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Bizarre Kris Jenner superstition spreads across China in the name of luck, money and success

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Source : Perth Now news

A bizarre online craze has exploded across China — with thousands of young people turning to Kris Jenner as a digital good-luck charm in a desperate bid for success.

In a trend that has racked up tens of millions of views, social media feeds have been flooded with Jenner’s face — used as profile pictures, wallpapers and even edited into fantasy jobs — all in the hope it might somehow bring wealth, work or a better life.

It sounds ridiculous. But for many, it is deadly serious.

Users on Chinese platforms are “cosplaying” the Kardashian empire builder — dubbed everything from “Queen Mother” to “Empress” — as a symbol of hustle, power and financial success.

The logic? If anyone knows how to make money, it’s Jenner.

Posts show her photos slapped onto resumes, business suits and luxury lifestyles — a tongue-in-cheek way of “manifesting” the future they want.

Some claim it works. Others admit it is more about mindset than magic — a confidence boost in an increasingly competitive and high-pressure environment.

Either way, the trend has taken off at lightning speed, with tens of thousands of posts and millions of interactions in just days.

Experts say it reflects a deeper reality.

Behind the memes is a generation grappling with job insecurity, rising costs and intense pressure to succeed — turning to humour, superstition and internet culture to cope.

And the scale is staggering — with more than 50 million views and close to 100,000 posts tied to the trend in a matter of weeks.

Camera IconKris Jenner Credit: Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP