Shutterstock, Inc.
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) operates a leading global creative platform connecting brands and businesses to high-quality digital content. The company's website is shutterstock.com. From the company’s description.
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What Shutterstock, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) operates a leading global creative platform connecting brands and businesses to high-quality digital content. The company's website is shutterstock.com.
The company generates revenue through two primary offerings. Content revenues, representing the majority of business, include licenses for images, footage, music, and three-dimensional models distributed under multiple brands including Shutterstock, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, Splash News, Bigstock, and Envato. Data, Distribution, and Services revenues encompass metadata licensing for machine learning and artificial intelligence model training, distribution and advertising services through the Giphy platform, and specialized solutions through Shutterstock Studios, which provides custom content matched with production tools and services.
The platform operates as a two-sided marketplace connecting a global contributor network with over 3.5 million customers across more than 150 countries. Contributors upload content in exchange for royalty payments based on licensing activity, while customers access searchable collections to license content for creative needs. The company serves three primary customer categories: corporate professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small to medium-sized businesses and individual creators. Geographic revenue distribution includes approximately 51% from North America, 27% from Europe, and 22% from the rest of the world.
Shutterstock maintains proprietary technology including advanced search algorithms, artificial intelligence-driven content review systems, and cloud-based infrastructure supporting its global platform. The company operates in 23 languages and provides customer support across 150 countries in over 20 languages.
As of December 31, 2025, Shutterstock employed 1,565 full-time employees, with approximately 57% located in North America and 23% in Europe. The company holds a portfolio of registered trademarks and domain names supporting its various brands and maintains intellectual property protections through patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.
In January 2025, Shutterstock entered into a merger agreement with Getty Images Holdings, Inc., pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Company details
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Business Services & Software
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, NY
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1549346
- SIC
- 7374
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Shutterstock, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Shutterstock, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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