Kanye West’s Net Worth Is Astronomical, All Thanks to His Yeezy Empire
Of all the things that are turbulent in his life, at least Kanye West’s net worth remains stable. The Jesus Is King rapper has previously battled with business industry-wide net worth calculators, such as Forbes, over his reported net worth on their site for years. Kanye often claimed that his net worth was far higher than what was publicly estimated, yet never provided sufficient documentation to Forbes to back up such claims. As of 2020, however, that has finally changed.
The updates to Kanye West’s net worth came around the time he formally announced his Yeezy x Gap collaboration in June 2020. “We are excited to welcome Kanye back to the Gap family as a creative visionary, building…
The DONDA rapper had previously battled against industry-wide net worth reports by the likes Forbes over personal claims that his net worth is far higher than publicly estimated. Major updates to Kanye West’s net worth were first reported back in 2020 when the rapper launched his Yeezy x Gap collaboration in June of that year; it elevated him to that coveted 10-figure sum. This major move in Kanye’s fashion career seemed like a step in the right direction for the artist—that is, until his fashion brand Yeezy’s appearance at Paris Fashion Week in October 2022, where Ye debuted a t-shirt that had the slogan “White Lives Matter” emblazoned on the back.
The DONDA artist received a lot of criticism about how dangerous the slogan was from various people in the industry. The most notable one is between him and Gigi Hadid and her friend Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. Ye attacked fashion editor Gabriella via social media and the two have continuously argued with each other on social media. But Gigi called Ye out for being a “bully” and stood by Gabriella in her defense.
