Kandi Burruss
- Net worth $30 million
- Birthday May 17, 1976
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth Singer, Songwriter, TV Personality
How much is Kandi Burruss Worth? Kandi Burruss Net Worth in 2026
Kandi Burruss’s net worth is estimated at $30 million as of October 2026. Burruss is an American singer, songwriter and producer who rose with the group Xscape, co-wrote TLC’s No Scrubs, and became a regular on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The biggest driver of the wealth is songwriting, with TV pay, restaurants, beauty and lifestyle brands, and Broadway producing stacked on top.
| Net worth | $30 million (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $2 million (our estimate) |
| Born | May 17, 1976, College Park, Georgia (age 50) |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | Co-writing No Scrubs, Xscape, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Broadway producing |
| Main income sources | Songwriting royalties, TV, restaurants, product brands, theater producing |
How Kandi Burruss built it
- Wrote hit songs. She co-wrote No Scrubs, Bills, Bills, Bills and Bug a Boo.
- Turned a reality show into a platform. She spent 15 years on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, starting in 2009.
- Built businesses and produced on Broadway. Her ventures include restaurants, Kandi Koated Cosmetics and a Tony-nominated producing credit.
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We put Burruss’s fortune at about $30 million. Public estimates run from $20 million to $35 million, and a few outliers sit outside that range. We choose the middle to upper part because her income comes from many unrelated sources: royalties on hit songs, 15 years on a top reality show, a restaurant group, several product brands and a growing list of Broadway credits. None of her companies publish accounts, so every figure here is an estimate rather than a reported balance sheet.
Kandi Burruss in 2026: what they have been working on
- 2025 and 2026: Credited on the production team for the Broadway revival of Othello, and returned to Broadway in the musical & Juliet.
- 2024: Left the Atlanta Housewives cast after a run that began in 2009. Reported credits also include The Wiz on Broadway, from a single source.
- 2023: Received a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Play for her work as a producer on The Piano Lesson, and a Southeast Emmy nomination.
- 2022: Starred in the Bravo series Kandi and the Gang, which followed her family restaurant.
- Ongoing: Reported brands include Kandi Koated Cosmetics, a boutique and a record and production company.
How Kandi Burruss makes money
- Songwriting royalties: She co-wrote No Scrubs, Bills, Bills, Bills, Bug a Boo and There You Go. A 2017 publishing credit on a global hit is reported by one source.
- Television: A reported peak salary near $450,000 per season on the Atlanta franchise, plus spin-off shows, The Masked Singer win in 2020 and a role on The Chi.
- Restaurants: The Old Lady Gang restaurants, opened in Atlanta in 2017, serve recipes from her mother and aunts.
- Producing: Broadway credits including Thoughts of a Colored Man, The Piano Lesson and Othello, with producing fees and a share of profits if shows recoup.
- Brands: Cosmetics, a boutique and Bedroom Kandi, a lifestyle line launched in 2011 and 2012.
- Property: A seven-bedroom Atlanta home bought in 2012 for a reported $512,000, with roughly $200,000 in renovations.
What Kandi Burruss teaches (and what to take from it)
Burruss turned one hit song into a base for several businesses. Four practical ideas, in our words.
Keep earning from work you finished years ago
A song written in 1999 still pays when it plays. Work that can be licensed, resold or republished compounds in a way hourly work cannot.
This week: List what you have made that someone else could pay to use, and choose one item to package or relist.
Use attention to sell something you own
Television gave her a large audience, and she pointed it at her own products and restaurants rather than only collecting a salary.
Try it: Whenever you get visibility at work or online, link it to one thing you control, such as a portfolio, newsletter or service page.
Build with the people you trust
Her restaurant draws on her mother’s and aunts’ recipes. Family knowledge became a menu and a brand.
Practice: Ask a relative or mentor for one skill or recipe worth teaching, and write it down.
Move behind the scenes
Producing lets her earn on other people’s talent and spreads risk across several shows.
Start small: Back one colleague’s project with time or advice this month, and ask what you could own in it.
Career timeline
- 1993: Xscape’s debut album Hummin’ Comin’ at ‘Cha is released.
- 1999: Co-writes No Scrubs for TLC.
- 2000: Wins a Grammy for Best R&B Song and becomes the first African-American woman named ASCAP Songwriter of the Year.
- 2009: Joins the Atlanta cast in its second season.
- 2011 and 2012: Launches Bedroom Kandi, and The Kandi Factory premieres.
- 2017: Opens the first Old Lady Gang restaurant in Atlanta.
- 2018: Makes her Broadway debut as Mama Morton in Chicago.
- 2020: Wins The Masked Singer season 3.
- 2023: Tony nomination as a producer of The Piano Lesson.
- 2024: Leaves the Atlanta cast.
- 2025: Joins the producing team for Othello on Broadway.
Early life and background
Kandi Burruss was born on May 17, 1976, in College Park, Georgia. She joined the group Xscape as a teenager, and the group’s first album came out in 1993. She bought her first Georgia home in 2002 for a reported $250,000 and sold it in 2017 for the same price, according to one tracker.
Kandi Burruss net worth FAQ
What is Kandi Burruss’s net worth?
Kandi Burruss’s net worth is estimated at $30 million as of October 2026. It is our estimate, because her companies are private.
How much did Kandi Burruss make from reality TV?
Reports put her pay near $450,000 per season at its peak. Her full earnings are not public, and the show also led to spin-offs and other work.
How much does Kandi Burruss make from songwriting?
Her royalties are not published. She co-wrote hits including No Scrubs, Bills, Bills, Bills and Bug a Boo, and those songs keep earning when they are streamed or licensed.
How old is Kandi Burruss?
Kandi Burruss was born on May 17, 1976, so she is 50 years old.
What is Kandi Burruss known for?
She is known for the group Xscape, for co-writing No Scrubs and for 15 years as an Atlanta Housewife. She also runs restaurants and produces for Broadway.
How is Kandi Burruss’s net worth estimated?
We combine songwriting royalties, reported TV pay, her restaurants, brands and Broadway producing, and compare with public estimates between $20 million and $35 million.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: October 2026.