20 People Who Got Filthy Rich for Absolutely No Reason (2024)

Whether it was against your will or you sought out their absurd yet weirdly interesting TV show, everyone knows the Kardashians. Today, the Kardashians (and Jenners) have a makeup brand, clothing line, diet brand, etc. Outrageously, the Kardashian-Jenner family has a combined net worth of over $2 billion!

The Kardashians are their own brand and have become famous due to one simple fact: their popularity status. They’re rich and famous because of their seemingly inherent celebrity title. In simpler terms, they’re rich from doing nothing and benefit from nepotism due to the status of their parents.

You’re probably asking yourself what "Hawk Tuah" means. Honestly, we are, too, but to narrow it down, a young woman was interviewed and asked a question, to which she replied, “You gotta give’em that ‘hawk tuah.’” Her reply went viral on TikTok; just like that, she’s internet famous and has access to riches.

Her rise to fame is so new that her net worth isn’t yet calculated, but recently, it was stated that she earned $30,000 for one gig. We’re rolling our eyes. Why are we giving out money like it’s nothing? I guess doing nothing to earn money is the way to become rich nowadays.

What does Paris Hilton even do? You don’t see her in movies anymore. She definitely can’t sing, and we all learned over the years that her walk isn’t fit for the runway. Regardless, she still has her pockets full of cash. Paris has accumulated a net worth of $300 million.

Still asking yourself the big question: How? We are, too. But, it appears Mrs. Hilton has entrepreneurial skills that can’t be trifled with. However, the realm of nepotism is at play once again. Paris inherited fame from her successful father. Does Hilton Hotels ring a bell? She excelled from doing nothing and became an American heiress.

Who is Bethenny Frankel? I’ve never once heard of her, but apparently, she’s a television personality, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author with a net worth of $80 million. She appeared on the reality competition series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. Fame doesn’t exclude you from backlash and scandals, though. Bethenny and Martha Stewart had a rivalry in the following years of the show.

She’s been granted the title of New York Times bestselling author, but that isn’t saying much. Seemingly, every book receives that accomplishment.She also founded the Skinnygirl brand — an obtuse, inconsiderate name, don’t you think?

Dr. Phil took the reins with this one. Bhad Bhabie became famous because of a phrase she uttered on the show: “Cash me outside, how ‘bout that?” And that’s all it took for her fame to skyrocket. Bhad Bhabie spews a few words with ill intent on television, and suddenly, her riches are endless.

She has a net worth of $25 million, a shocking sum of money for just a few words. Now, the internet personality continues to increase her riches with her random rapping career. She came out with one underwhelming song and suddenly thinks she’s the new Nicki Minaj.

Calloway literally did nothing to gain her riches. She’s a social media celebrity, so all she had to do was sit in front of her phone, talk, and post photos. It seems life has favorites. Caroline has an estimated net worth of $1.2 million.

Her published books form a portion of that sum, but that isn't even something she can brag about.Caroline has a ghostwriter, so authenticity is out of the picture. She attended the University of Cambridge, but it seems her privileged education didn’t teach her that her own work is better than paying someone to do it for her. Unfortunately, raw talent isn’t needed to become rich.

It seems reality television is a common theme among these people. The Duggars rose to fame due to their reality show 19 Kids and Counting. With seven seasons, the Duggar parents profited off their overzealous act of baby-making and put a camera unwillingly in front of their children.

Thanks to the show entailing their life, the Duggars have a net worth of $3.5 million. With all those kids, the Duggar parents don’t have to worry about a shortage of money; they have plenty of kids to support them. The Duggars dove into reality TV, succeeded enough to become rich, and now don’t have to worry about anything besides remembering the names of all their children and grandchildren.

A product of American reality television, Teresa Giudice starred on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. From there, she lived under the guise of success with her New York Times bestseller cookbooks. Her net worth is $500,000, much lower than the previous celebrities but still highnevertheless.

Frankly, she’s done nothing of significance. Her presence in The Real Housewives was the beginning of her riches, and she’s only had to do the bare minimum to keep the number high in her bank account. She’s also close to the Trump family. Teresa —be honest —how good is Trump at golf?

We are currently in a podcast epidemic. Everyone and their mother has one, and most don’t add value to the topic being discussed. Many people who have a podcast talk for the sake of talking and to hear themselves spew nonsense, e.g., Joe Rogan.

Joe Rogan’s net worth is $200 million. His podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, makes a good portion of that sum, but I doubt the “experience” he talks about is actually interesting and relatable to anyone. Joe is also a stand-up comedian…I have yet to laugh or even chuckle.

If you’re on TikTok, you know who Charli D’Amelio is: a young teen who became famous for doing mediocre dances…on an app. Why dancing is enough to get famous is beyond me, but we’re here nonetheless. Charli’s net worth is estimated at $30 million. All she has to do to keep her riches is hone her skills for doing nothing — AKAturn her phone on, dance around a little, and post on social media. What has the world come to?

To further boggle your mind, the entire D’Amelio family is now famous. I know; we’re shaking our heads in disbelief, too. The D’Amelio parents and their older daughter, Dixie, profited off Charli’s newly internet-famous status and now have their own shoe line, popcorn brand, and reality TV show.

Have you stumbled upon a trashy reality show where everyone looks alarmingly orange, and their hair is lathered with gel that looks as hard as a rock? Well, that’s Jersey Shore, and the whole cast is now swimming in dollar bills. The show has six seasons - one too many if you ask me.

The cast’s net worth ranges from $20 million to $500,000. Once again, reality TV is a salvation for these celebrities. Now, they’re doing anything they can to maintain their status. From hosting a dating show to (supposedly) writing books, the Jersey Shore cast continues to do the bare minimum to keep those dollar signs in their bank account.

