--- description: The reality TV star has finally caved and created her own account on the picture messaging program. title: Kim Kardashian West Joined Snapchat so Get Ready for Even More Selfies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kim Kardashian West Joined Snapchat So Get Ready for Even More Selfies  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 9, 2016 8:55 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 9, 2016 8:55 PM CUT Kim Kardashian West [hinted at joining Snapchat](https://twitter.com/judycossioo/status/684510080990064640?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") back in January in a video posted by one of the [app’s biggest success stories](http://time.com/4250972/kim-kardashian-iphone/ "undefined"), [DJ Khaled](http://time.com/4172848/dj-khaled-keys-to-success/ "undefined"). Now, the [reality TV star](http://time.com/4249385/kim-kardashian-nude-photo/ "undefined") has finally caved and created her own account on the picture messaging program. She announced on Twitter early Wednesday morning that fans could add the username “KimKardashian” to follow her. > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/707455267613634560) **Read More:** [Kim Kardashian West Hits Back at Body Shamers After Sharing Nude Photos](http://time.com/4252207/kim-kardashian-west-hits-back-at-body-shamers-after-sharing-nude-photos/ "undefined") She also posted a screenshot of her very first snap to Instagram, a selfie that features Kardashian West posing with _Keeping Up With the Kardashians_ co-star and sister Kourtney. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4253017/kim-kardashian-west-snapchat/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4253017/kim-kardashian-west-snapchat/"},"headline":"Kim Kardashian West Joined Snapchat So Get Ready for Even More Selfies","datePublished":"2016-03-09T20:55:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:49.886Z","description":"Her first snap was a selfie","url":"https://time.com/4253017/kim-kardashian-west-snapchat/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Social Media","celebrities","snapchat","Kim Kardashian","kim kardashian west"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4253017/kim-kardashian-west-snapchat/","name":"Kim Kardashian West Joined Snapchat So Get Ready for Even More Selfies"}}]}] ```