In the world of reality TV, where fortunes rise as quickly as they fall, Mama June has lived through both extremes. From couponing queen to headline regular, her journey has been anything but ordinary. Her 2025 net worth, estimated at around $100,000 as per Celebrity Net Worth, may not be the thing reality stars dream of but it also comes on the heels of her ultimate low point, making it an important milestone for Mama June.
June — real name June Shannon — began her career because of her youngest daughter, Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, who became an internet sensation from Toddlers & Tiaras. That culminated in Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and a mountain of cash fueled by notoriety. But it did not give them a happily ever after. Her struggles with addiction, disputes with family members and money troubles have kept her in the press.
Let’s take a closer look at how Mama June earned, lost, and is slowly rebuilding her money and her life.
Mama June’s net worth in 2025 is a reality check
As of 2025, Mama June’s net worth is estimated to be around $100,000, according to Celebrity Net Worth. It's a steep drop from the money that once flowed her way during the peak of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Reports say the family earned about $2.75 million from the show, which is no small change. But as she revealed, a large chunk of that money didn’t stick around.
"I don't have a lot. I'm trying to rebuild myself financially,"
she told Us Weekly while promoting Mama June: Road to Redemption in 2021.
"I went to rehab with a $1.75 to my name."
Between addiction, arrests, and missteps with money, her earnings dwindled fast. Still, she says she’s making slow but steady progress:
"I'm able to pay my rent. I'm able to pay my light bill... and have just a little bit of money saved up."
Addiction nearly cost Mama June everything
It wasn’t just her TV gigs or public image that took a hit. Addiction nearly wiped out everything Mama June had built. During her relationship with Geno Doak, the two were arrested in 2019 for drug possession. She later admitted to Us Weekly that she’d spent a jaw-dropping $750,000 on cocaine and was living in a car before getting clean.
Her downfall was a shock to fans, especially those who remembered her vowing never to forget her roots.
“A lot of people who become famous... they just spend it as soon as they make it, I’m not going to be like that.”
she once said.
Despite her earlier intentions, reality hit hard. And in her own words, she’s still on the path to repair:
“My goal is to live day by day... my sobriety and mending my relationships with the kids [are what] I’m getting back into.”
How Mama June went from coupon queen to reality star
Before the TV paychecks and public scandals, Mama June was known for her extreme couponing skills. She proudly called herself "The Coupon Queen."
Her frugal mindset helped when she transitioned to fame, still couponing and stockpiling essentials like toilet paper, laundry detergent, and candles, even after her big break. She famously said,
“Hello, I bought this house in foreclosure!”
Her knack for stretching a dollar was, in many ways, her brand.
In 2012, she and Alana exploded into pop culture thanks to Toddlers & Tiaras. That led to Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, where viewers saw their offbeat humor and home life up close. It didn’t last, though. TLC canceled the show in 2014 after Mama June was linked to a convicted sex offender, one who her daughter Anna accused of sexual abuse.
Now sober since January 27, 2020, Mama June says she’s committed to staying clean. In 2023, she told TMZ that weekly drug tests kept her clean and that she didn't even smoke or drink anymore.
It's an tumultuous journey, but she's making progress. Her story is one of resilience, recovery, and real-life battle, whether she's on-screen or not.
And perhaps net worth isn't a headline in 2025, but her perseverance through it all? That might be worth more than the money.