You know those ugly, alien-looking cars you see with a charger ontheir side instead of a fuel tank? That’s right—I’m talking about Tesla. More importantly, their excessively wealthy inventor, Elon Musk. He’s one of the wealthiest people in the world, with a net worth of $191 billion.

Elon’s wealth primarily comes from his ownership of Tesla and SpaceX, an astronautics company. Admittedly, SpaceX is quite neat, and Tesla is more environmentally conscious, but Elon has made some questionable choices with his money. Like Twitter, or should I say X? Not to mention, according to the Director of the UN Food Scarcity Organization, Musk could solve world hunger with 2% of his wealth. Instead, he lollygags and tries to think of strange names for his children.

Heid and Spencer met on the reality television show The Hills. Reality TV is the only reason for the couple's riches, but that seems to be enough for them. Their net worth is estimated to be $300,000. Recently, Heidi released a summer anthem called "Wet Hot Summer." What a unique name, Heidi - a fifth grader definitely couldn’t come up with that!

All the famous couple had to do was sit in front of a camera and talk nonsense. Now they’re set for life. Despite their riches stemming from doing nothing, the couple seems to stand the test of time. They’ve been wed since 2008 and have two sons, who will probably thrive under nepotism.

Piers Morgan took a different route to fame than the people already mentioned. He gained his wealth from broadcasting. He began at the tabloid The Sun and attracted controversy through his writings. Then, he was a judge on America’s Got Talent. So, in conclusion, Piers Morgan became rich by giving his unwarranted opinion.

His net worth is $20 million. It's an appalling number for someone with a career steeped in scandals. But, in Hollywood, no one is excluded from money if they can keep Tinseltown running. Maybe we shouldtake a note from Piers’ book and apply for a tabloid, then abandon that career and go to reality TV.

Similar to Charli D’Amelio, Addison Rae got her following and fame from TikTok. The internet star danced in front of her iPhone camera, posted a video, and is now rich enough that she doesn’t have to lift a finger a day in her life. Addison has a net worth of $15 million.

After rising in popularity, she’s dabbled in acting and singing. She starred in the remake He’s All That, and it’s just like most remakes: trash, terrible, and a stain on the original film. Her acting was mediocre. It was like she was in a Freaky Friday situation and woke up in Florence Pugh’s body, suddenly a star in the acting world. For all our sakes, Addison put the script down and go back to your roots: doing nothing and standing in front of your phone.

JoJo Siwa started in the reality television series Dance Moms and acted in a few Nickelodeon shows. However, just because she was in a few shows doesn’t mean she can act. Since her career on Dance Moms JoJo has accumulated a net worth of $20 million.

Recently, she released a song called Karma, but it was revealed she plagiarized the whole song. The act of doing nothing wasn’t in JoJo’s favor this time! Unfortunately, this scandal didn’t stop JoJo from receiving even more underserved money. It was recently announced that JoJo is getting her own reality show. We’re all scared of what that could entail.

What has Nick Cannon done besides host a range of shows? Does his talent only reside in talking? It appears that way since he’s wealthy from doing just that. Nick hosted shows like The Nick Cannon Show and America’s Got Talent, but that seems entertaining enough for the media. Maybe he really does have a way with words, but I’m not confident in that statement.

Nick Cannon's net worth is $50 million, plenty of money to support all those kids. Maybe that’s his talent: finding willing women to have kids with. Besides populating our world, rapping is also one of Cannon’s talents. What has he released? Couldn’t tell you, but his career started in doing the bare minimum (talking), and now he’s rich with plenty of kids to make into nepo-babies.

Another nepo-baby! Hailey’s father, Stephen Baldwin, is the real reason for her wealth. The actor and film producer gave Hailey the foundations to succeed in the media and avoid hard work altogether. Her net worth is estimated to be $20 million. Honestly, what has she really done? She’s a model, but did she earn that role or get it from daddy’s money?

You may also know her as Justin Bieber’s wife or Kendall Jenner’s friend. You may have even mistaken her for the decorated model Gigi Hadid. Hailey has also created her own skincare line. Does it actually work, though, or is it made with perfunctory efforts? The socialite took the blissful reins of her nepotism, and her riches skyrocketed. Don’t we all wish we could be born into wealthy parents?

An insufferable, spoiled young man, Jake Paul is the epitome of someone who doesn’t deserve an abundance of money. His net worth is $17-$30 million. An appalling number for an equally atrocious man who probably can’t tell the difference between right and left. Jake started on Vine, a short-form video app, and from there, he went to Disney, where he briefly starred in a show.

He randomly dipped his feet in boxing and is now considered a professional boxer. Whether he actually has the talent for it is questionable. Jake Paul started by posting videos on an app similar to TikTok, and now, no matter what he does or says, he has enough money to keep him afloat. Mike Tyson should humble Paul in the boxing ring.

Oh, nepotism. What a wonderful thing…for celebrities and their kids. Brooklyn Beckham is rich only because of his parents, former footballer David Beckham and fashion designer/Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham. The nepo-baby hasn’t had to do anything to gain fame and riches; he was born into his rich lifestyle all because of his accomplished parents.

Brooklyn hasn’t done much. He’s dabbled in modeling and is interested in photography, yet his net worth is $10 million. Thanks, Mom and Dad! He also played soccer briefly, which isn’t a shock whatsoever, seeing who his Dad is. Whatever Brooklyn decides to do with his life, if anything, he has the luxury of taking his time and being able to choose from a multitude of occupations. The rich must love nepotism!

Author Haylee Kelnhofer Last Updated: August 19, 2024