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Hilton Caps 2025 With 6.7% Net Unit Growth and Record 520,000-Room Pipeline

Conversion-focused strategy, including apartment and independent collections, positions Hilton for further expansion in 2026.

Overview

  • In 2025 the company signed more than 1,000 hotels, or almost 140,000 rooms, and began construction on nearly 100,000 rooms, its highest annual organic starts.
  • Hilton surpassed 9,000 operating hotels, expanded to 143 countries and territories, and welcomed over 233 million guests in 2025.
  • Conversions accounted for nearly 40% of openings as the Outset Collection advanced with more than 60 hotels under development.
  • Apartment Collection inventory will be bookable in the first half of 2026, with up to 3,000 furnished units added through partner Placemakr.
  • Hilton says about 20% of rooms under construction globally are slated to join its system, compared with an estimated 5% current market share.