Here's Everything You Need to Know About Kanye West's Net Worth
“I am currently the single highest paid person in footwear. That means I make more money on shoes than Michael Jordan.”
Kanye West has been busy during the past months, dropping his album ye as well as the collaborative project Kids See Ghosts alongside Kid Cudi, and producing albums for Pusha T and Teyana Taylor. He’s also released a handful of new sneakers as well as YEEZY apparel, and who could forget that the rapper made half a million US dollars in 30 minutes on merchandise earlier this month? It is clear that West has been working hard across all divisions, which leads us to the question everyone is always asking: What is Kanye West’s net worth?
Kanye West has reportedly made $62 million USD in digital singles according to The Recording Industry Association of America, as well as sold $13 million USD in albums. On top of that, his longstanding collaboration with adidas has been more than profitable, with the rapper himself tweeting, “I am currently the single highest paid person in footwear. That means I make more money on shoes than Michael Jordan.”Jordan sales come in at a whopping $3.1 billion USD annually, so we can only imagine the numbers he’s making. On top of that, Yeezy also added that, “We have 160 positions to fill by the end of the year. Yeezy will hit a billion dollars this year. It is the 2nd fastest growing company in history. It is a unicorn on its way to becoming a decacorn,” alluding to the vast growth and income of his clothing brand.
Kanye West also bought a $60 million USD mansion with his wife Kim Kardashian earlier this year, proving that there’s no shortage of income there. So, what does the rapper’s total net worth come down to? According to Celebrity Net-Worth, West clocks in at a whopping $160 million USD.