horror Story and the legal drama All's Fair, which began in 2025. Her newest credit is as producer of Team Moms: Baseball, an eight-episode series that premiered on Paramount+ on September 24, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter reports.

Celebrity Net Worth estimates her annual earnings at around $80 million. That figure covers salary, endorsements and other income, not the growth in her Skims stake.

Social media and other products

Forbes counts about 354 million Instagram followers and 72 million on X, which gives every product launch a built-in audience. Earlier licensing projects included the 2014 mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, the 2015 photo book Selfish and the Kimoji emoji app, according to Wikipedia.

Career timeline

• 1980: Born Kimberly Noel Kardashian on October 21 in Los Angeles, to attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner, who later became her manager.
• 2007: Keeping Up with the Kardashians premieres on E!.
• 2014: Releases the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood mobile game.
• 2017: Launches KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance.
• 2019: Co-founds Skims with Jens Grede.
• 2021: Appears on Forbes' billionaires list for the first time; Keeping Up ends.
• 2022: The Kardashians starts on Hulu; SKKN by Kim launches; divorce from Kanye West.
• 2025: Skims absorbs her beauty business in March and reaches a $5 billion valuation in November. She completes a four-year law apprenticeship but does not pass the California bar exam, per Wikipedia.
• 2026: Co-founder of relaunched energy drink UPDATE; producer of Team Moms: Baseball.

Recent changes (2025–2026)

Three developments shape her finances this year.

• Skims funding. The $5 billion valuation from late 2025 remains the most recent price for her main asset. Proceeds are going to physical stores and international growth, with the company aiming to become a mostly brick-and-mortar business.
• UPDATE energy drink. Forbes reported in July 2026 that Kardashian joined UPDATE, a paraxanthine-based energy drink founded by Daniel Solomons in 2022, as co-founder. The brand ran a viral video campaign and opened a pop-up on Melrose Avenue on July 26. No valuation or ownership share has been published.
• Skims Beauty. Planned for 2027, it is her third attempt at cosmetics. Skims hired Ami Colé founder Diarrha N'Diaye-Mbaye as executive vice president of beauty in November 2025, per Cosmetics Business.

Assets

Real estate

• Hidden Hills compound. She and Kanye West bought the main house for $19.75 million in August 2014, according to Robb Report. After the divorce she bought out West's share for $20 million plus $3 million for furnishings. Forbes puts the total at $23 million. The compound now covers four properties on more than four and a half acres.
• Malibu estate. In 2022 she paid $70.4 million for Cindy Crawford's former oceanfront home: a 7,450-square-foot house on more than three acres above El Sol Beach. Forbes reported it as the most expensive Malibu sale that year.
• Other property. Robb Report describes a wider portfolio that has included a Calabasas condo, Wyoming ranches and a home in Idaho.

Jet, cars and collectibles

Robb Report says she flies on a Gulfstream G650ER with a price tag of about $150 million. It also puts her fleet of eight to 10 cars at up to $5 million. Her auction purchases include Princess Diana's Attallah Cross pendant.

Net worth compared

Kardashian's fortune dwarfs most reality-TV earnings because it comes from owning a company rather than from appearance fees. The comparison is clearest inside her own family. Forbes links her mother Kris Jenner and her ex-husband Kanye West to Skims as holders of financial interests in it, but Kim's stake is the one that carries her into billionaire territory. Forbes gives her a self-made score of 7 out of 10: she built the business herself but started with a famous name.

Among the published estimates, the spread is narrow:

How this figure was reached

Every estimate starts with the same math: her share of Skims multiplied by its latest valuation. Differences come from three places.

1. Her exact stake. Skims does not publish its cap table. Celebrity Net Worth's one-third figure is an estimate, and each round of new investment dilutes existing owners slightly.
2. Private-company discounts. Forbes typically discounts private stakes and subtracts estimated taxes and debts. Simpler calculators take the headline valuation at face value, which pushes their figure higher.
3. Cash and property. Her homes alone account for close to $100 million in reported purchase prices, but outlets differ on how much cash she has kept from TV and endorsement income.

The $1.9 billion to $2 billion range is the best-supported answer. It could move sharply on a new Skims funding round, a sale, or a public listing, none of which has been announced.