Whether you love it or hate it, reality TV is insanely popular. It's become one of the most-watched TV genres, and it continues to grow every year along with the stars of their shows. Reality TV is responsible for making some of the most well-known celebrities out there today. If it wasn't for reality television, the Kardashians definitely wouldn't be one of the world's most famous families, that's for sure.
Reality stars like the Kardashians get paid millions for their own reality show, or to appear on another. It seems like sometimes we love to hate reality stars, but unfortunately whether you love them or hate them, they're here to stay and making a ton of money doing it.
10 Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell is one of the most infamous reality television show personalities, and over the years he's been on quite a few of them. Before becoming known as the "mean judge" on your favorite competition shows, Simon was a music executive and a television producer.
Simon makes bank in literally everything he does as he has a net worth of $600 million, and has been one of the highest paid reality television stars for decades. The majority of his fortune came from judging and producing America's Got Talent, Britain's Got Talent, as well as The X-Factor. He can make anywhere between $50 million and $100 million a year alone.
9 Kylie Jenner
It really is no surprise that Kylie Jenner is one of the richest reality TV stars. Back in 2019 Forbes decleared her to have a net worth of $1 billion, making her the youngest self-made billionaire. However, after some research it was determined that Kylie wasn't totally up front with the actual numbers and she wasn't actually a billionaire, at least not yet. Because of that, Kylie actually has a net worth of a cool $700 million, which is definitely not something worth complaining about. Either way you look at it, Kylie is insanely rich.
8 Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay might be known for yelling at people on television a lot, but he's also known as one of the most famous chefs in the world. Not only is he a chef, but he's also a restaurateur, food critic, and of course, television star. With his multiple television shows that do insnanely well (we love watching him yell at chefs, sorry not sorry) and all of his restaurants, he has a net worth of about $220 million, which is definitely one of the richest reality television chefs, by far.
7 Paris Hilton
Yes, Paris Hilton might already be rich since she's literally the Hilton Hotel chain's heiress, but she's also made a lot of her money on her own with her reality television appearances and her own ability to be an entrepreneur. With a net worth of $300 million, Paris really got her big break on reality television when she starred in The Simple Life with Nicole Richie.
From then on out, she expanded her career doing different reality television shows, accepting endorsement deals, and creating her own merchandise like perfume and writing books. These days she's back in the reality TV game, starting a new show on Netflix called Cooking With Paris in which she cooks and we learn about her life. She's also getting a show on Peacock which follows her on her journey to get married to her fiancé Carter Reum.
6 Caitlyn Jenner
We also really aren't surprised to find out that Caitlyn Jenner is one of the most rich reality television stars, as she once was a huge part of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Between the show, her past career as a gold medal winning Olympic athlete, as well as her own business ventures, Caitlyn has a net worth of about $100 million. While sh ewasn't really a main character on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she still made a descent check and focused a lot more on herself and her endorsement deals.
5 Kim Kardashian
Even though her sister Kylie failed at becoming an actual billionaire, Kim was able to accomplish the feat on her own, making her the most expensive reality television star. It is estimated that she now has a net worth of $1 billion, and even though she's an entrepreneur in her own right, starting her own companies like KKW Beauty, as well as Skims, a lot of her fortune is all thanks to Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Everything Kim touches turns to gold, so we're more than sure that she will be adding to her billionaire status.
4 Lisa Vanderpump
Lisa Vanderpump is not only a reality television star, but she's an even better businesswoman and owner of many successful restaurants. She is most known for being a cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, while also having her own reality show, Vanderpump Rules. She has a net worth of about $90 million, and she made a lot of that money while she was on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as she made about $500,000 per season of the show.
3 Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver is another famous chef that has a hefty net worth. Of course he's a television personality, but he's also a master chef in addition to owning a number of restaurants. As a result, he has a net worth of about $300 million and it's all thanks to his multiple endeavors as a chef. Of course he owns many restaurants and has released a number of cookbooks, but he's most known for his show The Naked Chef, where he has earned a lot of his money.
2 Ryan Seacrest
It's not shocking at all to find out that Ryan Seacrest is one of the highest-paid reality television stars. We first met Ryan as the host of American Idol, and his career only blew up from there. Ryan has a net worth of $450 million and he has a ton of contributors to that hefty fortune. On top of Idol, he also hosts a number of radio shows and is also a co-host of Live With Kelly and Ryan, a morning talk show. He's also responsible for bringing us the Kardashians as he is the executive producer of their show along with all of its spin-offs.
1 The Property Brothers
If you're in to home improvement and renovation shows, then you most likely know who the Property Brothers are. Jonathan and Drew Scott have built an empire based off of their original HGTV show, The Property Brothers and it has only grown ever since. You can spot the twins on HGTV all of the time with their original show along with all of its spin-offs. They have also expanded into selling products like furniture and room decor, knowing that people love their show and would love to have a touch of Jonathan and Drew in their home too. Together, they have a combined net worth of $200 million and their empire only keeps growing.