Top Istockphoto Contributors: 2009 Sales

Posted on 1/6/2010 by Jim Pickerell | Printable Version | Comments (0)

This chart provides information for 198 of the leading contributors to iStockphoto. The first column is the photographer's name. The second column is the total number of downloads the photographer has had in his career as of May 1, 2009. The next column is the minimum total number of downloads as of December 31, 2009. The third column of numbers is the number of images the photographer had on iStockphoto as of December 31, 2009. The first column after the space is the difference between December 31 and May 1, or the minimum number of downloads the photograph had during that period. The second column after the space is the maximum number of downloads the photographer could have had during the period.

We were unable to report exact figures for the period May through December because iStockphoto changed its reporting policy in June. Currently the company lists sales that are in a range greater than a particular number, rather than providing a specific number licensed as they did before. If the photographer has more than 100,000 total downloads the actual number could be anything in a 10,000 downloads range. For example: >100,000 could be anything from 100,001 to 110,000. If the photographer’s total downloads are less than 100,000 the range is 1,000 downloads. To arrive at our numbers we calculated the minimum and maximum number of downloads each photographer could have had. The actual number will fall somewhere in between.

The last two columns are an estimate of the total downloads for the year. We arrived at these numbers by dividing the 8 Months Low and the 8 Months High by 8 and then multiplying by 12. These are only estimates and the actual number of downloads the photographer had could fall outside this range.



Readers may also want to compare this data with that of a smaller group in March of 2009.

