Getty Images and Shutterstock announced that the companies will merge and create a $3.7 billion 'premier visual content company.'

Getty Images & Shutterstock merge into a $3.7B media giant, combining their vast libraries & resources to redefine the visual content industry.

Getty Images is the bigger company of the two, and its shareholders will own approximately 54.7% of the new entity, while Shutterstock shareholders will own 45.3%. Getty Images also owns the iStock and Unsplash brands. The company will simply be called Getty Images.