Shutterstock Completes Acquisition of Envato

July 22, 2024
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NEW YORK, July 22, 2024  /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative platform offering high-quality creative content for transformative brands, digital media and marketing companies, completed its previously announced acquisition of Envato Pty Ltd. ("Envato"), a leader in digital creative assets and templates.

Strategic Highlights:

  • Complements Shutterstock's existing offering with Envato Elements, a leading unlimited multi-asset subscription offering
  • Expands Shutterstock's reach within faster growing audiences such as freelancers, hobbyists, small businesses and agencies
  • Adds 650k subscribers, more than doubling Shutterstock's subscriber base to 1.15 million
  • Increases Shutterstock's Content revenue from video, audio, graphics, fonts and templates
  • Bolsters Shutterstock's content library with 10 million images, 6 million videos, 1 million audio clips, 0.5 million templates and 0.2 million graphics & fonts
  • Further diversifies Shutterstock into new content types including code & web themes, product mock-ups, fonts and templates (e.g. Slides, PowerPoint, Keynote, WordPress, video, designs for social posts, gaming, podcasts and print-on-demand)
  • Deal completion coincides with the launch of Envato's new visual brand identity, currently in a phased rollout across the site, which marks a significant milestone in the company's evolution and commitment to creatives

ABOUT SHUTTERSTOCK
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) is a leading global creative platform offering high-quality creative content for transformative brands, digital media and marketing companies. Fueled by millions of creators around the world, a growing data engine and a dedication to product innovation, Shutterstock is the leading global platform for licensing from the most extensive and diverse collection of high-quality 3D models, videos, music, photographs, vectors and illustrations. From the world's largest content marketplace, to breaking news and A-list entertainment editorial access, to all-in-one content editing platform and studio production services—all using the latest in innovative technology—Shutterstock offers the most comprehensive selection of resources to bring storytelling to life.

Learn more at www.shutterstock.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook and YouTube.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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Lori Rodney, press@shutterstock.com, 917-563-4991