Just In: Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian’s Astonishing Net Worth Leaves F1 Fans Speechless as They Reveal How They Built Their Multi-Billion-Dollar Fortune
Just In: Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian’s Astonishing Net Worth Leaves F1 Fans Speechless as They Reveal How They Built Their Multi-Billion-Dollar Fortune
The relationship of Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton and media personality Kim Kardashian has reignited interest in their combined net worth, in other words, just how wealthy the two global stars are.
Both rank among the world’s most financially successful celebrities in their respective industries. Hamilton has built his fortune through F1 salaries, endorsement deals and business ventures. He is wealthier than any active F1 driver and is one of the richest active sportspersons. For comparison, his fortune is more than double that of 2026 FIFA World Cup golden boot winner Kylian Mbappé.
On the other hand, Kardashian’s wealth stems from her shapewear empire, investments and entertainment career. She is one of the richest self-made women in the US, wealthier than Beyoncé and almost as rich as Taylor Swift.
By any measure, they are among the richest couples in entertainment or sports. With that, here’s a closer look at the estimated combined net worth of Hamilton and Kardashian, along with the sources behind their fortunes.
Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian combined net worth
A look at Lewis Hamilton’s career: McLaren to Ferrari
We start with Lewis Hamilton, the joint-record holder with German legend Michael Schumacher for most Formula 1 world championships (7).
Born on 7 January 1985, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest names in the world of sports. Among his numerous F1 records are most wins (106), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (207).
Hamilton started his F1 career in 2007 with McLaren. Driving a McLaren-Mercedes, he finished third in the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix. Doing so made him only the 16th driver (including the three from the inaugural race in 1950) to reach the podium on debut. He won his first race the same year at the Canadian Grand Prix.
The 2008 season marked the start of Hamilton’s storied legacy as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. Backed by five wins and five other podium finishes, he won the championship by one point ahead of Ferrari’s Brazilian driver Felipe Massa. It made Hamilton the first British F1 racer to win the World Drivers’ Championship since Damon Hill in 1996.
Following two rough seasons, Hamilton left McLaren for Mercedes in 2013, where he stayed for 11 years. It was a career-defining move, which saw Hamilton win six titles, including four in a row from 2017 to 2020. This was followed by four years of struggle, especially due to the Mercedes cars, and the rise of Red Bull and its Dutch driver Max Verstappen, who won all the seasons from 2021 to 2024.
Hamilton left Mercedes in 2025 for Ferrari, a move he described as a “childhood dream”. However, his first season with ‘the Prancing Horse’ was anything but a dream as he failed to secure a podium finish for the first time in his career. But the 2026 season marked a turnaround for both Ferrari and Hamilton, as the racer secured multiple podium finishes and notched up a win in the first 10 races.
Due to his record-breaking achievements in Formula 1, Hamilton has been bestowed with numerous honours. He won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2020 alongside Argentine football legend Lionel Messi. In the same year, he was included in TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people. He received a knighthood following his inclusion in the 2021 New Year Honours list.
What is Lewis Hamilton’s net worth?
Lewis Hamilton has an estimated net worth of around USD 550 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Much of the fortune is built on the back of his earnings from F1 and his endorsements.
He has been on Forbes’ list of the highest-paid athletes in the world multiple times. He broke into the top 10 in 2017, reached a high of No.8 in 2021, and returned to the top 10 in 2026.
According to Forbes, his earnings from 1 May 2025 to 1 May 2026 amounted to USD 100 million. It is the first time that Hamilton has earned in three figures. Both Messi and Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo have earned at least USD 100 million a record nine times.
What is Lewis Hamilton’s salary at Ferrari?
According to Forbes, USD 70 million of his USD 100 million earnings for the 2025-26 period came in the form of salary from Ferrari and income from his sport.
By comparison, his two-year contract extension with Mercedes in 2018 earned him a base salary of around USD 30 million per year. Including bonuses, his earnings came at around USD 50 million.
How did Lewis Hamilton build his fortune?
Hamilton’s wealth comes from several income streams, including:
- Multi-million-dollar Formula 1 contracts, including his move to Ferrari.
- Investments in fashion, food, sports and entertainment businesses.
- His production company, Dawn Apollo Films.
Around USD 30 million of his 2026 earnings came from outside F1. Among the numerous popular brands he has endorsed in his career are:
- Tommy Hilfiger
- IWC Schaffhausen
- Puma
- Monster Energy
- Sony
- Dior
- Lululemon
- Perplexity AI
- RIMOWA
Hamilton founded the British Extreme E racing team Team X44 in 2020 to compete in the all-electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E. The team won the title in 2022 but has not competed in Extreme E seasons since 2024. Hamilton is also a part-owner of the NFL team Denver Broncos.
