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Getty Images

Getty Images

software
Last discussed Oct 23, 2026

A major stock photo and visual media licensing company offering editorial and commercial images and videos.

How Getty Images compares

2 creators weighed in
Shutterstock Direct rival
rival stock photo platform

Both are stock photo sites that nearly merged but the deal was blocked by UK regulators. Both seen as threatened by AI image generation.

2 creators
John Coogan

"Getty Images was planning to merge with Shutterstock. These are two essentially stock photo sites. In theory, they should be absolutely decimated by AI image generation."

Compared to Shutterstock; both seen as threatened by AI image generation.

Jordi Hays

"There's news today about Getty Images calling off the Shutterstock deal after UK regulators said that they would have to sell the editorial business for the merger to be approved."

Would have merged with Shutterstock; discussed as companies under threat from generative AI

John Coogan

"Getty Images was planning to merge with Shutterstock. Getty Images has called off the Shutterstock deal after the UK created some barriers around it."

Competing with Shutterstock and AI image generation tools

What creators say

Tom Bilyeu
mentioned

"Getty Images just filed for bankruptcy because basically AI just does that thing."

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Jordi Hays
mentioned

"Dan Primack showed a little tinfoil hat theory. He is beginning to wonder if Sun Valley is really organized by Getty Images and Allen and Co is just a front."

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"There's news today about Getty Images calling off the Shutterstock deal after UK regulators said that they would have to sell the editorial busines..."

John Coogan
mentioned

"The Sun Valley photos are starting to trickle out on Alamy Stock, Getty Images, and I want to do an analysis."

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+2 more mentions from John

"Getty Images was planning to merge with Shutterstock. These are two essentially stock photo sites. In theory, they should be absolutely decimated b..."

"Getty Images was planning to merge with Shutterstock. Getty Images has called off the Shutterstock deal after the UK created some barriers around it."

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