The Turning Point USA founder built a powerful platform and became one of the most popular conservative voices in the 21st century.

Citing multiple reports, Parade Magazine said that Kirk was estimated to be worth $12 million. Celebrity Net Worth also estimated Kirk’s net worth to be $12 million while noting that he also wrote several books, and that his career in conservative politics and media began all the way back in 2012 when he was just 18 years old.

Charlie Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika Frantzve — whom he married in 2021 — along with their two young children, a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son.

A 31-year-old young American, Charlie Kirk, was murdered in the presence of hundreds of students at Utah Valley University, where he was speaking on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.Charlie

Who is Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Lane Kirk? - From being crowned Miss Arizona fresh out of college to becoming a conservative evangelical Christian influencer with her late husband

Charlie Kirk started Turning Point USA in Illinois, but he moved the organization to a business park near a Phoenix resort in 2019.

Erika Lane Frantzve is an American businesswoman, podcaster, philanthropist, and former Miss Arizona USA 2012, who was married to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk from 2021 until his tragic death in a shooting on September 10,

“If the person who killed Charlie Kirk was a transgender, there can be no mercy for that species any longer,” wrote far-right podcast bro Joey Mannarino, who has more than 631,000 followers on X. “We’ve already tolerated far too much [from] those creatures.”

For many young Christians, Kirk’s approachability, confidence and unswerving commitment to conservative, biblical values laid the groundwork for their interest in politics.