From just being the butt end of jokes, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian have turned the celebrity world upside down and became media darlings thanks to their savvy business practices and remarkable use of publicity.
However, with the news of Kim and Kanye's fourth child together, many have turned their attention to the new Kardashian generation, which some have dubbed the new princes and princesses of pop culture.
The Kardashian Kids
A lot of people would be surprised to know that the Kardashian sisters are actually dedicated moms to their kids as well as being media icons. Last Christmas, all of the Kardashian-Jenner children appeared on the Kardashians’ Christmas card, which was posted on Instagram by Kim K herself.
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CHRISTMAS 2018. This year we waited until the last minute to do a card. Schedules we're changing, my husband was in and out of town. But The day of this card last minute realized we were all together so we had all of our kids come meet us. Kendall and my mom rushed to a meeting after this shoot so this is what we have! As many of us as possible! From our family to yours Merry Christmas 📸 @pierresnaps
Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian have established their own Kardashian Kids clothing line partly for financial gain, and partly to share an activity with their kids. The Kardashian Kids brand launched in 2014 and since its launch has been exclusively available at Babies ‘R’ Us.
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Ever since the inception of the Kardashian Kids line, the Kardashian kids themselves have been repping the clothes their moms designed, with Kim and Kanye’s eldest daughter North West and Kourtney’s daughter, Penelope Disick, as the primary models of the clothing line.
The Kardashian moms have said that the focus of Kardashian Kids is allowing kids to have the style of a Hollywood star while staying comfortable in deluxe materials. The Kardashian Kids line is available for both boys and girls in the US and Canada.
The Kardashian-Wests
Kim and Kanye West are the crown couple of popular media. This very high profile couple started a family together as early as 2013, and show no signs of stopping, with their newest baby being born by surrogate just last weekend.
North West
Full Name: North West
Birthdate: June 15, 2013 (Age 5)
Parents: Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West
North West was the first Kardashian-West baby, and has featured prominently in Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Kim and Kanye weren’t married at the time that North was born, but they were engaged. She also holds the title for the most unique of the Kardashian kids names.
Her grandmother, Kris Jenner, plays a huge role in North’s life and career. North West is also one of the most prominent endorsers of the Kardashian Kids clothing line, and recently made her directorial debut with a homemade music video for ‘Old Town Road’. It looks like big things are in store for North West in the future.
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Saint West
Full Name: Saint West
Birthdate: December 5, 2015 (Age 3)
Parents: Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West
Saint is the second of the Kardashian-West kids. Since he came into the world 20-days premature, after her pregnancy with Saint, Kim’s doctor advised her that having another child could risk her life.
Saint was also Kim’s hardest pregnancy, littered with complications and emergency surgeries for Kim. Because of this, Kim and Kanye’s next two children came from a surrogate mother.
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Chicago West
Full Name: Chicago West
Birthdate: January 15, 2018 (Age 1)
Parents: Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West
Chicago, the adorable baby of the Kardashian-Wests, was the first Kardashian-West kid to be birthed by surrogate. This was because it would have been very dangerous for Kim to have another pregnancy.
However, she still has the genes of Kanye and Kim, and is absolutely adorable. She is also the last Kardashian-West girl so far, with their fourth and final child being a boy.
Unknown
Full Name: Unknown
Birthdate: May 10, 2019 (Age 0)
Parents: Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West
Kim and Kanye’s latest baby just came around last May 10, and as of yet, the couple have not yet settled on a name for him. Another child delivered by surrogate, Kim has described the baby as “the most calm and chill” baby she’s had to date.
The Disicks
Kourtney’s marriage with Scott Disick was a rocky one, to say the least, but the pair have had three children together, and were the first in the Kardashian-Jenner family to give Kris Jenner a grandchild.
Mason Disick
Full Name: Mason Dash Disick
Birthdate: December 14, 2009 (Age 9)
Parents: Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick
Mason Disick is the first of the Kardashian kids, and really stuck to that role by being born in the season finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s fourth season. He regularly features in the reality TV series, and is set to do on-camera confessional interviews in the TV series’ coming season.
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Penelope Disick
Full Name: Penelope Scotland Disick
Birthdate: July 8, 2012 (Age 6)
Parents: Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick
Penelope Disick continued the family trend with her birth being filmed on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. She also regularly appears on the show, and is a model for the Kardashian Kids clothing line.
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Reign Disick
Full Name: Reign Aston Disick
Birthdate: December 14, 2014 (Age 4)
Parents: Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick
Reign is the last child that Kourtney had with Scott Disick before the pair split in 2015, and looks to be the last child Kourtney is having for the foreseeable future.
Reign shares a birthday with his older brother Mason, though they are five years apart.
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The Thompson
Khloe and Tristan Thompson had only one child together before the couple broke up in February 2019. Although Khloe had a long relationship with Lamar Odom, she had no children with him, only with Tristan Thompson.
True Thompson
Full Name: True Thompson
Birthdate: April 12, 2018 (Age 1)
Parents: Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson
True Thompson is the only one of Khloe Kardashian’s kids, and is another of the Kardashian kids who have been involved in the reality TV show since birth. Khloe shares custody with True’s father, Tristan Thompson, since the pair split up nearly a year after True’s birth.
