This not exactly just in:
Kim Kardashian is very rich.
This has been the case ever since the Kim Kardashian sex tape hit the market and the reality star started to take in one royalty check after another.
But it’s never been clear just how many zeroes are attached to Kardashian’s bank account… until now!
The mother of two covers the latest issue of Forbes, not flaunting her sizable rear end or any of her cleavage for a change.
Just flaunting her tax bracket inside the issue, as part of a featured cover story on how much Kim has raked in from her video game.
According to the magazine, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has been downloaded 45 million times and generated $ 160 million in revenue overall.
Editors at the publication estimate that Kardashian herself has pocketed $ 45 million since its release, earning $ 51 million to date in 2016, with 40% of her yearly paycheck coming from the game.
While this figure may sound impressive, Kim only ranks 42nd on Forbes’ annual rundown of celebrity salaries.
Taylor Swift sits at number-one with $ 170 million made in 2016.
(Editor’s Note: HOLY CASH COW!)
Despite her relatively low ranking, Kardashian covers the latest issue of Forbes because it focuses on the suddenly popular and profitable business of celebrity technology.
Forbes writes that star-driven mobile games have become a $ 200-million-a-year business.
And then there’s the whole emoji thing, with Kim, Amber Rose, Steph Curry and Justin Bieber among those making an insane amount of money off their own emoji line.
While Kim may not come across as a businesswoman, she does at least understand the market out there.
“I love my big computer, but I can’t even tell you the last time I sat in front of it,” Kardashian told Forbes. “I’m always on my phone.”
Isn’t everyone?
Hence the push for ways to make money off the mobile universe.
“When people looked at me in a way like, ‘Why is she stepping into the tech world? That’s not her territory! Stick to reality TV!’ I was like, ‘No,’ ” Kardashian says, adding:
“This is fun for me. Now I’m coming up with Kimojis and the app and all these other ideas. I don’t see myself stopping.”
Well, no. You did see how much Kim just made off the game, didn’t you?
Alas, she may never claim the top spot from Swift:
Taylor is coming out with her own mobile game later this year.