One of the royal children revealed as richest kid in the world and it’s not Prince George

In a world peppered with nepo baby discourse, it's easy to let our minds wander when we mull over who the richest child in the world is.

While we may first be drawn to Blue Ivy Carter, the 12-year-old daughter of Beyoncé Knowles and Shawn 'Jay Z' Carter, we'd be wrong.

While Blue Ivy is worth upwards of $500 million, as per MSN, that's nothing compared to the actual richest kid.

Nor is it North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who Yahoo surmise is worth somewhere between $50 million and $375 million.

Blue Ivy is worth more than $500 million (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

And it's not even the future King of England, 11-year-old Prince George - who has the second spot on the rich list, with a net worth of £2.8 billion.

Third is RZA, the son of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky... who is reportedly worth just shy of a billion.

So, who is the most famous child I hear you ask?

It is in fact, a member of the royal family - though with the amount of jewels they wear, that probably doesn't come as much of a shock.

Princess Charlotte is the richest child in the world (Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The richest child in the world is in fact Princess Charlotte, the nine-year-old sister of George (and Louis).

She's worth an eye-watering £3.9 billion - a figure which will no likely grow as she ages and has a more active role in public life.

In case you were wondering, Prince Louis is worth £97.9 million - which is still nothing to moan about, obviously.

GB News ascribe Princess Charlotte's net worth to the 'Kate effect' - her striking resemblance to her mother, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.

According to Brand Finance, Kate is 'the most powerful royal fashion influencer'.

They add that items of clothing and accessories adorned by Kate shoot up in desirability by 38 percent with American fashion buyers.

Kate and Charlotte often co-ordinate outfits (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

When Kate is photographed wearing a specific look, the items likely sell out almost instantaneously - leading many designers to dream of dressing the Princess.

As well as the 'Kate effect', it's believed that her huge net worth is also due to Charlotte's inheritances she will gain in the future and investments that have already been made.

Setting her up as a style icon from a young age, Kate often co-ordinates her outfits with those of her daughter.

During Christmas at Sandringham, Charlotte was pictures wearing a blue and green tartan jacket, while her mum Kate wore a navy suit paired with a blue and green tartan scarf.