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While Kim Kardashian has built an empire from reality TV and fashion, the new drop of her NikeSkims product could see her net worth rise even higher.
The NikeSKIMS Rift in satin, a ballet-inspired remix of the tabi toe, arrived Thursday, Nike announced on Instagram. But already, Kardashian boasts a whopping net worth of $1.9 billion.
Why It Matters
The brand new launch of the NikeSkims builds on Kardashian’s Skims fashion empire as Nike has long been losing ground with female consumers.
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Nike’s partnering with Kardashian aims to cater to a higher income millennial woman market segment, as 64 percent of Kardashian’s audience is millennials, according to Lefty, a tracker of influencers’ followers.
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What To Know
Kim Kardashian Net Worth 2026
As of 2026, Kardashian boasts a hefty estimated net worth of $1.9 billion.
That makes her the wealthiest of her family, in part due to the now-discontinued mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, which was downloaded more than 45 million times.
Kardashian also launched her cosmetics line, KKW Beauty, which brought in $100 million in sales in the first year alone. Following that, Skims launched, bringing in a significant boost to Kardashian's business empire.
Skims alone was worth $5 billion after a 2025 funding round, according to Forbes. The brand has investments from billionaires Stephen Mandel, Daniel Sundheim and Josh Kushner, Ivanka Trump's brother-in-law.
“I’ve always had that insane drive,” Kardashian said previously, as reported by Parade. “Like, if I want something bad enough, I always figure it out. Before I used to be just like, ‘Oh, it’s luck.’ But I have this drive inside of me where I’m just like, OK, this is the vision that I see for us and for the family, and let’s make it happen.”
Following her divorce from musician Ye, previously known as Kanye West, Kardashian paid $23 million to keep the family’s Hidden Hills mansion.
NikeSkims Rift: What to Know
The NikeSkims Rift is described as the first-ever NikeSKIMS sneaker.
It features Nike’s split-toe silhouette but with breathable mesh to make physical activity more effortless.
The shoe also comes with a minimal midsole and a single velcro strap.
The shoe is currently priced at $150 on the Skims website.
Did Kim Kardashian Pass the Bar?
So far, Kardashian has not passed the full bar exam, but she has been public with her progress toward becoming a licensed lawyer on social media.
In July of last year, she took the bar exam but revealed to followers she did not, in fact, pass the exam.
“I’m not a lawyer yet,” Kardashian said on Instagram, adding she would keep studying and try again. “I just play a very well-dressed one on TV.”
Kardashian has been working toward becoming a lawyer by studying through California’s Law Office Study Program, which allows people to study law via an apprenticeship rather than traditional law school.
What People Are Saying
Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, told Newsweek: “Kim Kardashian's net worth has been estimated at nearly $2 billion, with the majority of her fortune attributed to the SKIMS clothing line. In many ways, it's incredible what she's achieved with the brand that has quickly become one of the most well-known in America and attracted numerous big-budget partnerships.”
What Happens Next
The new partnership with Nike could mean substantial growth both for Kardashian’s lines as well as Nike’s larger business, Beene said.
“This latest collaboration with Nike is the latest indication that her business continues to gain substantial traction not just with new customers, but with existing corporations that want to be a part of the growth SKIMS has generated in recent years,” Beene said. “The Nike association in branding could potentially also bring new customers to the brand who are familiar with their products but not SKIMS.”
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