Why is Kris Jenner trending on Chinese social media? Viral “manifestation” trend explained

Socialite-turned-businesswoman , commonly known as Kris Jenner, was catapulted to mainstream fame after starring in the reality TV series , which follows the daily lives of her family members.

She is currently trending on Chinese social media platforms, as per the BBC.

Kris Jenner, was previously married to the late Robert Kardashian. The couple had three children together, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Rob Kardashian.

Robert was widely known for defending NFL champion O.J. Simpson during his murder trial in 1995. While the 70-year-old Kris is currently in a relationship with Corey Gamble, after splitting with Robert Kardashian in 1991, the prominent socialite married Caitlyn Jenner, with whom she shares two daughters, Kendall and Kylie.

Kris Jenner's followers and netizens are curious to find out why she is trending on Chinese social media. Chinese people took to social media platforms such as RedNote and Weibo, and are reportedly sharing pictures of Kris, as part of a trend wishing for fortune and luck.

According to the BBC, in the last three days, Chinese social media users have shared thousands of posts with her image, hoping for wealth and success for themselves. Interestingly, in another incident, the Chinese social media users have also been changing their display pictures to Kris.

As cited by the BBC, Instagram and TikTok star Marcelo Wang, who is best known for his popular "how to say [phrase] in Chinese" videos, addressed this trend in a post he shared on March 27, 2026. Wang explained the reason behind the random trend and said:

The trend had grown "because Kris Jenner is one of the hardest working businesswoman in the US, and Chinese people really respect hard work."

Wang went ahead and added:

"Cosplaying Kris Jenner is like a Gen Z funny way to manifest success."

Following Marcelo Wang's post, Kris, whose net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth, is $170 million, took to the comments section of his post on March 29, 2026, and wrote:

"You're ALL doing amazing, sweetie!!!!"

Netizens react to Kris Jenner's viral good luck Chinese trend

After netizens found out Kris Jenner was trending on social media in China, they took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared their opinion on the matter. Check out some of the netizen reactions below:

"Even Kris Jenner is now a global good luck charm. If posting her pic brings blessings, my timeline is about to get very interesting this year! Who's trying it first?" wrote an X user

"Luck is in the air Mother knows best! Kris Jenner really said "you're doing amazing sweetie" to the whole Chinese internet The way she’s everywhere now—iconic behavior, honestly." commented a social media user

"In case anyone thought China's culture wasn't as ridiculous as the West's." written by a an X user

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"Chinese Gen Z out here manifesting boss energy by making Kris Jenner their PFP. She's gone from momager to digital God of Wealth and I am here for it." an X user wrote

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