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{{short description|American visual media company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Getty Images Holdings, Inc.
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NYSE|GETY}}
| predecessors = {{unbulleted list |Getty Communications |[[PhotoDisc]]}}
| successor = 
| founders = {{unbulleted list |[[Mark Getty]]<ref name="Times2019">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Paul |date=1 December 2019 |title=It's crunch time for Seattle-based photo giant Getty Images, and for photographers |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/its-crunchtime-for-seattle-based-photo-giant-getty-images-and-for-photographers/ |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921202802/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/its-crunchtime-for-seattle-based-photo-giant-getty-images-and-for-photographers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |[[Jonathan Klein (Getty Images)|Jonathan Klein]]<ref name="Times2019"/>}}
| defunct = 
| fate = 
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{unbulleted list |Mark Getty ([[chairman]]) |Craig Peters ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]]) |Jennifer Leyden ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])<ref>{{cite news |last=Franklin |first=Joshua |date=4 September 2018 |title=Getty family to regain control of photo agency |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-getty-images-m-a/getty-family-to-regain-control-of-photo-agency-idUSKCN1LK24S |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041307/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-getty-images-m-a/getty-family-to-regain-control-of-photo-agency-idUSKCN1LK24S |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| industry = {{hlist|[[Publishing]]|[[Mass media|media]]|[[web design]]}}
| genre = [[Stock photography]]
| products = {{hlist|[[Digital image]]s|[[Digital audio|audio]]|[[Digital video|video]]}}
| production = 
| services = [[Rights Managed|Rights-managed]] and royalty-free images, audio, and video
| revenue = {{decrease}} {{US$|917 million|link=yes}} (2023)<ref name=AR2023 />
| operating_income = {{decrease}} {{US$|128 million}} (2023)<ref name=AR2023 />
| net_income = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{US$|19.6 million}} (2023)<ref name=AR2023 />}}
| aum = 
| assets = {{increase}} {{US$|2.60 billion}} (2023)<ref name=AR2023 />
| equity = {{increase}} {{US$|681 million}} (2023)<ref name=AR2023 />
| owner = [[Getty family]] (36.7%)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001898496/000110465922075506/tm222601-15_s4a.htm |title=Getty Images Holdings, Inc. amended Form S-4 |date=29 June 2022 |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |page=51 |access-date=7 August 2022 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807055408/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001898496/000110465922075506/tm222601-15_s4a.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| num_employees = {{circa|1,700}} (2023)<ref name=AR2023>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1898496/000162828024011316/gety-20231231.htm |title=2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |date=March 15, 2024 |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
| divisions = Getty Productions
| subsid = {{unbulleted list |[[iStock]] |[[Unsplash]] |[[Photos.com]]}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://gettyimages.com/}}
| footnotes = 
| intl = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1995|3|14}} (as Getty Investments, LLC.)<ref name="Times2019"/>
| location_city = [[Seattle]], Washington
| location_country = U.S.
| location = 
}}

'''Getty Images Holdings, Inc.''' (stylized as '''gettyimages''') is a [[visual media]] company and supplier of [[Stock photography|stock images]], [[editorial]] photography, video, and music for business and consumers, with a library of over 477 million assets. It targets three markets—[[creative professional]]s (advertising and graphic design), the [[Mass media|media]] (print and online publishing), and [[Corporation|corporate]] (in-house design, marketing and communication departments).

Getty Images has distribution offices around the world and capitalizes on the Internet for distribution with over 2.3 billion searches annually on its sites. As Getty Images has acquired other older photo agencies and archives, it has [[digitizing|digitized]] their collections, enabling online distribution. Getty Images operates a large [[Electronic commerce|commercial website]] that clients use to search and browse for images, purchase usage rights, and download images. Image prices vary according to [[Image resolution|resolution]] and type of rights. The company also offers custom photo services for corporate clients. In January 2025, it was announced that the company would be merging with [[Shutterstock]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Getty Images and Shutterstock to Merge, Creating a Premier Visual Content Company |url=https://investors.gettyimages.com/news-releases/news-release-details/getty-images-and-shutterstock-merge-creating-premier-visual}}</ref>