Dictionary questions whether Kylie Jenner is 'self-made'

The 21-year-old reality star has an estimated net worth of $1bn (£758m)

The dictionary has responded to the announcement that Kylie Jenner is officially the youngest-ever self-made billionaire with confusion.

On Tuesday, Forbes revealed that the 21-year-old makeup mogul made its annual ranking of richest people in the world, as both the youngest billionaire in the world and the youngest self-made billionaire.

However, some have taken issue with the idea that Jenner, the youngest of the Kardashian clan, is “self-made,” considering the wealth and fame of her family and its popular reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

According to Forbes, the 21-year-old’s net worth comes primarily from her cosmetics line Kylie Cosmetics – but despite the magazine’s insistence, dictionary.com has questioned the accomplishment for the second time.

On Twitter, dictionary.com responded to Forbes’ announcement, writing: “Haven’t we gone over this?

“Self-made: Having succeeded in life unaided.”

The dictionary then linked to the dictionary definition of the term.

Last year, the dictionary also contested the claim after Forbes revealed Jenner was likely to be named the youngest self-made billionaire in a year considering the growth of her company.

At the time, dictionary.com tweeted: “Self-made means having succeeded in life unaided.

“Used in a sentence: Forbes says that Kylie Jenner is a self-made woman.”

On social media, the debate over whether Jenner is indeed “self-made” has divided opinion.

Many expressed their agreement with the dictionary – with one person writing: “Everyone gets help to be successful, but the girl was literally handed a fortune, a ton of connections, and instant fame. So she does not qualify as self-made.”

Another wrote: “Kylie Jenner is not a “self-made billionaire”. Her family was already worth millions and incredibly famous. All she did was leverage her fame, fortune, and family name.”

The reality TV star previously defended the title, telling Paper Magazine she “spent every last dime” of hers to start her company after she was cut off at age 15.