Getty Images Holdings, Inc. GETY

Company Overview

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GETY) is a global visual content company that licenses creative, editorial, and archival imagery, video, music, and related media assets to customers across advertising, media, corporate communications, and digital publishing industries. The company operates primarily through the Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash brands, serving enterprises, media organizations, small businesses, creative professionals, and digital content creators. Its revenue is primarily generated through subscription services, content licensing agreements, enterprise contracts, and custom content solutions.

Getty Images has developed a large-scale proprietary content library supported by relationships with photographers, videographers, media organizations, and archival partners. The company maintains a significant competitive position through its extensive rights-managed and royalty-free content collections, global distribution capabilities, metadata and search infrastructure, and long-standing relationships with major media and advertising customers. Founded in 1995 by Mark Getty and Jonathan Klein, Getty Images expanded through acquisitions and international growth, becoming one of the world’s largest commercial image licensing businesses. The company later broadened into user-generated and community-based platforms through acquisitions and strategic brand expansion, including iStock and Unsplash.