Inside Candace Bushnell's Fortune: Candace Bushnell's Assets & Salary in Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

As one of the most talked-about figures, Candace Bushnell has built a significant fortune. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.

What is Candace Bushnell's Net Worth?

Candace Bushnell is an American author and producer who has a net worth of $2.5 million. Candace Bushnell sold her first children's story to a publisher when she was 19 years old. Bushnell continued to pursue her writing career and landed a job penning a humor column for the "New York Observer" in the early '90s. The column, "Sex and the City", was based on Bushnell's dating and social life. As you know, the columns were later adapted into the HBO TV series "Sex and the City," which starredSarah Jessica Parker,Kim Cattrall,Kristin Davis, andCynthia Nixon. As we detail in the next section, Candace would later reveal that she did not actually make that much money from "Sex and the City." She earned 90% of her fortune thanks to her other best-selling books.

Candace Bushnell has since written "4 Blondes", "Trading Up", "Lipstick Jungle", "One Fifth Avenue", "The Carrie Diaries", and "Summer and the City". Her novel, "Lipstick Jungle", was also adapted for a TV show that starredBrooke Shields. In 2005, she judged the reality show "Wickedly Perfect" and, two years later, began hosting her own talk show on Sirius Satellite Radio called "Sex, Success and Sensibility". Bushnell's eighth book, "Killing Monica", was released in 2015. In 2019 she released a book titled "Is There Still Sex in the City?". She married to New York City Ballet dancer Charles Askegard in 2002, though they are now divorced.

Sex and the City Earnings

Despite what you may assume, Candace has NOT earned millions of dollars from "Sex and the City," even after the show aired six seasons and spawned several movies. In an interview conducted in June 2023 Candace revealed she sold the film and TV rights for just $100,000.

In that same interview Candace revealed that 90% of her wealth today comes from endeavors outside of "Sex and the City," primarily her best-selling books.

Early Life

Candace Bushnell was born on December 1, 1958 in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

Ultimately, Candace Bushnell's financial journey is a testament to their success.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.