Kanye West es el afroamericano que acumula la mayor fortuna en EE.UU., según Forbes

 

Kanye West es el hombre de la fortuna. El productor, rapero y magnate de la moda fue señalado como el afroamericano más rico de Estados Unidos al acumular 6 mil millones de dólares en su fortuna entre marcas, acciones y otros activos, según la revista Forbes. 

Su compañía Yeezy, que se se unió con Adidas y Gap Inc., vale ahora entre 3.2 billones de dólares, además de 4.7 billones de dólares por UBS Group AG. Ye. 

Además, el aun esposo de Kim Kardashian ha acumulado 122 millonesde dólares  en efectivo y acciones y 110 millones en su catálogo de música.

El año pasado, en este momento, West afirmó que su patrimonio neto era de más de 3 billones, que es más que multimillonarios como Oprah Winfrey, pero ese informe no fue exacto, reporta el portal del periódico mexicano Milenio. 

Forbes informó que su patrimonio neto en ese momento era de 1.3 billones de dólares, pero a eso, West dijo: “No son mil millones. Son 3.3 billones de dólares ya que nadie en Forbes sabe cómo contar". 

West tiene el control total y la propiedad sobre la marca Yeezy y ha firmado un contrato de 10 años para vender ropa bajo el paraguas de YZY/GAP. 

Kanye West is raking in the dough!

The 43-year-old rapper is worth $6.6 billion, a significant increase from the amount that West was reported as being worth back in April 2020 by Forbes, PEOPLE confirms.

Led by his sneaker and apparel business Yeezy, which is now in partnership with Adidas AG and Gap Inc., the business is valued between $3.2 billion and $4.7 billion by UBS Group AG.

The value of the new Gap collaboration with Yeezy, which is scheduled to hit stores this summer, "could be worth as much as $970 million of that total," Bloomberg reported, citing a bank estimate.

The "Famous" rapper also has $122 million in cash and stock and $110 million from his music catalog, alongside $1.7 billion in other assets, including estranged wife Kim Kardashian's SKIMS business. (Kardashian filed for divorce in mid-February. The couple share four children: daughters North, 7½, and Chicago, 3, and sons Saint, 5, and Psalm, who will turn 2 in May.)

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West currently has full ownership and creative control of the Yeezy brand by himself and previously signed a 10-year agreement to design and sell clothes under the Yeezy Gap label last year, Bloomberg adds.

There, West will craft items for men, women and kids. The arrangement excludes footwear, however, as Yeezy's partnership with Adidas lasts until 2026.

Citing the document obtained by their outlet, Bloomberg noted that the new Gap line is expected "to break $150 million in sales in its first full year in 2022."

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Back in April 2020, West claimed at the time that his net worth was more than $3 billion — which would make him wealthier than other famous billionaires such as Oprah Winfrey — after Forbes reported that his net worth was much lower than he claimed.

While West achieved the 10-digit milestone in his wealth, Forbes reported that the rapper is worth $1.3 billion, according to a previous report.

Despite the business magazine's analysis, West maintained that his net worth is higher, and reportedly texted Forbes, "It's not a billion. It's $3.3 billion since no one at Forbes knows how to count."