Jenner nabbed the No. 5 position with a net worth of $900 million, tied with hip-hop entrepreneur Jay-Z . A large portion of the 21-year-old's earnings is generated from her cosmetics company, which has become a global success since launching lip kits in 2015 and officially naming the company Kylie Cosmetics in 2016.
Moreover, Forbes conservatively listed the company at $800 million, with an estimated $330 million in sales in 2017. And the brand has flourished with Jenner, who's the sole owner, being the face of Kylie Cosmetics. The star, whose life has been documented on E!'s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" since she was 10 years old, has a combined total of more than 145 million followers on Twitter and Instagram alone.
Jenner's self-owned brand combined with her TV appearances, her Pac Sun clothing line with Kendall Jenner, and photo shoots have also contributed to her $900 net worth.
It's quite a meteoric rise for Jenner compared to Jay-Z , whose chart-topping music career spans decades. Music aside, the 49-year-old is also involved in business ventures. This includes co-founding Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995, co-founding the clothing retailer Rocawear (which was sold in 2007 for $204 million), and owning an upscale sports bar and nightclub in Manhattan called the 40/40 Club. Jay-Z also bought the company behind the music-streaming service Tidal, which is worth approximately $600 million.
Jenner and Jay-Z's net worths are exceeded by George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Michael Jordan.
- George Lucas $5.4 billion
- Steven Spielberg $3.7 billion
- Oprah Winfrey $2.8 billion
- Michael Jordan $1.7 billion
- (TIE) Kylie Jenner $900 million
- (TIE) Jay-Z $900 million
- David Copperfield $875 million
- Diddy $825 million
- (TIE) Tiger Woods $800 million
- (TIE) James Patterson $800 million
For more details on America's wealthiest celebrities, read the article on Forbes .