Charlie Kirk net worth: How rich is Trump ally who was shot at Utah university

Donald Trump supporter and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was shot at during a speech at Utah Valley University.

Updated on: Sep 11, 2025, 07:09:52 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump ally and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot at during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, on Wednesday. Kirk was seated in a tent, delivering a speech, when shots appeared to hit him on the side of the neck.

Charlie Kirk is the founder of Turning Point USA (X/@MAGAVoice)

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Following the incident, many within the government and the Republican party – including President Trump and Vice President JD Vance – shared their concern for Kirk's wellbeing.

Kirk was shifted to a hospital and succumbed to his injuries. President Donald Trump announced the news of his demise on Truth Social.

Charlie Kirk net worth

Kirk has an estimated net worth of $12 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth. According to Associated Press, in 2023, Kirk had three properties – all valued at over a million, and also possessed a $4.75 million Spanish-style estate in a gated Arizona golf club.

Kirk has made most of his money from public speaking fees, and from his successful podcast and radio show.

In 2020, it was reported by ProPublica that Kirk's earnings from Turning Point USA had soared to $300,000. At the time, he had reportedly bought a $855,000 two-bedroom, two-bathroom oceanfront condo in Florida.

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Turning Point USA's fortunes have also soared along with Kirk's and TPUSA’s revenues were estimated to be $85 million as per ProPublica. One of the largest national student conservative organizations in the US, Turning Point is a “movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets, and limited government,” as per Kirk's page.

TPUSA's inception was in June 2012, and in the time since, Kirk grew it to have representation in over 2000 high schools and college campuses across the country, and over 260,000 student members.

Besides, Kirk's engagements, he's also appeared on Fox News, CNBC, and FOX Business News over 200 times, as per his account.

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Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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