Kris Jenner Age, Partner, Net Worth & Biography

Kris Jenner is 71 years old. Born Kristen Mary Houghton on November 5, 1955, in San Diego, California, she is an American media personality, socialite, businesswoman and producer, and the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner family. She is the driving force behind one of the most successful reality television franchises in history, and the manager who turned her children’s fame into a business empire spanning television, cosmetics, fashion and more. As the executive producer of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Kardashians, and the manager of her six children, she is known in the industry as the original “momager”.

Kris Jenner Quick Facts

Full Name	Kristen Mary Houghton
Date of Birth	November 5, 1955
Age	71 years old
Birthplace	San Diego, California, United States
Partner	Corey Gamble (2014–present)
Children	6
Occupation	Media personality, socialite, businesswoman, producer
Net Worth	Approx. $170 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026)
Known For	Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Kardashians, managing the Kardashian-Jenner family

Who Is Kris Jenner?

Kris Jenner is an American media personality and businesswoman who is best known as the matriarch and business manager of the Kardashian-Jenner family. Through her production company, Jenner Communications, she manages the careers of her six children — Kourtney, Kim Kardashian, Khloé, Rob, Kendall and Kylie — taking a 10% management commission from their earnings, an arrangement she confirmed to Forbes in 2022. She is the executive producer of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which ran for 20 seasons and 285 episodes, and of its successor, The Kardashians, on Hulu.

Before fame, Kris worked as an American Airlines flight attendant for a year in 1976. She married attorney Robert Kardashian in 1978, with whom she had four children, and Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner in 1991, with whom she had two daughters, Kendall and Kylie. In 2007 she met television host Ryan Seacrest and pitched a reality show about her family; Keeping Up with the Kardashians debuted on October 14, 2007, and became a cultural phenomenon. She has been in a relationship with businessman Corey Gamble since 2014.

Kris Jenner’s Early Life & Background

Kristen Mary Houghton was born on November 5, 1955, in San Diego, California, the elder of two children. Her mother, Mary Jo Shannon, owned a children’s clothing store, and her father, Robert True Houghton, was an engineer. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and she was raised by her mother, with her stepfather Harry Shannon. She attended Clairemont High School, graduating in 1973. Her father died in a car crash in Mexico in 1975, when she was 19, and her mother died in July 2026, at the age of 91.

After school, Kris worked as an American Airlines flight attendant for a year in 1976. She met attorney Robert Kardashian when she was 17, and they married on July 8, 1978. They had four children together: Kourtney, born in 1979, Kim, born in 1980, Khloé, born in 1984, and Rob, born in 1987. The marriage ended, with the divorce finalised in March 1991, and the two remained friends until his death in 2003. One month after the divorce, Kris married Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner, in April 1991. They had two daughters, Kendall, born in 1995, and Kylie, born in 1997, and Kris also became stepmother to four children from Bruce’s earlier marriages. The couple announced their separation in October 2013, and their divorce was finalised in March 2015. As of 2025, Kris has 13 grandchildren.

Kris Jenner’s Career

Kris’s television career began in 2007, when she met television host Ryan Seacrest and pitched a reality show about her family. Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered on October 14, 2007, with Kris as executive producer, and it ran for 20 seasons and 285 episodes, ending in June 2021. The franchise produced numerous spin-offs, including Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Khloé & Lamar, Rob & Chyna and Life of Kylie. In 2013 Kris hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, Kris, in a six-week trial run from July 15, 2013, and in 2015 she appeared in the documentary series I Am Cait. Since April 2022 she has starred in and executive-produced The Kardashians on Hulu, and in 2024 she joined the Hulu legal drama All’s Fair as an executive producer.

Business has become as important to Kris as television. She runs her management activities through Jenner Communications, a Los Angeles-based business, and she helped turn her children’s fame into a collection of brands. In 2014 she co-founded Kylie Lip Kits, now Kylie Cosmetics, with Kylie; the first 15,000 lip kits were funded by Kylie at $250,000, and the company was renamed Kylie Cosmetics in February 2016. In November 2019, cosmetics company Coty announced an agreement to acquire 51% of Kylie Cosmetics for $600 million, valuing the company at nearly $1.2 billion. Kris owned around 10% of the company and sold half of her interest in the deal, for a pre-tax windfall of around $30 million, keeping a 5% stake worth about the same. She also helped launch and develop Kim’s cosmetics company, KKW Beauty; in June 2020 Coty bought 20% of that business for $200 million, and Kris kept an 8% stake worth around $80 million.

Her other holdings include a 1% stake in Skims, Kim’s shapewear and apparel company, a 10% stake in Good American, the denim brand co-founded by Khloé, and a 7% stake in Safely, the plant-based household cleaning brand she launched in 2021 with Emma Grede and Chrissy Teigen, which had expanded into around 1,700 Walmart stores by 2022. She has also invested in Kendall’s 818 Tequila brand. Away from business, Kris has written two books — her autobiography, Kris Jenner… and All Things Kardashian, published in November 2011, and the cookbook In the Kitchen with Kris, published in October 2014 — and she founded the California Community Church in Agoura Hills in 2012, with Pastor Brad Johnson. She has appeared on the covers of magazines including CR Fashion Book, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar and Variety, and in 2023 she appeared in Meghan Trainor’s music video for “Mother”.

Facts About Kris Jenner

• She is the mother of six children — Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Rob, Kendall and Kylie — and, as of 2025, has 13 grandchildren.
• She takes a 10% management commission from her children’s earnings, an arrangement she confirmed to Forbes in 2022.
• She co-founded Kylie Cosmetics with Kylie in 2014; Coty bought a 51% stake in the brand for $600 million in 2019.
• She worked as an American Airlines flight attendant for a year in 1976, before her first marriage.
• She founded the California Community Church in Agoura Hills in 2012, with Pastor Brad Johnson.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kris Jenner?

Kris Jenner is 71 years old. She was born on November 5, 1955, in San Diego, California.

Who is Kris Jenner’s partner?

Kris Jenner’s partner is businessman Corey Gamble. They have been together since 2014, after meeting at a party in Ibiza.

What is Kris Jenner’s net worth?

Kris Jenner’s net worth is approximately $170 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth in 2026. Her fortune comes from management commissions, equity stakes in her children’s brands and her television career.

How many children does Kris Jenner have?

Kris Jenner has six children: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Rob, Kendall and Kylie. As of 2025, she has 13 grandchildren.

What is Kris Jenner known for?

Kris Jenner is best known as the matriarch and business manager of the Kardashian-Jenner family, and as the executive producer of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Kardashians.

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