How much is Charlie Kirk worth?
| Net Worth: | $900 Thousand |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Activist |
| Date of Birth: | October 14, 1993 (age 29) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
About Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk is an American political activist, radio talk show host, and writer. He is best known for founding the conservative organization “Turning Point USA” alongside William Montgomery that advocates principles on high schools, colleges, and university campuses. Since the late 2010s, he has been consistently appearing on the Forbes 30 under 30 lists that focus on influential figures in law and policy.
Most recently, in 2019, his Twitter account was announced as the fifth with most engagements/interactions.
Charlie Kirk is known for having made false claims during in his career. He has falsely claimed that humans have no significant effect on global climate change.
Charlie Kirk became famous for founding the organization “Turning Point USA” in 2012. He was born on October 14, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in the Prospect Heights suburb of Chicago in an evangelical Christian family. He was born into a wealthy family. His father, Robert, worked as the project architect manager for the Trump Tower in New York. He became interested in politics during the late 2000s, around the same time Barrack Obama became the President.
During his junior year, he volunteered for the successful United States Senate campaign of Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican. A few months later, when he was a senior at the Wheeling High School, he began writing. One of the first things he wrote was an essay for the Breitbart News, which later led to an appearance on the business news channel Fox Business. Following his graduation in 2012, he ventured into politics whilst also working as an activist for various organizations in different states.
The political activist is wealthy from his association with many networks such as Fox, CNN, and Breitbart to name a few. In May 2012, while attending a panel discussion at Benedictine University named “Youth Empowerment Day”, he met Bill Montgomery. One month later, just when Kirk graduated from high school, they founded the organization “Turning Point USA”. At the annual Republican National Convention, Charlie met Foster Friess whom he persuaded to finance his organization.
Concurrently with working on his foundation, Kirk also began appearing regularly in conventions and television productions. In 2016, his popularity and wealth were boosted when he took part in the 2016 Republican National Convention, in which he visibly showed his support for Donald Trump. By that time, from his many works, he was able to earn an estimated $500,000. Towards the end of the year, in October, he made an appearance in a Fox News event, where he was seen with Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Lara Trump.
Ever since he graduated from high school and ventured into politics, Charlie Kirk has been constantly appearing on television series, realities, and talk shows. His television debut came on an episode of “Money with Melissa Francis” from December 2013. Since then, he has been seen in the series “The Willis Report”, “Cavuto on Business”, “Stossel”, and “The Fox News Specialists”.
Concomitantly with working as a Fox News panelist at “Fox News @ Night” and “Fox and Friends”, he also joined other shows such as “Justice w/ Judge Jeanine”, “Outnumbered”, and “The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton” as both a founder and panelist. He became leading cast member of the documentary “Billy Yeager v. NPR”.
In early October 2016, Charlie released his very first book titled “Time for a Turning Point”, which sold more than 10,000 copies in its first two weeks. Two years later, in October 2018, he released his second book “Campus Battlefield” that was just as successful as his first. Most recently, in March 2020, he released his latest book named “The MAGA Doctrine”. To promote his works, Charlie attended multiple book conferences and festivals around the Untied States.
Kirk’s Total Net Worth
Charlie Kirk has earned estimated total career income of $2.7 million dollars. As Kirk lives in the state of Florida, he will have had to pay around 29% in taxes on his career income. After tax, it is estimated that his career earnings are at around $1.92 million dollars, having paid $783,000 in taxes.
Charlie Kirk married Erika Frantzve in 2021 and they remain together. In his personal life he has likely spent $500,000 of his career earnings but also earned $150,000 from his investments. He will have also had to pay around $650,000 in business related costs. Therefore, it is estimated that Charlie Kirk has a net worth of about $900 thousand dollars.
Summing-Up
Charlie Kirk is a well-known conservative activist that began his career in 2012. For the past few years, he has been constantly working for radio and television programs, thanks to which he earned substantial wealth.
For the past two years, he has been regularly appearing in the “Forbes 30 Under 30” lists in the law and politics and was even awarded an honorary doctorate from the Liberty University. Most recently, he landed his own talk show titled “The Charlie Kirk Show”.
