Kanye West's Net Worth Jumps To $6.6 Billion: Report
The rapper-turned-clothing mogul reportedly is now worth 6.6 Billion USD, thanks to the boost in Yeezy sneaker sales and the projected earnings from the upcoming Yeezy Gap line.
The
rapper-turned-clothing
mogul
reportedly
is
now
worth
6.6
Billion
USD,
thanks
to
the
boost
in
Yeezy
sneaker
sales
and
the
projected
earnings
from
the
upcoming
Yeezy
Gap
line.
The
Hollywood
Reporter
has
revealed
that
Kanye
West
has
now
become
the
richest
Black
person
in
America.
However,
the
estimate
has
sparked
debates
as
Forbes
have
claimed
that
there
are
disputes
in
the
figure.
Yeezy
has
an
existing
deal
with
German
sportswear
giant
Adidas
which
brings
the
fashion
line's
net
worth
between
$3.2
billion
to
$4.7
billion.
However,
the
new
anticipated
collection
in
collaboration
with
Gap
is
expected
to
be
worth
more
than
$970
million
according
to
a
Bloomberg
report.
While
West
is
the
sole
owner
of
the
Yeezy
brand,
he
had
other
earnings
coming
from
his
music
catalogue
worth
$110
million
and
investments
worth
$1.7
billion
in
the
shapewear
company
Skims
owned
by
his
soon
to
be
ex-wife
Kim
Kardashian.
The
rapper
has
$122
million
in
cash
and
stocks
as
well,
as
reported
by
The
Hollywood
Reporter.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed
West
is
now
richer
than
celebrities
like
Oprah
Winfrey
and
Michael
Jordan,
and
Vista
Equity
Partners
founder
Robert
Smith,
World
Wide
Technology's
David
Steward.
Meanwhile,
Forbes
has
estimated
that
the
rapper
is
"worth
less
than
a
third
of
that,
or
$1.8
billion." A
Forbes
blog
post
by
Madeline
Berg
has
claimed
that
the
Bloomberg
figure
was
"not
true,
based
on
our
calculations".
Forbes
has
been
known
to
keep
track
of
the
wealth
of
the
super-rich.
Madeline
said
that
Bloomberg's
story
cited
a
UBS
report
on
West's
business
which
is
"based
on
projected
future
earnings,
particularly
for
Yeezy
Gap,
which
hasn't
even
launched
yet.
Bank
documents
like
this
are
well-known
for
painting
best-possible-scenario
future
valuations."
Talking
about
Forbes'
estimate,
she
said
their
calculations
are
"much
more
grounded" and
are
"based
on
that
old-fashioned
idea
of
current
revenues-not
theoretical
future
expectations.
Yeezy
Gap
has
brought
in
no
revenue,
let
alone
any
profits."