Kanye West Net Worth ($400 Million)

Kanye West is counted among the most influential American rappers, producers, entrepreneurs, and fashion designers who have gained much popularity in less time. Today, he is the richest personality with a net worth of $400 million.

He gained fame when he released his album “The College Dropout” in 2004. Due to his dedication and hardwork, he got many awards and nominations.  He further released many other successful albums, including “Graduation,” “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” “Late Registration,” and “Yeezus.”

Kanye West Source of Income

The net worth of Kanye West is estimated to be around $400 million in 2023. The majority of his income comes from record producing, fashion designing, and brand endorsements.

Do you know that his net worth used to be $2 billion in 2022 and it was because of a Yeezy sneaker partnership with Adidas. Unfortunately, Adidas ended the partnership in October 2022 and his net worth dropped significantly.

Still he is also considered among the the best and most successful musicians in this world.

Kanye West’s Net Worth Growth

Kanye West also earned a huge amount of money by working with several brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Nike, and Adidas. More so, he also co-founded companies like GOOD Music and DONDA, which helped him to become the wealthiest person in the entertainment industry.

Here is the record of Kanye West’s net worth from the previous years, such as below.

• Net worth in 2023: $400 million
• Net worth in 2022: $2 billion
• Net worth in 2021: $ 6 billion
• Net worth in 2020: $ 5 billion
• Net worth in 2019: $ 4.5 billion
• Net worth in 2018: $ 4 billion

Kanye West Biography

Kanye West is also known by his full name Kanye Omari West. He was born on June 8, 1997, in Atlanta, Georgia. His father’s name is Ray West, who was a former Black Panther, and his mother’s name is Donda West, who was an English teacher at Chicago State University. When Kanye West was three years old, his parents divorced, and he moved to Chicago with his mother. He started experimenting with music at an earlier age.

If we talk about his education, Kanye West completed his education from high school. After that, he attended Chicago’s American Academy of art. When he was twenty years old, he dropped out his school to pursue his music career.

Personal Life: He was dating television star Kim Kardashian since April and then the couple got engaged in October 2013. They got married on May 24, 2014 at Fort di Belvedere in Florence. They have 4 children namely Psalm West, Chicago West, Saint West, and North West. His mother Donda West was died on November 10, 2007.

West submitted an application to change his official name from from Kanye Omari West to Ye on August 24, 2021 and the request got approved on October 18, 2021.

Kanye West Career

Kanye West started his career by making beats for local artists. In 2000, he began to work as a producer for Roc-A-Fella records. Then he also worked with many artists such as Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. Besides this, he also wanted to be a successful rapper.

In 2002, Kanye West recorded the song “Through the wire with his jaw still wired shut.” Then he released “The college dropout” and earned 10 Grammy award nominations. After that, Kanye West released many albums, which helped him to become more wealthiest.

He is among the best-selling music artists in the world, with over 160 million records sold. He also bagged 24 Grammy Awards with 75 nominations.

Here are the several albums released by Kanye West, such as:

• Late Registration (Album, 2005)
• Graduation (Album, 2007)
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Album, 2010)
• Yeezus (Album, 2013)
• The life of Pablo (Album, 2016)
• Ye (Album, 2018)
• Jesus is king (Album, 2019)

Interesting facts about Kanye West

1. Kanye West is the richest black person in United States history.
2. Kanye West has sold more than 140 million singles/albums in his career.
3. He earns $ 150 to $ 200 million in Yeezy royalties each year.
4. Kanye West had a long relationship with Jay Z and produced four songs for the album named The Blueprint.
5. He made his name and fame by starting a fashion company by himself.

Kanye West Lifestyle

Kanye West lives a luxurious lifestyle. He has more than 15 luxury cars, such as Lamborghini Aventador, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes, Bentley Continental GT, Lexus GX, Range Rover Sport, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Porsche 911, and many others.

In addition, Kanye owns more than 12 real estate properties, one private jet, and four luxury Yachts. He owns more than 20 real estate properties in the US. Recently, Kanye West purchased a 20,000 sq. ft villa in Florida that is worth $ 37 million US. Moreover, he also has other homes in many locations, such as Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Houston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Denver, and others.

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Conclusion

Once a billionaire, Kanye West net worth has now dropped to $400 million. It is quite hard to predict whether his net worth will rise in future, however he is also focusing on his business apart from his musical career. We hope, this star will rise again.

See: Richest Rappers in the world

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