Getty Images Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Following Failed Shutterstock Merger

Key Facts

1Getty Images filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware following the collapse of its merger with Shutterstock.

2The company is struggling with mounting debt and increasing competition from artificial intelligence technologies.

Getty Images filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. The New York Post reported that the filing follows the collapse of a planned $4 billion merger with rival Shutterstock, which failed due to British antitrust challenges.

The company is currently struggling with high debt levels and intensifying competition from artificial intelligence image generation technologies. GETY closed at $0.02 on October 21, 2026, while Shutterstock (SSTK) closed at $4.56 on the same date.