Kris Jenner Becomes Icon of Good Fortune on Chinese Social Media

Mon Mar 30 2026 15:49:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In a surprising turn of events, Kris Jenner's image has gone viral on Chinese social media as users adopt her as a symbol of luck and prosperity, leading to an avalanche of creative memes and posts around her persona.

Kris Jenner, the famed 'momager' of the Kardashian family, has emerged as an unexpected meme sensation in China as social media users flock to share images of her in an effort to attract luck and success. This trend has rapidly proliferated across platforms like Weibo and RedNote, with creative alterations of Jenner’s image depicting her in various professional roles. The phenomenon reflects the admiration for hard work and success, with users humorously 'cosplaying' as Jenner to manifest their aspirations.

Social media users in China are reportedly sharing images of US reality TV star Kris Jenner as part of a trend wishing for luck and fortune on platforms such as Weibo and RedNote.

Hundreds of thousands of posts have been shared on Chinese social media in the past three days as users hope for prosperity for themselves, often humorously, including changing their profile pictures to Jenner.

Jenner, mother of Kim, Khloé, Kourtney, and Rob Kardashian, as well as Kendall and Kylie Jenner, appears in reality TV shows which follow the family in everyday life.

As the so-called momager behind the family's media empire, Jenner is thought to have a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars.

TikTok creator Marcelo Wang, who teaches viewers how to say popular phrases and slang in Mandarin, alerted many to the super random trend in a post on Friday.

He suggested the trend had grown because Kris Jenner is one of the hardest working businesswomen in the US, and Chinese people really respect hard work. He described it as a Gen Z approach to manifesting success.

Jenner herself responded warmly in the comments, referencing her famous meme quote, saying you're ALL doing amazing, sweetie!!!! to users partaking in the trend. This meme-culture has extended across not only RedNote, but also to Douyin, China's version of TikTok.

Despite the trend's roots in Chinese social media, similar references are beginning to crop up on Western platforms, hinting at Jenner's substantial influence and relevance across cultures.