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title: "Photography services: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the photography services brands work with. Share of Search among Shutterstock, Getty Images, Pixieset, SmugMug, ShootProof and Snappr, the photography services Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Photography services: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the photography services brands work with. Share of Search among Shutterstock, Getty Images, Pixieset, SmugMug, ShootProof and Snappr, the photography services Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Photography services
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 6
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Shutterstock, 42.1%

## Which brand is most popular in search among photography services worldwide?

- In August 2026, Shutterstock was the most searched among photography services worldwide, with an estimated 1.2M branded searches and 42.1% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Getty Images is in 2nd place, 13.2 percentage points behind at 28.9% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shutterstock’s estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide decreased from 51.3% to 42.1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pixieset’s estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide increased from 15.9% to 24%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SmugMug’s estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide increased from 3.2% to 4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shutterstock’s estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide peaked at 51.5% in January 2026 and was lowest at 39.9% in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Getty Images’ estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide peaked at 33.4% in July 2026 and was lowest at 27.8% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pixieset’s estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide peaked at 24% in August 2026 and was lowest at 14.9% in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SmugMug’s estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide peaked at 4% in August 2026 and was lowest at 2.9% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Getty Images, ShootProof and Snappr held steady: their estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Shutterstock vs Getty Images: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/getty-images-vs-shutterstock): 42.1% against 28.9% Share of Search.
- [Shutterstock vs Pixieset: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/pixieset-vs-shutterstock): 42.1% against 24% Share of Search.
- [Shutterstock vs SmugMug: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/shutterstock-vs-smugmug): 42.1% against 4% Share of Search.
- [Getty Images vs Pixieset: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/getty-images-vs-pixieset): 28.9% against 24% Share of Search.
- [Getty Images vs SmugMug: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/getty-images-vs-smugmug): 28.9% against 4% Share of Search.
- [Pixieset vs SmugMug: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/pixieset-vs-smugmug): 24% against 4% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for photography services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Shutterstock gained estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide, from 39.9% to 42.1%.
- In August 2026, Pixieset gained estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide, from 22.7% to 24%.
- In August 2026, SmugMug gained estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide, from 3.1% to 4%.
- In August 2026, Getty Images lost estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide, from 33.4% to 28.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Snappr worldwide rose 50% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 3.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for ShootProof worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 33.9K to 27.7K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Shutterstock | 42.1% | 1.2M | 0.0% | Shutterstock |
| 2 | Getty Images | 28.9% | 837K | -17.9% | Getty Images |
| 3 | Pixieset | 24% | 695K | +0.1% | Pixieset |
| 4 | SmugMug | 4% | 117K | +21.7% | SmugMug |
| 5 | ShootProof | 0.95% | 27.7K | +21.8% | ShootProof |
| 6 | Snappr | 0.12% | 3.6K | 0.0% | Snappr |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Shutterstock | 2.2M | 51.3% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Getty Images | 1.3M | 28.7% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Pixieset | 693K | 15.9% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | SmugMug | 141K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | ShootProof | 33.9K | 0.78% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Snappr | 2.4K | 0.05% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Shutterstock | 1.8M | 49.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Getty Images | 1M | 27.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Pixieset | 694K | 18.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | SmugMug | 115K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | ShootProof | 41.3K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Snappr | 2.4K | 0.06% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Shutterstock | 1.8M | 49.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Getty Images | 1M | 27.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Pixieset | 692K | 18.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | SmugMug | 116K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | ShootProof | 27.8K | 0.75% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Snappr | 2.9K | 0.08% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Shutterstock | 1.8M | 51.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Getty Images | 1M | 28.