Kardashian-Jenner sisters to shut down their apps, websites - Page Six

Everyone’s copying Kendall Jenner.

A year after the supermodel decided to shut down her paid app, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Kylie Jenner announced on Wednesday that they are shutting down their apps and websites, which cost $2.99 per month, in the upcoming year.

“We’ve had an incredible experience connecting with all of you through our apps these past few years but have made the difficult decision to no longer continue updating in 2019,” read the statement, which was nearly identical to Kendall’s. “We truly hope you’ve enjoyed this journey as much as we have, and we look forward to what’s ahead.”

When the apps first launched, they were a huge hit. According to CNNMoney, approximately 1.5 million people downloaded Kylie’s app in the first five days of its launch. She easily bested her siblings, who had far fewer downloads. Khloé had 398,000 in the first five days, Kim had 362,000 and Kendall received 216,000 downloads. Kourtney didn’t release her app until later.

Given the apps were sold through Apple’s App Store, the tech giant was able to take a 30 percent cut from each App Store transaction, CNNMoney reported. The sisters then had to split the rest of the revenue with Whalerock, the company behind their apps.

Although there aren’t specific figures as to how much the sisters have earned from their respective apps, Forbes reported that Kim earned $45.5 million from her website, app, Kimoji emojis and product endorsements in 2016.

The sisters didn’t give an exact reason as to why they decided to abandon their programs. Kendall, however, admitted she was closing up digital shop after a battle with anxiety.

“I hope you’ve enjoyed this journey as much as I have,” Kendall wrote at the time, “and am looking forward to sharing the next chapter with you. Love, Kendall.”

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