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MediaSeattle, Washington, USAFounded 1995Founders: Mark Getty, Jonathan KleinWebsite ↗

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Founded
1995[1]
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, USA[2]
  1. [1] Founded: Wikidata (retrieved September 16, 2026)
  2. [2] Headquarters: Wikidata (retrieved September 16, 2026)

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  1. Jun 30, 2026Getty Images Scraps $3.7B Shutterstock Merger After UK Regulator Demands Editorial Business Sale Pulse story

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REGULATION$3.7B deal terminated

Getty Images Scraps $3.7B Shutterstock Merger After UK Regulator Demands Editorial Business Sale

Getty Images terminated its planned $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock on June 30 after the UK Competition and Markets Authority conditioned approval on Shutterstock selling its entire global editorial photography business, including the Backgrid and Splash paparazzi agencies. The deal had already cleared U.S. antitrust review unconditionally in February, making this a case study in how a single national regulator can now kill a transaction that cleared every other jurisdiction.

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Getty Images FAQ

When was Getty Images founded and where is it based?

Getty Images was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, according to Wikidata.