Getty Images

Getty.com

Owned by:

Mark Getty

Based in:

Seattle, Washington

Represents:

30% of global image library market¹

2006 Revenues:

$806.6 million

Owns:  

Allsport, Amana, Digitalvision, EyeWire, Fabulous Footage, Gamma Liaison, Hulton Archive, i/us, ImageDirect, Imageways, istockphoto.com, Liaison Agency, Newsmakers, The Image Bank, Photodisc, Photographer’s Choice, Profile Photo Library, Reportage, Stone+, Stone Images, Taxi

Corbis

Corbis.com

Owned by:

Bill Gates

Based in:

Seattle, Washington

Represents:

12% of global image library market²

2006 Revenues:

More than $251 million

Owns:  

Bettman Archives, SnapVillage, Sygma, StockMarket, TempSpot, Sekani, Zefa, United Press International collection (includes Hearst, Scripps, Chicago Tribune)

Jupiterimages

Jupiterimages.com

CEO:

Alan M. Meckler, Chairman of Jupitermedia

Based in:

Darlen, CT

Division of:

Jupitermedia

2006 Revenue:

$137.8 million

Owns:  

AbleStock.com, Animation Factory, The Beauty Archive, BananaStock, BBM.net, Big Shot Media, Botanica, Brand X Pictures, Clipart.com, Comstock Images, Creatas Images, Creatas Footage, FoodPix, Goodshoot, Hemera Technologies, IFA Bilderteam, IT Stock Free, liquidlibrary, MediaBuilder, Nonstock, PictureQuest, PictureArts, PhotoObjects.net, Photos.com, Pixland, Polka Dot Images, PRDirect, (re)view collection, RoyaltyFreeMusic, Thinkstock Images, Thinkstock Footage, Workbook Stock, and HAAP media (owner of StockXchange)