The following is a list of the world's major stock agencies divided into three different groups based on my estimates of the gross revenue generated by each of these companies.
Group A lists companies with revenue greater than $20 million and I believe I have them in order based on size. Based on the the information available it is harder to estimate exact revenue for those in Groups B and C and thus I have listed them in alphabetical order within the group.
| Leading Stock Photo Sellers |
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| GROUP A - Over $20 million |
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| Getty Images |
USA |
www.gettyimages.com |
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| Corbis (plus Veer) |
USA |
www.corbis.com |
| Associated Press |
USA |
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| Amana |
Japan |
www.amana.jp |
| Masterfile |
Canada |
www.masterfile.com |
| Shutterstock |
USA |
www.shutterstock.com |
| Reuters |
UKI |
www.reutersphoto.com |
| Dreamstime |
USA |
www.dreamstime.com |
| DPA Photo |
Germany |
http://www.dpa.de/en/produkte/bild/index.html |
| Alamy |
UK |
www.alamy.com |
| Photolibrary |
Australia |
www.photolibrary.com |
| Fotolia |
France |
www.fotolia.com |
| Image Source |
UK |
www.imagesource.com |
| Aflo |
Japan |
www.aflo.com |
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| GROUP B - $5 to $20 million |
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| Action Press |
Germany |
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| AFP |
France |
www.afp.com |
| AGE |
Spain |
www.age.com |
| Alinari |
Itali |
www.alinari.it |
| ANP |
Netherlands |
www.anp.com |
| Blend |
USA |
www.blendimages.com |
| Bridgeman Archives |
UK |
www.bridgemanarchives.com |
| Contrasto |
Italy |
www.contrasto.it |
| fotosearch.com |
USA |
www.fotosearch.com |
| Hollandse Hoogete |
Netherlands |
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| Images.com |
USA |
www.images.com |
| Johner Images |
Sweden |
www.johner.com |
| Keystone |
Switzerland |
www.keystone.com |
| Laif |
Germany |
www.laif.de |
| Latin Stock |
South America |
www.latinstock.com |
| Magnum Photos |
USA |
www.magnumphotos.com |
| Mauritius |
Germany |
www.mauritius.com |
| Olycom |
Italy |
www.olycom.it |
| Panorama |
China |
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| Photo Alto |
France |
www.photoalto.com |
| Photononstop |
France |
www.photononstop.com |
| Picture Press |
Germany |
www.picturepress.com |
| plainpicture |
Germany |
www.plainpicture.de |
| Rex Features |
UK |
www.rexfeatures.co.uk |
| Scanpix |
Scandinavia |
www.scanpix.com |
| Science Photo Library |
UK |
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| SuperStock |
USA |
www.superstock.com |
| Uniphoto |
Japan |
www.uniphoto.jp |
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| GROUP C - $1 to $5 million |
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| Agence Stills |
France |
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| AKG International |
Germany |
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| All Over Press |
Scandinavia |
www.alloverpress.com |
| Altrendo |
Germany |
www.altrendo.com |
| ANSA |
Italy |
www.ansa.it |
| APA/Contrast |
Austria |
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| Asia Images |
Singapore |
www.asiaimages.com |
| Avenue Images |
Germany |
www.avenueimages.com |
| Bilberberg |
Germany |
www.bilderberg.de |
| BSIP |
France |
www.bsip.com |
| Camera Press |
UK |
www.camerapress.com |
| De Agostini Picture Library |
Italy |
www.deagostini.it |
| Dorling Kindersley |
UK |
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| EastNews |
Poland |
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| Erickson Stock |
USA |
www.ericksonstock.com |
| Eyedea (Hachette Photos) |
France |
www.eyedeaphotos.com |
| fStop |
Germany |
www.fstop.com |
| Farabola |
Italy |
www.farabola.it |
| Firstlight |
Canada |
www.firstlight.com |
| Glowimages |
USA |
www.glowimages.com |
| Granata Press |
Italy |
www.granatapress.com |
| Great Stock! |
South Africa |
www.greatstock.co.za |
| Image Click |
Korea |
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| Imagine China |
China |
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| The Image Works |
USA |
www.imageworks.com |
| Keyphoto |
Japan |
www.keyphoto.jp |
| La Presse |
Italy |
www.lapresse.it |
| Marka |
Italy |
www.marka.it |
| Matton |
Denmark |
www.matton.com |
| Minden Pictures |
USA |
www.mindenpictures.com |
| Moodboard |
UK |
www.moodboard.com |
| National Geographic |
USA |
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| Nature Picture Library |
UK |
www.naturepicturelibrary.com |
| Neo Vision |
Japan |
www.neovision.jp |
| Newscom |
USA |
www.newscom.com |
| Panoramic Images |
USA |
www.panoramicimages.com |
| Photobank |
Russia |
www.photobank.com |
| Photo Bank Yokohama |
Japan |
www.photobankyokohama.com |
| Photonews |
Belgium |
www.photonews.com |
| Photomovie |
Italy |
www.photomovie.it |
| Photononstop |
France |
www.photononstop.com |
| Photo Researchers |
USA |
www.photoresearchers.com |
| PhotoTake |
USA |
www.phototake.com |
| Premium |
Germany |
www.premium.de |
| Pressensbild |
Sweden |
www.pressensbild.com |
| Prisma |
Switzerland |
www.prisma.com |
| Radial Press |
Spain |
www.radialpress.com |
| Reporters |
France |
www.reporters.com |
| Robert Harding |
UK |
www.robertharding.com |
| Roger-Viollet |
France |
www.roger-viollet.com |
| Rubberball |
USA |
www.rubberball.com |
| SIPA |
France |
www.sipa.fr |
| StockFood |
USA & Germany |
www.stockfood.com |
| Superbild |
Germany |
www.superbild.de |
| Tetra Images |
USA |
www.tetraimages.com |
| Time-Life Picture Library |
USA |
www.timelifepictures.com |
| TopFoto |
UK |
www.topfoto.co.uk |
| Topic Photo |
Korea |
www.topicphoto.com |
| Uno Press |
Italy |
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| Visuals Unlimited |
USA |
www.visualsunlimited.com |
| ZUMA |
USA |
www.zumapress.com |