Paris Hilton is 45 years old, born on February 17, 1981, in New York City. Known around the world as the original celebrity influencer, she went from early-2000s tabloid fixture to a self-made businesswoman with a licensing empire estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Today she is married to entrepreneur Carter Reum, is the mother of two young children, Phoenix and London, and runs her media and beauty ventures while performing as an international DJ.
Quick Facts
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Paris Whitney Hilton |
| Born | February 17, 1981 |
| Age | 45 years old |
| Birthplace | New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Media personality, businesswoman, singer, DJ, author |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Spouse/Partner | Carter Reum (married November 2021) |
| Children | 2 — Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum (born January 2023), London Marilyn Hilton Reum (born November 2023) |
| Estimated Net Worth | $300–400 million (estimated by major financial outlets) |
Early Life and Career
Paris Whitney Hilton was born on February 17, 1981, in New York City, the eldest of four children of Richard Hilton, a real estate businessman, and Kathy Hilton, a former actress and socialite. As the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton Hotels chain, Paris grew up surrounded by wealth and privilege, splitting her childhood between a suite at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan and a family home in the Hamptons.
She attended the Buckley School and St. Paul the Apostle School, and later the Dwight School in New York City, though she never graduated. As a teenager she was famously rebellious, frequenting New York nightclubs. Her parents eventually sent her to boarding schools for troubled teens, including Provo Canyon School in Utah, where she later revealed she suffered abuse and trauma — experiences she has since turned into advocacy work for reform of the troubled-teen industry.
Hilton began modeling at 19, signing with Donald Trump's T Management agency and appearing in major campaigns and magazine covers. A leaked private video with then-boyfriend Rick Salomon made her infamous, and in 2003 she starred with Nicole Richie in the Fox reality series The Simple Life, which ran for five seasons and made her one of the most photographed people on the planet.
Rather than fade when reality TV moved on, Hilton methodically converted fame into business. Her fragrance empire began in 2004 with her first perfume and has since grown to nearly 30 scents generating billions of dollars in gross retail revenue, with Hilton herself earning an estimated 20–30 percent royalty on each bottle. Her debut music album, Paris, arrived in 2006 with the hit single "Stars Are Blind," which became a lasting pop favorite. She also built a genuine career as an international DJ, commanding some of the highest fees in the club world and holding lucrative residencies in Ibiza.
She released her second studio album, Infinite Icon, in 2024, and a concert film based on it — Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir — arrived in cinemas in January 2026.
Paris Hilton is widely credited with inventing the modern influencer economy. Long before social media made personal branding a profession, she showed celebrities how to turn attention itself into products, licensing deals, and media ventures. Her business strategy — launch early, license aggressively, keep the brand everywhere — is now studied in business schools, and her fame-to-fortune licensing model became the template for later celebrity entrepreneurs, including artists like Nicki Minaj who went on to build nine-figure business empires of their own.
Personal Life
Hilton's romantic life was tabloid fodder for years before she found lasting stability. In 2019 she began dating venture capitalist and author Carter Reum, known as the co-founder of VEEV Spirits and the author of Shortcut Your Startup. After an engagement in February 2021, the couple married in a lavish Beverly Hills ceremony on November 11, 2021 — an event documented in the Peacock series Paris in Love.
The marriage has remained strong. In February 2026, days before Paris's 45th birthday, Carter surprised her with a second proposal on a beach in Turks & Caicos, and the couple publicly renewed their vows with their two children present.
Both of the couple's children were born via surrogate. Their son, Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum, was born in January 2023, and their daughter, London Marilyn Hilton Reum, arrived in November 2023. Paris chose the name Phoenix because it symbolized rising from the ashes, and she frequently describes her children as her "greatest gifts."
The family previously lived in a Malibu mansion that was destroyed in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires of 2025; Paris later purchased a new home in Beverly Park, Los Angeles. Beyond family life, she remains a prominent advocate: she has testified before Congress on issues including deepfake pornography and child-abuse reform in residential treatment facilities, drawing on her own experiences.
Like Taylor Swift, Paris has shown how a celebrity can evolve from early-career controversy into a respected industry force with serious business credentials.
Net Worth
Paris Hilton's exact net worth is not publicly documented, but in 2026 widely cited estimates place it between $300 million and $400 million, with Celebrity Net Worth and Parade citing the higher figure and Forbes estimating around $300 million. The range reflects how difficult licensing-heavy fortunes are to value from the outside — but every analyst agrees the trajectory points up.
Her biggest wealth engine is fragrance. Her first perfume launched in 2004, and across nearly 30 scents the line has generated over $2.65 billion in gross retail revenue as of 2020, making it one of the most lucrative celebrity brand plays in history. Her estimated 20–30 percent royalty on each bottle makes perfumes the single largest contributor to her personal fortune, and the brand kept expanding with new launches — including a 2025 Ulta Beauty debut for ICONIC Eau de Parfum.
The rest of the empire is diversified. Through 11:11 Media, she monetizes TV, audio, digital content, and brand partnerships — the company was expected to generate roughly $50 million in revenue in 2024. In 2025 she moved deeper into beauty, launching 11:11 Beauty and Parívie skincare in partnership with Guthy-Renker. Her DJ residencies and performances continue to pay premium fees, her books and media projects add steady income, and her brand company has surpassed $4 billion in total global lifetime revenue across retail sales, licensing, and partnerships.
Importantly, Hilton built nearly all of this herself. When her grandfather Barron Hilton died in 2019, he donated 97 percent of his fortune to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, leaving only a small fraction for family — analysts estimate Paris's direct inheritance was worth a few million dollars at most. Her father's successful real estate career added family wealth, but the $300–400 million figure is overwhelmingly the product of her own business ventures rather than inheritance.
That puts her in rare company among celebrity entrepreneurs. Among modern celebrity entrepreneurs — the kind profiled in our Margot Robbie biography — very few translate fame into a nine-figure business empire; Paris Hilton was doing it a decade before influencer culture had a name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Paris Hilton?
Paris Hilton is 45 years old. She was born on February 17, 1981, in New York City, and turned 45 in February 2026.
Who is Paris Hilton married to?
Paris Hilton is married to Carter Reum, an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author best known as the co-founder of VEEV Spirits and the author of Shortcut Your Startup. They began dating in late 2019, got engaged in February 2021, and married on November 11, 2021, in Beverly Hills. In February 2026 they renewed their wedding vows in Turks & Caicos with their children present.
What is Paris Hilton's net worth?
Paris Hilton's net worth is estimated at between $300 million and $400 million by major financial outlets including Celebrity Net Worth, Parade, and Forbes. The figure is an estimate — not an audited number — because her wealth comes largely from licensing deals and royalties that are difficult to value from the outside.
How many children does Paris Hilton have?
Paris Hilton has two children with her husband Carter Reum: a son, Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum, born in January 2023, and a daughter, London Marilyn Hilton Reum, born in November 2023. Both children were born via surrogate.
What businesses does Paris Hilton own?
Paris Hilton's business empire includes her fragrance line (nearly 30 scents generating billions in retail revenue), 11:11 Media (the TV, audio, and brand company she co-founded in 2021), 11:11 Beauty and Parívie skincare (launched in 2025 with Guthy-Renker), her DJ and live-performance business, books, and extensive product-licensing deals across roughly 50 stores worldwide.