Nigeria, April 6 -- American reality tv star, Kim Kardashian, is officially a billionaire.

She is achieving billionaire status for the first time, according to Forbes, who announced her inclusion in their World's Billionaires List on Tuesday.

Forbes estimates that Kardashian West is now worth $1 billion, up from $780 million in October, thanks to two lucrative businesses, KKW Beauty and Skims.

This means she has officially joined the ranks of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and other billionaire business tycoons.

She also raked in megabucks from reality television and endorsement deals as well as a number of smaller investments.

''She cashed in on that ownership last year when she sold 20% of KKW Beauty to cosmetics conglomerate Coty for $200...