Popular model, socialite, blogger and reality TV star Kim Kardashian knows how to make millions. Her income is growing exponentially, constantly replenishing her bank account.
Career
Kim Kardashian was born into a wealthy family of a producer and lawyer. The parents were married for a long time, and when the three daughters grew up, they decided to divorce. Kim and her sisters stayed with their mother, who actively promoted the family through the reality show "The Kardashian Family". The program appeared in 2007, to date, 10 seasons of the show have been released.
Kim began her career in the fashion industry in the early 2000s. During this period, she helped the socialite Bernadette Rae to form the correct wardrobe, select outfits for her to go out. The formation of the style was so successful that many famous people noticed the result. That is why Kim worked as a personal assistant for Paris Hilton for a long time.
Since Kim Kardashian gladly demonstrated her talents to the public thanks to the start of a reality show about her family, the girl took part in the program "Dancing with the Stars", starred nude for the famous Playboy magazine. That is, in any way she untwisted her persona, attracting the attention of the viewer.
Kim Kardashian regularly releases clothing lines with her sisters. For these purposes, Kimberly has specially developed a line of leather and cotton jewelry made in ethnic style. The collections of the Kardashian sisters are limited, so they are wildly popular. In July 2010, a wax figure of Kimberly Kardashian appeared at Madame Tussauds. This meant great recognition for the girl among the audience.
Personal life
Despite such a frantic schedule, constant shooting, generating new ideas, Kim managed to create a wonderful family. The couple Kimberly Kardashian and Kanye West are considered one of the strongest and most beautiful in Hollywood and among musicians.
They have been married since May 2014, this is Kim's third marriage stamp. Prior to that, she was married for 4 years to music producer Damon Thomas, 2 years to basketball player Chris Humphries. All of Kim's husbands and young people were public and famous personalities. The singer Kanye West was no exception.
Now the couple have three children, Kim herself gave birth to two, and the third time she had to resort to the services of a surrogate mother.
Income
Thanks to the incredible popularity of the TV show about the Kardashian family, Kim earned $ 6 million in 2010, becoming the highest paid reality TV star. The girl invested most of the fee in the development of her own business and was right. In 2010, Kim released a perfume called "Kim Kardashian", then released an exclusive sun cream for the Sefora cosmetics chain.
And already in 2011, the star launches a new fragrance on its own behalf, "Gold", which combines notes of bergamot, grapefruit, pink pepper, jasmine, rose and violet.
And in 2018, revenue from reality shows already amounted to $ 20 million. and this is the smallest amount among other cash flows of the star. For example, Kim Kardashian charges $ 500,000 for every Instagram ad post.
Now Kim Kardashian owns a whole brand of cosmetics: "KKW Beauty". The annual income from the sale of lipstick, eyeliner and lip liner, gloss and other things brings the star about $ 100 million a year. When Kim first presented her beauty line in 2016, the entire edition was sold out in 2.5 hours. At the same time, in 5 minutes of sales, the star earned $ 14 million.
In 2017, Kardashian launched another fragrance, she launched the sale of perfume in an online store. During the day, users bought a perfume for 10 million dollars, while no one even knew what kind of fragrance it was and how it sounded. It was important to consumers that this is produced under the Kimberly Kardashian brand.
And in April 2018, Kardashian prepared a new sensation: a scent in a bottle that was an exact replica of her body. The cast was made from clay. then all this was transferred to miniature. Kim actively posted the whole process on her Instagram account.
Kim is a wonderful entrepreneur and knows how to make money from literally everything, in 2014 she realized that she shouldn't be limited to fashion and beauty, so she released the game “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” on her phone. In the AppStore application, the toy was downloaded by 45 million users, each paying $ 2 for it. Now the game is one of the main sources of income for Kim, namely 40% of all profits.
Kim Kardashian has taken on the role of executive producer of the Kardashian Family TV show, plus she regularly receives payments for the sale of her books. Her most famous edition is Selfie. Within a minute, 500 limited copies of the book were sold in the online store, and only after that the work went to print.
In 2017, Kimberly Kardashian and Kanye West launched a joint project: a clothing line for children from 2 to 8 years old. Prices for the brand start at $ 22 for a choker, and for a bomber jacket, parents of young fashionistas will need to shell out $ 250.
If you count all sources of income, then in total for 2018, Kim Kardashian earned about $ 350 million. These indicators brought her to the 56th place of the richest people in America. The girl not only overtook her husband Kanye West in earnings, but also most of her sisters.
