# Kim Kardashian: Meet My New Friend

> Kim Kardashian’s Tesla robot video reached 11.8 million views on X.

- Owner: Kim Kardashian; Tesla (demonstration provider)
- Kind: Creator moment
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2024-11-18
- Peak date: 2024-11-19
- Spread Score: 42 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Response chain, Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Separate Stories supplied a kiss and a game alongside the heart clip. The November encounter also furnished a fashion shoot: March publication of Steven Klein’s photographs renewed criticism of the Tesla pairing’s political associations.

## Timeline

- Oct 2024 — Tesla (Open web) — Tesla demonstrated Optimus robots at its We, Robot event before Kardashian’s videos.
- 2024-11-18 — Kim Kardashian (X) — Kardashian posted the heart-gesture video at 20:07:58 UTC, captioned “meet my new friend”.
- 2024-11-18 — Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) (X) — Jenner quoted the seed video and challenged Kardashian, Musk and the robot to a race at 20:17 UTC.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/kim-kardashian-tesla-new-friend

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Kim Kardashian: Meet My New Friend.” Case HIS-00792. Spread Score v1.2: 42/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00792