The highest paid reality TV stars are all the women of the Kardashian-Jenner clan

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The Kardashian-Jenner clan at the Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 show.

The INSIDER Summary:

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• The Kardashian-Jenner sisters take home millions each year.
• Kim Kardashian West makes the most, taking home $51 million last year.
• Combined, they brought home $122.5 million.



Whether it's game shows or dating competitions, reality TV is the new normal on television.

And - surprise, surprise -no one does it better than the Kardashians, a fact that's backed up by their massive annual salaries.

In a recent report, Forbes looked at the top-earning reality TV stars of 2016, and the winner was Kim Kardashian West by a mile with an estimated $51 million between June 2015 and June 2016 (before taxes and fees, of course).

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Most of that comes from her mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, as well as Instagram endorsements, subscriptions to her app, and subscriptions to her self-styled emojis, Kimoji, according to Forbes.

But it's not just Kardashian West - her sisters fill out six of the seven spots on the ranking. After Kim comes lip kit savant Kylie Jenner, who brought in $18 million, followed by her model sister Kendall Jenner, who brought in $17 million.

Khloe Kardashian ($15 million), Kris Jenner ($11.5 million), and Kourtney Kardashian ($10 million) rounded out the Forbes list.

Combined, the Kardashian-Jenners brought in a staggering $122.5 million.

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The only reality TV star that made the cut who hasn't appeared on one of the "Keeping up with the Kardashians" shows was Bethenny Frankel, who brought home $8.5 million before taxes.

You can check out the full Forbes report here.