![(FILES) In this file photo US rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA on November 6, 2019 in New York City. April 24, rapper/designer Kanye West has just made Forbe's billionaire list. / AFP / Angela Weiss](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G27PRPGCUMNCPQKF2RX7JKPTSE.jpg?smart=true&auth=10a95df741f7fe353bb0753da02f3bf0aa6a7427c18d9dca654d8f0dd8fde7c2&width=400&height=225)
Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA on November 6, 2019 in New York City. AFP
Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA on November 6, 2019 in New York City. AFP
From broke to billions: Kanye West is a billionaire thanks to Yeezys
Forbes estimates he's worth $1.3 billion, but he says it's actually treble that figure
Nyree McFarlane
25 April, 2020