My great-grandfather founded America's most famous hotel chain - we are the 346th richest family wor
HILTON is one of the world's most famous names, synonymous with the hotel industry since the family's patriarch, Conrad Hilton, began to build an empire in 1919.
But in recent times it is his great-grandchildren that sometimes draw the most attention, including Paris, Nicky, Barron Hilton II and Conrad Hughes Hilton, who often light up social media and feature on reality tv.
There are now more than 584 Hilton Hotels and Resorts located across six continents, offering more than one million rooms worldwide, according to the corporation's website.
HISTORY OF HILTON EMPIRE
The first hotel that was the building block of the family's dynasty was The Mobley, located in Cisco, Texas, which was purchased in 1919.
The first to bear the Hilton name came in 1925 and was located in Dallas. Since then, the family business has expanded exponentially.
In 1943 the hotel became the first coast-to-coast chain in the US, with the purchase of two hotels in New York City - the Roosevelt and the world-famous Plaza hotel.
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Barron Hilton, Conrad's son, first became a part of the family business in 1958, before going on to become the President and later, the Chairman of the brand in 1979, after the death of his father.
As the fourth generation of Hilton's distanced themselves from any real involvement with the hotel empire, the Hilton hotel brand was sold to private equity firm Blackstone in 2007, reportedly for about $26billion.
THE NEXT GENERATION
As of 2005, Barron Hilton was listed as having a net worth of about $1billion dollars and ranked the 346th wealthiest person on Forbes 400 list.
Interested in banking, he is the one who came up with the idea of creating a Hilton credit card for consumers.
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He subsequently died in 2019 at the age of 91.
He had 15 grandchildren, including Rick and Kathy's children, who have become socialites and celebrities in their own right.
BARRON HILTON II
Barron Hilton II, was born in 1989 and is the younger brother of Paris Hilton Reum.
He has carved out a space for himself as a model and influencer. And he even made a horror film in 2015 called 'En Passant.'
He's married to a German countess named Tessa Grafin von Walderdorff and the two have a daughter named Milou Alizee, born in March of 2020.
In his own right, Paris' sibling has an estimated net worth of about $5million.
OTHER HILTON WEALTH
Older sister, Paris, is financially self-sufficient all on her own, with an estimated net worth of $300million - putting her close behind the combined wealth of parents, Rick and Kathy Hilton.
A big piece of her fortune stems from her various retail ventures, which include over 50 stores and 19 different product lines generating more than $4billion in sales.
Sister, Nicky Hilton Rothschild isn't hurting either with an estimated net worth of $50million. She is a successful fashion designer and model, as well as being a busy mother of two.
However, she may end up being the wealthiest Hilton of all. That's because of her husband - James Rothschild. He is part of the London based banking dynasty bearing the same name.
His family is said to have amassed the largest private fortune in the world in the 19th century.
As of 2021, he had an estimated net worth of $1.5billion.
Kyle Richards is Barron's aunt and Kathy Hilton's sister. She has made a name for herself as a regular feature on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and has an estimated fortune of about $100million.
All told, the family while divorced from the Hilton hotel brand as far as ownership, haven't been hurting too much as they continue to pave a path forward for the next generation of Hiltons.
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