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The Jenner Child
Kylie Jenner had been dating Travis Scott since 2017, and the pair had a baby in 2018. However, Kylie chose to keep her pregnancy and the baby’s birth a secret until she was actually born.
Stormi Webster
Full Name: Stormi Webster
Birthdate: February 1, 2018 (Age 1)
Parents: Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott
Stormi Webster is the only child of Kylie Jenner and rapper Travis Scott. It was a feat to keep the pregnancy a secret, but the youngest Kardashian-Jenner kept the entire pregnancy under wraps.
Kylie also says that Stormi has had a hand in inspiring her to release a new line of makeup for her Kylie Cosmetics brand.
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The Kardashian-Jenner Family Tree
Robert Kardashian
You might not know it, but the Kardashians have been in the public eye long before Kim came onto the scene. Rob Kardashian was widely known as OJ Simpson’s lawyer in the infamous 1995 OJ Simpson murder trial. He was the patriarch of the Kardashian family, and the father of Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney, as well as their lesser-known youngest brother, Robert Jr.
The OJ Simpson trial thrust the Kardashian family into the media spotlight, and there they stayed, even after Rob Kardashian passed away in 2003. Still, Robert Kardashian is where the Kardashian family tree starts, and though he’s not in the picture, his initial fame is what got the Kardashians where they are today.
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Kris Jenner (formerly Kardashian)
Kris Kardashian divorced Rob Kardashian years before the OJ trial even began, and married then-Olympic athlete, Bruce Jenner. However, even though they had been divorced, the media still covered the relationship between Rob Kardashian and Kris Jenner extensively.
Bruce And Kris had two kids—Kendall and Kylie Jenner—and during her marriage with Bruce Jenner, managed the careers of all six of her female children. When Kim started appearing in gossip magazines because of her friendship with the infamous Paris Hilton, you could bet that Kris Jenner had a hand in that.
Widely known as the reason for the Kardashians’ success, Kris Jenner had a reputation as “The Momager,” which was perpetuated by the reality TV series, Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Kris divorced Bruce Jenner in 2015 and has stayed single ever since.
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Caitlyn Jenner (Formerly Bruce Jenner)
Caitlyn Jenner has garnered a lot of controversies herself, from once bring known as the “world’s greatest athlete” as Bruce Jenner, to making news headlines after coming out as transgender and going through gender reassignment surgery.
Bruce Jenner is the biological father of Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and also the father figure of Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney for most of their lives. After divorcing Kris in 2015, Bruce Jenner came out as Caitlyn, even spawning another reality TV series called I Am Cait, where she spoke about her journey in finding out her identity.
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Kim Kardashian-West
Kim Kardashian-West is the second of the Kardashian sisters, and is the most well-known of them all. She is the queen of social media, and hardly a day goes by without some news on Kim.
Her rise to fame came after a sex tape between her and rap artist Ray J surfaced in 2007, Kim K seized that opportunity and built an empire off of her image, starting with the reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
In 2012, Kim and rapper Kanye West started dating. Not long after that, in 2013, the couple had North West. The couple got married the next year, in a private event in Italy.
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Khloe Kardashian
Khloe Kardashian is the youngest of the Kardashian sisters. Also known as Koko, she is a hardcore fitness enthusiast and presently appears on TV more than her sister, Kim.
The star of Revenge Body and Kocktails With Khloe, this enterprising Kardashian turned her passion for fitness into her brand, and wrote her bestselling book ‘Strong Looks Better Naked,’ which inspired E! To produce Revenge Body.
The youngest Kardashian sister has had a rocky marriage with NBA star Lamar Odom, which ended in divorce in 2016 due to his substance abuse.
In 2017, she started dating Tristan Thompson, a Canadian basketball player, and in 2018, the two had a daughter together. However, in 2019, the two split up after allegations of Tristan cheating on Khloe with family friend Jordyn Woods.
Kourtney Kardashian
The eldest of the Kardashian sisters, Kourtney was the first Kardashian sister to appear on television, as early as 2005.
Though she may not be the most famous Kardashian sister, she has enjoyed a good amount of success as well, being the part owner of a clothing boutique, and launching her first line of fashion in 2017.
Out of all the Kardashians, Kourtney holds the record for longest relationship, with Scott Disick, dating him on and off since 2006. The two have had three children, but officially separated for good in 2015.
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Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner is the eldest of the Jenner siblings, and is a pioneer in the Instagram influencer culture. She and her sister Kylie were two of the original influencers on the site, and have enjoyed a lot of success on the platform.
Kendall Jenner works professionally as a model, and, as of 2017, is the highest paid fashion model in the world. She is also surprisingly, the most private of the Kardashian-Jenner sisters, preferring not to discuss her love life in public. She is also the only one without a child or a known significant other.
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Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner is the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner brood, and is quickly catching up to older half-sister Kim K in terms of popularity. She remains one of the most followed celebrities on Instagram, and was named by Time magazine as “one of the most influential teens in the world” along with her sister Kendall.
Kylie has had extensive experience in starting fashion and makeup lines since she was a teen, and has gone down in history as the world’s youngest billionaire, at the positively shocking age of 21.
She may be best known for her makeup line, Kylie Cosmetics, and for being “the most influential celebrity in the fashion industry.”
She has been dating rapper Travis Scott since 2017, and in 2018, the two had a baby together.
