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Jonathan Cheban, better known as FoodGod, is an American reality television personality, entrepreneur, former publicist, social media influencer, and content creator who is best known for his appearances on the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its spinoffs. Cheban’s net worth is courted to be an estimated $9 million.
He is a popular TV personality appearing in numerous TV shows and is also a former publicist, working with numerous known celebrities. Cheban is also popular on social media, where he is currently known for his food-based content. Beyond this, Cheban is also an established business owner with numerous businesses and affiliations under his belt.
Jonathan Cheban was born on 21 February 1974 in Moldova, Soviet Union. He is 48 years old. His mother is Galina, a real-estate agent, and his father is Mikhail, a diamond-dealer, who passed away in 2011. He grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey and attended Fort Lee High School before graduating from Hofstra University with a communications degree in 1995. Cheban is of Russian Jewish background.
In late 2012, Cheban began dating stylist Anat Popovsky after meeting her while filming Kourtney and Kim Take Miami. Cheban signed on as a single man on the second episode of the seventh season of Millionaire Matchmaker, which aired on December 12, 2013, on Bravo. In October 2019, various media outlets announced he had changed his legal name to his social media handle, Foodgod, after starting the process in January.
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Cheban launched TheDishh, an entertainment and lifestyle website. In February 2015, Cheban opened a fast food restaurant called Burger Bandit in Lynbrook, New York, on Long Island. In late 2019 Cheban launched the podcast Foodgod: OMFG!
Cheban has appeared in numerous TV shows and films, some of which are, Keeping Up with the Kardashians from 2009–present, Kourtney and Kim Take Miami from 2009 to 2013, The Spin Crowd in 2010, Kourtney and Kim Take New York from 2011 to 2012, Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, Celebs Go Dating in 2017, By Any Means as Phil Cohen in 2017, The Only Way Is Essex in 2018, Food God in 2018, Celebrity Family Feud in 2018, and Gemma Collins: Diva Forever in 2019.
On social media, Cheban’s content mostly revolves around food. His content is based on trying out and experimenting with different foods. His content has amassed over 8.6 million followers and over 317 million likes on TikTok, with Instagram playing second fiddle at 3.8 million followers. He also uses YouTube but currently isn’t active on the platform with just over 21k subscribers. Cheban is also popular on Twitter with over 651k followers.
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Most of Cheban’s earnings come from his businesses and publicity ventures, TV shows, brand collaborations, and social media presence as a content creator.
On TikTok, the creator could potentially earn upwards of an estimated $8.5k per post, excluding brand-sponsored deals.
On Instagram, he could earn upwards of an estimated $12k for a brand-sponsored post.
On YouTube, his average earnings are around the $1k mark per video, excluding brand-sponsored deals, for which he could charge upwards of $2k per video.
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As previously mentioned, Cheban has run and worked with numerous businesses over his entrepreneurial career. He has also worked as a publicist for celebrities under the banner of his own enterprise. Cheban has managed to develop these businesses into successful ventures, some of whom could be multi-million dollar enterprises. We could speculate that most of his earnings come from these businesses and ventures.
Cheban has worked with and has been a part of a long list of TV shows, as mentioned earlier. Some of them have been highly successful within the United States, while others have found success internationally. We currently do not know how much he could make from these TV shows, as each would have separate metrics and percentages of income. We can speculate that Cheban's second-highest source of income could be from these TV show appearances.
As far as brand collaborations go, Cheban has associated with some of the top food based brands in the country, with the list of involvements being a long one. We could speculate that a decently large chunk of his income comes from this source, as he’s managed to obtain a massive following on social media and popularity through his appearance on TV shows.
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From public record, we know that FoodGod owns a Rolls-Royce worth $400k, a Porsche Carrera GT worth $1.6 million, and a Mercedes-Benz G500 worth $130k. FoodGod also used to own a luxury condo dubbed ‘smart’ apartment with remote control lighting and blinds, worth $2.6 million in New York City. We currently do not know how much his current residence costs. Apart from this, we do not know what he could spend his earnings on, as he has managed to keep it under wraps.
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A. Jonathan Cheban’s net worth is courted to be an estimated $9 million.
A. Jonathan Cheban stands at 5 feet 11 inches tall.
A. Fans have been questioning FoodGod’s sexuality. The truth is, the gay allegations are not true. FoodGod aka Jonathan Cheban has dated women before and recently dated a woman named Anat Popvsky for three years. The pair split permanently in 2014.
A. Even though the rumor has substance, we currently cannot confirm if FoodGod has had plastic surgery done as he has not revealed this information.
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