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America has many children from extremely affluent backgrounds, considering the country has over 700 billionaires and 22 million millionaires. Since this article cannot list all children from these tycoons, it only focuses on wealthy children in the limelight. Some have been rich from birth because their parents set up trust Ffnds for them. Meanwhile, others have gradually built themselves with support from their parents. Read on to find out who is the richest kid in America.
All children mentioned in this article have become rich because of their parents. Also, it is inspiring to see them work hard in their respective careers, regardless of the type of families they come from. Because of this, some kids from ordinary families have amassed more wealth than those born into fame and wealth.
Check out the following list of children the world considers the wealthiest in America. The article shares a summary of their sources of income, careers their parents are involved in, and other essential details you should know about these children:
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Blue Ivy Carter's net worth of around $800 million makes her one of the richest celebrity kids in the world. Her net worth is independent of her parent's net worth. She earns over $37 million annual income through her singing career.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are among the most influential music artists, selling millions of records worldwide. The couple has significantly contributed to their daughter's successful singing career.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé's combined net worth of $2.5 billion makes all their kids — daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi and son Sir — multimillionaires if they were to inherit this fortune equally. Each child would get at least $800 million.
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Stormi Webster's net worth is about $570 million. Her mother has filed several trademarks under the girl's name so that she can follow in her businesswoman footsteps when she's older. For this reason, Kylie and Scott's daughter earns around $30 million annually through her Trust Fund, endorsements, and merchandise sales.
Kylie and Travis Scott are among the wealthiest celebrities in America. Travis' net worth is $80 million, while Kylie's net worth is $700 million. If Stormi and her brother, Wolf Webster, were to inherit this wealth equally, each would receive $390 million.
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North West's net worth of about $375 million makes her one of America's wealthiest children. All the credit goes to her parents for building the girl's brand since birth. Also, they created a Trust Fund immediately after she was born and transferred over $280 million in assets into it.
Since Ye (Kanye West) and Kim Kardashian envision their daughter becoming a businesswoman, Kim has trademarked four businesses in North West's name. These trademarks are for enterprises offering advertisement services and selling toys and skincare products like skin moisturizers, creams, lotions, cleansers, and serums.
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On top of that, North West's acting career is also doing well. She has been featured in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023), Dish Nation (2011), and Kanye West: Closed on Sunday (2019).
Even though Ye dropped off the billionaires list, he is still a multimillionaire with a $400 million net worth. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Kim, has a $1.7 billion net worth.
If the two were to combine their fortunes and distribute the wealth equally among their four children — daughters North and Chicago & sons Saint and Psalm — each child would receive at least $525 million.
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Ryan Kaji's net worth is around $100 million. He is among the most popular and richest child YouTubers in America. His channel, Ryan’s World, features his mother, father, and twin sisters. It has 35.7 million subscribers and over 55 billion views as of this writing.
Ryan makes approximately $30 million per year from his YouTube videos. He posts diverse content like toy reviews, fun games, science experiments, music videos, skits, challenges, and DIY arts and crafts.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pit's twins, Vivienne and Knox León, are their only biological children. Moreover, the two share four adopted kids: Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, and Pax Jolie-Pitt.
After divorcing actress Angelina Jolie, actor Brad set up a $250 million Trust Fund for the six children. Each child has around $41.67 million ($42 million) in the Trust Fund.
Actress Angelina Jolie is worth $120 million. On the other hand, the fortune her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, has obtained is approximately worth $400 million. If they combined their wealth and split it equally among their six children, each would get almost $86.67 million. If you add this amount to their shares in the Trust fund, each child will have over $120 million.
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Anastasia Radzinskaya (alias Like Nastya) has a net worth of about $20 million. She is a Russian-American YouTuber based in Miami, Florida, United States. Before the family moved to the U.S. in 2018, they lived in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Like Nastya's YouTube channel has 108 million subscribers and over 93 billion views as of this writing. Her content helps children to explore the world and learn about songs, numbers, nature, colors, shapes, animals, and the importance of eating healthy food, washing hands, being a good friend, and more.
American child actress Brooklynn Prince has an $18 million net worth. She is widely known for her critically acclaimed role in the 2017 film The Florida Project, which earned her a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Actor/Actress. Brooklynn has also starred in the horror film The Turning and the Home Before Dark series.
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Isabella Rice has amassed a fortune worth around $16 million from her acting career. The American former child actress is best known for her role as young Alison DiLaurentis in the Pretty Little Liars series and Sarah Compton in True Blood. She also portrayed Lily in the female-centric thriller film Unforgettable (2017).
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Evan Moana is another wealthy American teen YouTuber. Many know him as EvanTubeHD. His net worth is approximately $12 million.
Moana often features his sister, Jillian, his father, Jared (alias DaddyTube), and his mother, Alisa (alias MommyTube), on his channel, which has 7.02 million subscribers and over 4.5 billion views. His primary content is reviewing toys and doing fun science experiments.
Evan's mum is a YouTuber and elementary school teacher. Meanwhile, his dad is a filmmaker and often helps Evan create content for YouTube. On top of that, Jared has a channel named DTsings and is known for participating in producing The Fixits (2016), Jillian’s Mystery Craft Box by Pocket.watch (2020), and Neon Arcade (2015).
