--- description: From Selena Gomez to Pope Francis, take a look back through our stars' first posts, six years after the social media platform launched. title: Here Are 35 Major Celebrities' First-Ever Instagram Posts 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 # See the First-Ever Photos Posted by 35 of Instagram's Most Popular Celebrities  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 15, 2016 9:16 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 15, 2016 9:16 PM CUT [Instagram](http://time.com/4273531/instagram-algorithm/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") first popped up in 2010\. Over its relatively short but exceptionally formative six-year existence, it has shaped the way that celebrities communicate with fans, define their brands, and broadcast both private and public moments. But way before Kim Kardashian fully mastered the art of the selfie, and way before fashion and food bloggers were putting professional-level pics on the platform, some of your favorite celebrities were messing around with the do-it-yourself app. Here, you’ll find the first ever posts currently available on the accounts of 35 of our [most public celebrities](http://time.com/4261061/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-vacation/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined"). Some of them have been on the platform for more than five years (we’re talking to you, [Justin Bieber](http://time.com/4320988/most-liked-instagram-selena-bomez-justin-bieber/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined")); some, [like Pope Francis](http://time.com/4265190/pope-francis-first-instagram-post/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined"), just got up and running about a few months ago. But most of these are from a time before “social media manager” was a job. From Selena Gomez, the [reigning queen of Instagram](http://time.com/4404355/selena-gomez-instagram-most-liked-photo/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") to Oprah, from Harry Styles to Taylor Swift — take a look back in time (in no particular order). And enjoy the abundant throwback filters. Selena Gomez Justin Bieber Martha Stewart Kylie Jenner Kendall Jenner Calvin Harris Taylor Swift Harry Styles Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Kim Kardashian Britney Spears Miley Cyrus Beyoncé Katy Perry Lindsay Lohan Zayn Gwyneth Paltrow Drake Blake Lively Jaden Smith Rihanna Kevin Hart Emma Watson David Beckham Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Pharrell Madonna Nick Jonas Justin Timberlake Oprah Lil Wayne Kendrick Lamar Robert Downey Jr. Pope Francis ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4408656/see-the-first-ever-photos-posted-by-35-of-instagrams-most-popular-celebrities/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4408656/see-the-first-ever-photos-posted-by-35-of-instagrams-most-popular-celebrities/"},"headline":"See the First-Ever Photos Posted by 35 of Instagram's Most Popular Celebrities","datePublished":"2016-07-15T21:16:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:28.803Z","description":"Back when Kendall Jenner was almost just another kid at Disneyland","url":"https://time.com/4408656/see-the-first-ever-photos-posted-by-35-of-instagrams-most-popular-celebrities/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Technology","entertainment","American Voices"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"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/4408656/see-the-first-ever-photos-posted-by-35-of-instagrams-most-popular-celebrities/","name":"See the First-Ever Photos Posted by 35 of Instagram's Most Popular Celebrities"}}]}] ```