--- description: Over the ten years that 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' has been on the air, America's first family of reality tv has changed a lot. title: See the Kardashians Then and Now image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa0d28c732e4fe0b/6988e0f28fd2ee384c3592bc/kardashian-then-now.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Kardashians Then and Now  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 9, 2017 1:44 PM CUT  Photo Illustration by Kim Bubello; Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 9, 2017 1:44 PM CUT It’s been ten years since we were first introduced to the Kardashians in the pilot for a little show called [_Keeping Up With the Kardashians_](http://time.com/4677589/keeping-up-with-the-kattarshians/ "undefined") that would change the landscape of reality television and celebrity culture as we know it. In the decade since the show debuted, plenty has changed — viewers saw [Kim](http://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/ "undefined") go from Paris Hilton’s best friend to a global celebrity who’s made a booming business out of self-promotion. Likewise, they also witnessed Kendall and Kylie Jenner grow up from mischievous little sisters into [celebrities](http://time100.time.com/2013/11/12/the-16-most-influential-teens-of-2013/slide/kendall-and-kylie-jenner/ "undefined") in their own rights. In the past year, [_Forbes_ ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/11/16/top-earning-reality-stars-2016-kardashians-jenners-combine-for-122-5-million/#6f4d1f5c274d "undefined")reported that [the Kardashian-Jenners are now the highest-earning stars in reality television](http://time.com/money/4950313/kardashian-net-worth/ "undefined"), a testament to Kris Jenner’s hard-work but also to the cultural touchstone that the show has become. Their lives and careers weren’t the only things that evolved, however; their personal style and looks have changed dramatically as well. Here, take a look back at the first family of reality tv, from when _KUWTK_ first began to the present. It’s been quite the ride.  Kim Kardashian Dave Allocca—StarPix/REX/Shutterstock; Matt Baron—REX/Shutterstock  Kourtney Kardashian Jeff Vespa—WireImage/Getty Images; Tara Ziemba—Getty Images  Khloé Kardashian Alberto E. Rodriguez— Getty Images; John Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images  Kendall Jenner Gregg DeGuire—FilmMagic/Getty Images; John Milne—SilverHub/REX/Shutterstock  Kylie Jenner Noel Vasquez—Getty Images; Ethan Miller—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4971678/kardashians-then-and-now-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4971678/kardashians-then-and-now-photos/"},"headline":"See the Kardashians Then and Now","datePublished":"2017-10-09T13:44:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:24.685Z","description":"Over the ten years that 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' has been on the air, America's first family of reality tv has changed a lot.","url":"https://time.com/4971678/kardashians-then-and-now-photos/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","celebrities","viral","photography","keeping up with the kardashians","Kim Kardashian","Kylie Jenner","Kendall Jenner"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa0d28c732e4fe0b/6988e0f28fd2ee384c3592bc/kardashian-then-now.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa0d28c732e4fe0b/6988e0f28fd2ee384c3592bc/kardashian-then-now.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"kardashian-then-now","caption":"","creditText":"Photo Illustration by Kim Bubello; Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/4971678/kardashians-then-and-now-photos/","name":"See the Kardashians Then and Now"}}]}] ```