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American child actress Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is worth around $6 million. She is known for acting as Lily Tucker-Pritchett on ABC's Modern Family series. The actress was the youngest Asian-American child star on the red carpet at the 2012 and 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards.
American child actor Iain Armitage has a net worth of about $6 million. Many know him as the boy who plays the role of young Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory and Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies. Iain also provided the voice for young Shaggy Rogers in Scoob! (2020), and the police puppy Chase in PAW Patrol: The Movie.
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Many are unaware that Iain comes from a wealthy background. His maternal grandfather is the former US Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Lee Armitage.
American teen actor Zackary Arthur has a $5 million net worth. He portrayed the lead role of Jake Wheeler in Chucky — a television continuation of the Child's Play film franchise. The role earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series.
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Mila Stauffer has amassed a fortune worth around $5 million from her YouTube career. The girl gained fame alongside her parents and siblings on her mother's Instagram account. Mila and her twin sister, Emma, would dance and answer questions from followers. The Mila & Emma YouTube channel has 283K subscribers and over 13 million views.
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Abby Ryder's net worth is estimated to be around $5 million. The American teen actress played Ella Novak in Transparent, Harper Weil in The Whispers, Sophie Pierson in Togetherness, Cassie Lang in Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), and Margaret Simon in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023).
American teen voice actor Asher Blinkoff has a $5 million net worth. He is best known for his role as Dennis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise. Asher has also voiced in films like The Jungle Book and Sing 2.
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Everleigh Rose is another rich kid in America with a fortune worth about $2 million. The girl makes her money from YouTube. Her channel has 3.97 million subscribers and over 752 million views as of this writing.
Actor Cole LaBrant has been her stepdad since she was three years old. He is known for his roles in Sanders Shorts (2013), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – The Trailer Rescue (2017), and Dhar Mann Studios Behind the Scenes Channel (2021).
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American actress Mckenna Grace has a $2 million net worth. She began acting professionally at age five and is known for starring in several T.V. shows and movies. Her earliest roles included Faith Newman in The Young and the Restless soap opera and Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein.
Other popular films Mckenna has been featured in are Gifted (2017), Amityville: The Awakening (2017), The Bad Seed (2018), Troop Zero (2019), Annabelle Comes Home (2019), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Malignant (2021).
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Zaya Wade's net worth is approximately $1.5 million. She is a fashion model and social media influencer. In the fall of 2022, Zaya modeled for Tiffany & Co.'s new all-gender bracelets.
Many also know Zaya for being the daughter of former NBA player Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife, advocate Siohvaughn Funches. The teen dropped her birth name, Zion Malachi Airamis Wade, and a Los Angeles County judge has granted her current official name, Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade.
Zaya's father, Dwyane Wade, is worth $170 million, while her step-mum actress Gabrielle Union has a net worth of around $40 million. The couple has a daughter named Kaavia James. Wade has two more children, Zaire and Xavier.
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YouTube channel Jillian and Addie (formerly Babyteeth4) features two teenage sisters starring in mysteries, spooky skits, and epic mini-movies, all aimed at teens and older viewers. The channel has 2.69 million subscribers and over a billion views as of this writing.
The sisters have achieved a combined net worth of around $1.36 million. Their parents, Bob and Tommie McLaughlin, serve as the channel's managers and producers and perform other behind-the-scenes roles.
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Actress Suri Cruise is worth around $1 million. She has been featured in numerous movies, including Alone Together (2022), Rare Objects (2023), and The Insider (2004). Many also know Suri through her celebrity parents, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has a $600 million net worth, while his ex-wife, actress American Katie Holmes, is worth $25 million. Suri is her parents' only child but the youngest among his dad's kids. Tom Cruise has two kids — son Connor Cruise and daughter Isabella 'Bella' Cruise — with his other former wife, Nicole Kidman.
Most of America's wealthiest children are kids of influential celebrities. These children and the few rich kids from ordinary families build their careers with help from their parents. The 10 richest American kids are:
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Blue Ivy Carter (born on January 7th, 2012) is 11 years old as of 2024. She is considered the wealthiest child in America, with an $800 million net worth. Her earnings come from her singing career, backed by her parents, Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge of the British royal family is the wealthiest kid ever, with a $5 billion net worth. The girl and her mum, Kate Middleton, have been credited with driving consumer demand for specific brands and products and are seen as a valuable marketing tool for companies. For this reason, Charlotte's clothing and accessories, such as shoes and dresses, often sell out quickly after they are identified and made available to the public.
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Blue Ivy Carter is considered the richest kid in America. Like most wealthy children on this list, her parents are securing her financial future by teaching her how to make money instead of handing her everything on a silver platter. Any parent can learn a lot from what these parents are doing for their kids.
Legit.ng published an article about the world's richest black woman. Black women are a formidable force to be reckoned with. They have been able to fund charities that benefit themselves and their communities as their wealth and influence have grown.
The world's wealthiest black women are influential in politics, the media, business, and sports. In an era where inequality persists on all levels, these women are forging their paths to success while breaking gender barriers.
Source: Legit.ng
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