May 1st Dec 31st Images Spa 8 Months 8 Months Spa Estimate Estimate
Low High An. Low An. High
Yuri Arcurs 572426 760000 5091 187574 197574 281361 296361
DNY59 508396 650000 6122 141604 151604 212406 227406
sjlocke 468629 570000 7800 101371 111371 152057 167057
Lise Gagne 849305 950000 6864 100695 110695 151043 166043
hidesy 484040 550000 13152 65960 75960 98940 113940
jhorrocks 297256 360000 4894 62744 72744 94116 109116
alexs1 172894 230000 4365 57106 67106 85659 100659
Nikada 158644 210000 5395 51356 61356 77034 92034
webphotographeer 122188 170000 8702 47812 57812 71718 86718
peepo 106142 150000 7011 43858 53858 65787 80787
Andresr 149183 190000 2595 40817 50817 61226 76226
jgroup 131588 170000 1571 38412 48412 57618 72618
shironosov 83012 120000 3258 36988 46988 55482 70482
aldomurillo 83676 120000 2871 36324 46324 54486 69486
GlobalP 93783 130000 4153 36217 46217 54326 69326
blackred 225900 260000 3719 34100 44100 51150 66150
enjoynz 116456 150000 1685 33544 43544 50316 65316
bubaone 127963 160000 10726 32037 42037 48056 63056
AndrewJohnson 118244 150000 3647 31756 41756 47634 62634
skodonnell 158618 190000 1992 31382 41382 47073 62073
digitalskillet 79168 110000 4111 30832 40832 46248 61248
YinYang 90065 120000 5299 29935 39935 44903 59903
LUGO 101168 130000 3856 28832 38832 43248 58248
TommL 62463 91000 1080 28537 29537 42806 44306
sodafish 222584 250000 636 27416 37416 41124 56124
MorganL 50596 78000 3627 27404 28404 41106 42606
geopaul 103068 130000 2108 26932 36932 40398 55398
Palto 65234 92000 1330 26766 27766 40149 41649
enot-poloskun 113670 140000 361 26330 36330 39495 54495
Juanmonino 62811 89000 8197 26189 27189 39284 40784
PeskyMonkey 47461 73000 6096 25539 26539 38309 39809
koun 57947 83000 211 25053 26053 37580 39080
duncan1890 235514 260000 5341 24486 34486 36729 51729
RapidEye 73605 98000 4715 24395 25395 36593 38093
LeggNet 68236 92000 5706 23764 24764 35646 37146
narvikk 87527 110000 1516 22473 32473 33710 48710
Floortje 60789 83000 3265 22211 23211 33317 34817
nico blue 258301 280000 3178 21699 31699 32549 47549
iofoto 57315 79000 1204 21685 22685 32528 34028
bluestocking 108328 130000 915 21672 31672 32508 47508
kate_sept2004 57516 79000 3303 21484 22484 32226 33726
nyul 77105 98000 2656 20895 21895 31343 32843
Maliketh 79983 100000 536 20017 30017 30026 45026
mstay 120023 140000 3776 19977 29977 29966 44966
sdominick 170267 190000 4500 19733 29733 29600 44600
filo 120457 140000 2517 19543 29543 29315 44315
Elenathewise 55816 75000 4395 19184 20184 28776 30276
mbbirdy 77881 97000 3634 19119 20119 28679 30179
Cimmerian 171350 190000 2804 18650 28650 27975 42975
scottdunlap 58787 77000 253 18213 19213 27320 28820
abzee 78930 97000 3778 18070 19070 27105 28605
ZoneCreative 46995 65000 1709 18005 19005 27008 28508
ULTRA GENERIC 81135 99000 2075 17865 18865 26798 28298
francisblack 54384 72000 412 17616 18616 26424 27924
Viorika 71390 89000 1476 17610 18610 26415 27915
Sportstock 72759 90000 2143 17241 18241 25862 27362
dlewis33 71959 89000 3230 17041 18041 25562 27062
MarsBars 43164 60000 728 16836 17836 25254 26754
Eraxion 48335 65000 961 16665 17665 24998 26498
EricHood 54615 71000 3398 16385 17385 24578 26078
browndogstudios 77875 94000 908 16125 17125 24188 25688
A-Digit 113987 130000 3006 16013 26013 24020 39020
ImagineGolf 76059 92000 2478 15941 16941 23912 25412
kycstudio 74065 90000 1515 15935 16935 23903 25403
Jbryson 56276 72000 2773 15724 16724 23586 25086
DSGpro 44400 60000 1400 15600 16600 23400 24900
Stockphoto4U 48756 64000 2948 15244 16244 22866 24366
mammuth 43790 59000 1318 15210 16210 22815 24315
THEPALMER 85081 100000 5747 14919 24919 22379 37379
4x6 175200 190000 6371 14800 24800 22200 37200
konradlew 67367 82000 1224 14633 15633 21950 23450
johnwoodcock 70462 85000 2274 14538 15538 21807 23307
Veni 69463 84000 1210 14537 15537 21806 23306
Kativ 125473 140000 1721 14527 24527 21791 36791
TriggerPhoto 85574 100000 3240 14426 24426 21639 36639
eyeidea 68575 83000 2204 14425 15425 21638 23138
kcline 135630 150000 1823 14370 24370 21555 36555
solarseven 80977 95000 810 14023 15023 21035 22535
loooby 60303 74000 1022 13697 14697 20546 22046
buzbuzzer 76333 90000 1780 13667 14667 20501 22001
jangeltun 61356 75000 588 13644 14644 20466 21966
PLAINVIEW 59389 73000 491 13611 14611 20417 21917
Mlenny 146699 160000 7745 13301 23301 19952 34952
ooyoo 86727 100000 2778 13273 23273 19910 34910
leezsnow 64805 78000 2394 13195 14195 19793 21293
Leontura 67848 81000 1404 13152 14152 19728 21228
BlackJack3D 46980 60000 353 13020 14020 19530 21030
RBFried 83089 96000 2847 12911 13911 19367 20867
JLGutierrez 44317 57000 2928 12683 13683 19025 20525
Grafissimo 107327 120000 2800 12673 22673 19010 34010
aleksandarvelasevic 97340 110000 276 12660 22660 18990 33990
Vasko 81349 94000 3346 12651 13651 18977 20477
AVTG 97369 110000 1872 12631 22631 18947 33947
chuwy 57386 70000 905 12614 13614 18921 20421
snapphoto 87484 100000 3628 12516 22516 18774 33774
fpm 87583 100000 443 12417 22417 18626 33626
billnoll 87659 100000 2116 12341 22341 18512 33512
arsenik 46944 59000 3806 12056 13056 18084 19584
PIKSEL 75124 87000 3525 11876 12876 17814 19314
matka_Wariatka 49163 61000 6504 11837 12837 17756 19256
RonTech2000 44232 56000 1521 11768 12768 17652 19152
subjug 51295 63000 492 11705 12705 17558 19058
fstop123 43459 55000 5074 11541 12541 17312 18812