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Pixieset | 567K | 16% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | SmugMug | 116K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | ShootProof | 22.8K | 0.64% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Snappr | 4.4K | 0.12% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Shutterstock | 1.5M | 47.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Getty Images | 1M | 32.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Pixieset | 467K | 14.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | SmugMug | 115K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | ShootProof | 22.7K | 0.73% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Snappr | 3.6K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Shutterstock | 1.8M | 48.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Getty Images | 1.2M | 32.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Pixieset | 569K | 15% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | SmugMug | 116K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | ShootProof | 27.7K | 0.73% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Snappr | 3.6K | 0.1% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Shutterstock | 1.5M | 44.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Getty Images | 1M | 30.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Pixieset | 693K | 20.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | SmugMug | 116K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | ShootProof | 27.8K | 0.82% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Snappr | 3.6K | 0.11% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Shutterstock | 1.5M | 44.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Getty Images | 1M | 30.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Pixieset | 693K | 20.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | SmugMug | 117K | 3.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | ShootProof | 27.7K | 0.82% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Snappr | 4.4K | 0.13% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Shutterstock | 1.5M | 44.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Getty Images | 1M | 30.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Pixieset | 691K | 20.6% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | SmugMug | 96.3K | 2.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | ShootProof | 22.7K | 0.68% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Snappr | 3.6K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Shutterstock | 1.2M | 39.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Getty Images | 1M | 33.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Pixieset | 695K | 22.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | SmugMug | 96K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | ShootProof | 22.7K | 0.74% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Snappr | 3.6K | 0.12% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Shutterstock | 1.2M | 42.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Getty Images | 837K | 28.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Pixieset | 695K | 24% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | SmugMug | 117K | 4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | ShootProof | 27.7K | 0.95% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Snappr | 3.6K | 0.12% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Getty Images | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Pixieset | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | ShootProof | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Shutterstock | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | SmugMug | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Snappr | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Getty Images**: Measured on the search terms “getty images”, “getty images app”, “getty images software”, “getty images stock”, “getty images stock images”, “getty images stock photos”, “gettyimages” and “gettyimages com”, summed into one figure.
- **Pixieset**: Measured on the search terms “client gallery pixieset”, “photography pixieset”, “pixieset”, “pixieset app”, “pixieset client gallery”, “pixieset client gallery pricing”, “pixieset contracts”, “pixieset cost”, “pixieset for photographers”, “pixieset free”, “pixieset free plan”, “pixieset galleries”, “pixieset gallery”, “pixieset lightroom plugin”, “pixieset online gallery for photographers”, “pixieset photo gallery”, “pixieset photo sharing”, “pixieset photography”, “pixieset photography website”, “pixieset photography websites”, “pixieset plans”, “pixieset plugin lightroom”, “pixieset price”, “pixieset prices”, “pixieset pricing”, “pixieset studio manager”, “pixieset web”, “pixieset website”, “pixieset website builder”, “pixieset website templates” and “pixieset websites”, summed into one figure.
- **ShootProof**: Measured on the search terms “photography shootproof”, “ShootProof”, “shootproof app”, “shootproof gallery”, “shootproof pay”, “shootproof payments”, “shootproof photography”, “shootproof pricing” and “studio shootproof”, summed into one figure.
- **Shutterstock**: Measured on the search term “shutterstock”.
- **SmugMug**: Measured on the search terms “photo smugmug”, “photography smugmug”, “SmugMug”, “smugmug com”, “smugmug iphone”, “smugmug photo”, “smugmug photography”, “smugmug photos”, “smugmug pictures”, “smugmug price”, “smugmug prices”, “smugmug pricing”, “smugmug rates”, “smugmug site”, “smugmug website”, “smugmug websites” and “www smugmug”, summed into one figure.
- **Snappr**: Measured on the search term “snappr photography”.

- [Getty Images](/demand/global-en/brands/getty-images)
- [Pixieset](/demand/global-en/brands/pixieset)
- [ShootProof](/demand/global-en/brands/shootproof)
- [Shutterstock](/demand/global-en/brands/shutterstock)
- [SmugMug](/demand/global-en/brands/smugmug)
- [Snappr](/demand/global-en/brands/snappr)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among photography services worldwide?

In August 2026, Shutterstock was the most searched among photography services worldwide, with an estimated 1.2M branded searches and 42.1% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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