Who’s the richest Hilton? From Paris’ US$300 million empire and Nicky’s Rothschild banking billions to RHOBH sisters Kathy and Kyle Richards – the hotel family’s net worths, ranked

Jul 24 , 2021

Paris Hilton, Kathy Hilton, Kyle Richards and Nicky Hilton Rothschild: who’s the richest? Photos: @parishilton; @kathyhilton; @kylerichards18; @nickyhilton/Instagram

Friends of Donald Trump and Michael Jackson, Kathy and Rick Hilton’s US$350 million makes Kathy the richest Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member

Paris has moved on from her 2000s antics with Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan to make her own fortune, while Nicky married into a London banking dynasty

Whether it’s the famous Hilton hotel brand, the OG influencer and reality star-turned-businesswoman Paris Hilton, or Kyle and co on The Real Housewives, it’s hard to escape the influence and magnitude of the Hilton family empire. Let’s not forget, even Kim Kardashian started off as Paris’ assistant.

The story behind their wealth is as fascinating as the people themselves. Barron Hilton, Paris and Nicky’s uber-rich grandfather was chairman of the board and president and CEO of the company, and in 2007 sold Hilton Hotels to the Blackstone Group for US$26 billion.

Kathy Hilton and her family. Photo: @nickyhilton/Instagram

However, when he passed away in 2019, he left most of his fortune to charity. In fact, he left just 3 per cent of his wealth to his eight children, 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren – including Paris, Nicky and co.

The other 97 per cent went to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, honouring his father’s wishes, taking the family charity’s endowment from US$2.9 billion to US$6.3 billion.

So with the bulk of the Hilton family fortune out of the picture, who is left with what, and who earned their own empires? Here’s how rich the Hiltons (and Richards siblings) really are ...

Rick, 65, and Kathy Hilton, 62

Estimated net worth: US$350 million

Kathy and Rick Hilton. Photo: @kathyhilton/Instagram

As the parents of Paris Hilton, close friends of former US president Donald Trump and even Michael Jackson, Rick and Kathy Hilton are the stalwarts of the Hilton family empire.

And they’ve got the bank balance to prove it. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Rick and Kathy’s combined net worth is an estimated US$350 million, making Kathy by far the richest cast member to ever appear on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

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