aabejon 61870 73000 3407 11130 12130 16695 18195
phildate 66873 78000 4322 11127 12127 16691 18191
YanC 48973 60000 2629 11027 12027 16541 18041
duckycards 80007 91000 2423 10993 11993 16490 17990
ftwitty 68147 79000 2472 10853 11853 16280 17780
prill 52331 63000 5826 10669 11669 16004 17504
jacomstephens 89503 100000 2142 10497 20497 15746 30746
Kameleon007 47592 58000 10922 10408 11408 15612 17112
redmal 73667 84000 1318 10333 11333 15500 17000
kirstypargeter 169695 180000 3006 10305 20305 15458 30458
onurdongel 56698 67000 400 10302 11302 15453 16953
centauria 49836 60000 519 10164 11164 15246 16746
M-I-S-H-A 86903 97000 780 10097 11097 15146 16646
evirgen 55952 66000 375 10048 11048 15072 16572
rzdeb 81044 91000 1297 9956 10956 14934 16434
NickS 70090 80000 1764 9910 10910 14865 16365
nano 89096 99000 923 9904 10904 14856 16356
Illustrious 61201 71000 479 9799 10799 14699 16199
77DZIGN 53233 63000 968 9767 10767 14651 16151
pkline 44422 54000 2654 9578 10578 14367 15867
mammamaart 180494 190000 1050 9506 19506 14259 29259
Paha_L 56534 66000 2964 9466 10466 14199 15699
jsmith 100653 110000 585 9347 19347 14021 29021
Blueberries 52695 62000 1593 9305 10305 13958 15458
chictype 48805 58000 614 9195 10195 13793 15293
JoeGough 44024 53000 3244 8976 9976 13464 14964
russelltatedotcom 91206 100000 2240 8794 18794 13191 28191
lucato 71220 80000 6171 8780 9780 13170 14670
naphtalina 46459 55000 2082 8541 9541 12812 14312
kickstand 84464 93000 1137 8536 9536 12804 14304
LPETTET 74469 83000 2587 8531 9531 12797 14297
PhotoEuphoria 101497 110000 4915 8503 18503 12755 27755
joshblake 111631 120000 1657 8369 18369 12554 27554
Renphoto 51657 60000 2199 8343 9343 12515 14015
belterz 68673 77000 3118 8327 9327 12491 13991
hypergon 48682 57000 577 8318 9318 12477 13977
Nic_Taylor 43708 52000 2370 8292 9292 12438 13938
sweetym 55914 64000 236 8086 9086 12129 13629
bkindler 42957 51000 928 8043 9043 12065 13565
gmnicholas 83022 91000 3810 7978 8978 11967 13467
endopack 43167 51000 699 7833 8833 11750 13250
simonox 73194 81000 6165 7806 8806 11709 13209
davidf 61246 69000 3406 7754 8754 11631 13131
klikk 46298 54000 1218 7702 8702 11553 13053
groveb 43418 51000 1747 7582 8582 11373 12873
tacojim 102550 110000 3993 7450 17450 11175 26175
Trout55 44606 52000 2214 7394 8394 11091 12591
creacart 43718 51000 2705 7282 8282 10923 12423
barsik 112739 120000 2300 7261 17261 10892 25892
Graffizone 92802 100000 3367 7198 17198 10797 25797
penfold 61910 69000 928 7090 8090 10635 12135
tomazl 80925 88000 2829 7075 8075 10613 12113
appleuzr 122933 130000 759 7067 17067 10601 25601
Ceneri 48224 55000 1384 6776 7776 10164 11664
grajte 50422 57000 516 6578 7578 9867 11367
zoomstudio 43519 50000 2161 6481 7481 9722 11222
LoBoCo 58552 65000 1700 6448 7448 9672 11172
aldra 113625 120000 7142 6375 16375 9562 24563
lovleah 83659 90000 3391 6341 7341 9512 11012
keeweeboy 45815 52000 4429 6185 7185 9278 10778
FreeTransform 45953 52000 721 6047 7047 9071 10571
andipantz 87960 94000 5361 6040 7040 9060 10560
exdez 57066 63000 1214 5934 6934 8901 10401
bonniej 49070 55000 772 5930 6930 8895 10395
mittymatty 45116 51000 736 5884 6884 8826 10326
Pinopic 54204 60000 744 5796 6796 8694 10194
kemie 124288 130000 979 5712 15712 8568 23568
Luso 59831 65000 3308 5169 6169 7754 9254
claylib 52893 58000 1247 5107 6107 7661 9161
susaro 49905 55000 663 5095 6095 7643 9143
laartist 45954 51000 2112 5046 6046 7569 9069
aykuterdogan 48119 53000 151 4881 5881 7322 8822
Akirastock 49149 54000 948 4851 5851 7277 8777
Art-Y 89278 94000 690 4722 5722 7083 8583
ggodby 89499 94000 566 4501 5501 6752 8252
Elerium 57697 62000 570 4303 5303 6455 7955
Marje 54716 59000 1231 4284 5284 6426 7926
jamesbenet 54897 59000 2163 4103 5103 6155 7655
webking 62913 67000 3819 4087 5087 6131 7631
Natural Warp 79931 84000 1132 4069 5069 6104 7604
danielle71 68259 72000 490 3741 4741 5612 7112
StanRohrer 52346 56000 1319 3654 4654 5481 6981
AngelGILD 48582 52000 570 3418 4418 5127 6627
mecaleha 48653 52000 905 3347 4347 5021 6521
Dizzo 45698 49000 998 3302 4302 4953 6453
dreaming2004 48054 51000 587 2946 3946 4419 5919
wolv 49057 52000 1509 2943 3943 4415 5915
molotovcoketail 97251 100000 497 2749 12749 4124 19124
sx70 167562 170000 2075 2438 12438 3657 18657
highhorse 47581 50000 501 2419 3419 3629 5129
prawny 47943 50000 1705 2057 3057 3086 4586
Skashkin 42967 45000 1971 2033 3033 3050 4550
Tolchik 50263 52000 1584 1737 2737 2606 4106
Flutter_97321 44456 45000 882 544 1544 816 2316
alwyncooper 44946 45000 499 54 1054 81 1581
511,232 5,014,715 6,175,716


Copyright © 2010 Jim Pickerell. The above article may not be copied, reproduced, excerpted or distributed in any manner without written permission from the author. All requests should be submitted to Selling Stock at 10319 Westlake Drive, Suite 162, Bethesda, MD 20817, phone 301-461-7627, e-mail: wvz@fpcubgbf.pbz

Jim Pickerell is founder of www.selling-stock.com, an online newsletter that publishes daily. He is also available for personal telephone consultations on pricing and other matters related to stock photography. He occasionally acts as an expert witness on matters related to stock photography. For his current curriculum vitae go to: http://www.jimpickerell.com/Curriculum-Vitae.aspx.  

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