Kanye West is an American producer, rapper, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. As of this writing, Kanye West's net worth is $6.6 billion. He is one of the the three richest self-made black people in US history.

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In recent years Kanye has earned at least $100 million per year from his various endeavors. The vast majority of his earnings have come from royalties and other earnings related to his Yeezy brand and Adidas partnership.

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Yeezy separately owns his own Yeezy apparel line outright 100% but earns a royalty on the sales which are north of $1.5 billion per year.

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According to several private bank estimates Yeezy is a $4 – $5 billion brand. In March 2021, a UBS valuation estimated that Yeezy adds $3-4 billion to Kanye's net worth bottom line.

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The same report estimates Kanye's deal with The Gap adds another $1 billion to West's net worth.

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[{"selector":"#anim-a22d8425-f542-4a5b-9b25-5a240f1c0b2d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.90624987200394%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2511f606-27af-4b98-b9f0-481b11d4467a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c46c7e37-0c83-4ce9-a201-d25b9e7e3ffc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. Following his parents' divorce when he was three, West moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois.