‘Reach for the Stars, Shoot for the Moon’: How Kid Cudi Built A Multimillion-Dollar Net Worth

The Breakdown: Kid Cudi has had an extensive career in music and has become a pioneer in the hip-hop space. He’s raked in millions with his iconic hums and abstract lyricism. We have the latest on how he became a multimillionaire.

Kid Cudi is one of the most iconic and unique voices of the alternative revival era. His Man on the Moon album series was met with incredible acclaim and success. He’s not only sold over 40 million records in his music career, but he’s also stacking up millions with the help of his film credits and other ventures.

As of 2025, Celebrity Net Worth last projected Kid Cudi's net worth to be about $16 million. His career earnings have come through music, acting, fashion, and various business ventures.

Kid Cudi has sold over 22 million units in the US with notable albums like Man on the Moon: The End of Day and Man on the Moon III: The Chosen. Cudi rose to popularity with his 2008 mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. The next year, he released his debut studio album Man On The Moon: The End of Day.

The album featured his hit single “Day ‘n’ Night” and allowed him to collaborate with artists like Kanye West, Common, and Wale. The album has since gone quadruple platinum and produced additional hits like “Pursuit of Happiness”.

Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager received similar critical success. As it was released in 2010, he continued his reign as an abstract artist in the hip-hop sphere. The album received a platinum certification from the RIAA and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.

In 2018, he collaborated with long-time friend Kanye West to create Kids See Ghosts and their debut album as a duo. The album was received remarkably well, as it aligned Kanye and Kid Cudi fans once again. Almost every song on the album was certified gold or platinum, and the album itself was also certified gold.

2020 brought Kid Cudi fans a finale to the Man on the Moon series. Man on the Moon III: The Chosen didn’t stack up to its predecessors, but it was still met with critical acclaim. It debuted at number two and broke the record for most vinyl sales in a single week for both a male artist and a rap album. While he’s known from the music business, Cudi has been killing it across all of entertainment.

Kid Cudi has been involved in the television and film industries for well over a decade now. The rapper had his first recurring role in a series with Domingo Brown in HBO’s How to Make It in America. The comedic drama premiered in 2010 and ran for two seasons before it was cancelled due to low viewership.

The “Memories” rapper made his feature film debut with the live-action adaptation of Need for Speed in 2013. The film joined the ever-growing list of video games turned into live-action movies. While it was received poorly by critics, the film debuted atop the global box office for its first two weekends and third in the U.S.

The early 2020s have kept Cudi especially busy with film work. In 2020, he appeared in Bill & Ted Face the Music. As part of his appearance, he collaborated with the shoe company Adidas to re-release their Artillery Hi sneakers that were worn in the Bill & Ted sequel. In the same year, he starred in the HBO miniseries We Are Who We Are.

The 2021 black-and-white Netflix drama Malcolm & Marie debuted Kid Cudi as an executive producer. He also played Ben Walker in the crime thriller film Crisis, as well as DJ Chello in the satirical black comedy Don’t Look Up. In 2022, the artist was featured as the adult film star Jackson Hole in X with Mia Goth. He also executive-produced the film, as well as its two sequels, Pearl and MaXXXine.

2022 marked a huge milestone for Cudi. In partnership with Netflix, he created and starred in the animated television special Entergalactic. The project was co-produced with Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and featured voices from Jessica Williams, Timothée Chalamet, Ty Dolla $ign, and Macauley Culkin.

Kid Cudi has also ventured into artist management, music festival curation, fashion, and comic book creation. He co-founded the inactive Dream On music label and now operates Wicked Awesome Records. In addition to collaborating with companies like Adidas and BAPE, Cudi owns the brands Members of the Rage (MOTR) and WZRD. He’s also teamed up with Batman comic book writer Kyle Higgins to create the Moon Man comic series.