The F1 icon once owned a red Bombardier Challenger 605 private jet, which he had bought for USD 23 million in 2013. But he sold the aircraft in 2019 as part of his efforts to reduce his carbon footprint.
His property portfolio spans some of the most beautiful cities in the world, including London, Monaco, and Geneva.
Through his production company, Hamilton backed Joseph Kosinski’s F1 (2025). Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris and Javier Bardem, the sports drama film grossed more than USD 630 million at the worldwide box office. It was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, winning for Best Sound at the 2026 ceremony.
A look at Kim Kardashian’s career
Born on 21 October 1980 in Los Angeles, Kim Kardashian is a member of the famous Kardashian clan, which includes her mother, Kris Jenner, sisters Kourtney and Khloé, and brother Rob. Kendall and Kylie Jenner are her half-sisters.
Kardashian, with the family, shot to fame following the popularity of the reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–21). Numerous other television and film projects followed, including Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011–12) and The Kardashians (2022–present), bringing both money and fame to the family members.
But Kardashian was the quickest to capitalise on the success of the TV shows, with brand endorsements and business deals that laid the foundation of her wealth portfolio. An example is Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, a mobile game she launched in 2014. Released on iPhone and Android, the game, which centred around her image, earned USD 1.6 million in the first five days of launch. In 2015, she was featured among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.
Her relationships, too, have been widely covered and scrutinised in the media. The most notable was her seven-year marriage to rapper Kanye West, during which they had four children.
What is Kim Kardashian’s net worth?
Kim Kardashian has an estimated net worth of about USD 1.9 billion in 2026, according to Forbes. Celebrity Net Worth pegs the figure at USD 2 billion. The minor difference could be due to differing valuation methods, but both agree that she has made her fortune on the back of her immensely successful fashion business empire.
She is ranked 25th in Forbes’ 2026 list of ‘America’s Richest Self-Made Women’, right behind joint 23rd-placed music icon Taylor Swift and Shuo Wang, the co-founder and CRO of HR software company Deel.
How did Kim Kardashian become a billionaire?
Most of Kardashian’s fortune comes from her business empire rather than television appearances. In fact, on Forbes’ list of ‘America’s Richest Self-Made Women’, Kardashian is the richest of the three who built their fortune primarily in the fashion and retail industry. The other two are Sara Blakely, the founder and part-owner of shapewear brand Spanx, who has a net worth of USD 1.4 billion, and Rihanna, whose USD 1 billion fortune is a result of the massive success of her cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, which she co-owns with French luxury giant LVMH, and Savage x Fenty lingerie line.
In Kardashian’s case, her major sources of income include:
- SKIMS, the shapewear and apparel brand valued in the billions.
- Investments in private equity and consumer brands.
- Television projects and streaming deals.
- Real estate portfolio.
- Brand endorsements and social media partnerships.
SKIMS has become the biggest contributor to Kardashian’s wealth following multiple funding rounds that significantly increased the company’s valuation to USD 5 billion in 2025. Kardashian owns a third of the business.
Kardashian co-founded SKIMS with Jens and Emma Grede in 2019. It started online, but the phenomenal response to the products helped the business scale up quickly. SKIMS now has more than 20 stores in the US and Mexico. The brand is reportedly planning to open more stores around the world.
She earlier owned skincare line SKKN By Kim. Known for its USD 600 nine-step skincare regimen, it was founded in 2022 after she shut down her KKW Beauty brand. However, SKIMS acquired both Kim’s majority stake and French beauty giant Coty’s 20 per cent stake in SKKN By Kim in March 2025. Subsequently, in September 2025, SKKN By Kim was shut down.
Her real estate portfolio is also massive, with a reported total worth of more than USD 100 million. Among them is an Axel Vervoordt-designed property outside Los Angeles. Her self-described “dream project” is a property in La Quinta, California, for which she hired Tadao Ando, the Pritzker Prize–winning Japanese architect renowned for his designs that blend landscape with architecture.
Though Hamilton has sold his private jet, Kardashian owns a Gulfstream G650ER. Understandably, she also has amazingly beautiful wheels in her garage, including those from Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, and Maybach.
What’s Kim Kardashian’s income from social media?
Kim Kardashian is the seventh-most-followed human on Instagram and the eleventh-most-followed individual on X (formerly Twitter).
According to UK-based Hopper HQ, a social media management and auto-publishing tool, Kardashian earns around USD 2.1 million per Instagram post. Reports suggest that she earns around USD 12-24 million every year from Instagram alone, depending on the number of endorsements.
What is the combined net worth of Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian?
Based on the latest publicly available estimates:
- Lewis Hamilton: USD 550 million
- Kim Kardashian: USD 1.9 billion
Thus, the combined net worth of Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian is around USD 2.45 billion.
