--- title: "Alamy vs Getty Images: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Alamy or Getty Images? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stock photo libraries set worldwide. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/alamy-vs-getty-images" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Alamy vs Getty Images: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Alamy or Getty Images? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stock photo libraries set worldwide. 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 - **Compared**: Alamy and Getty Images - **Competitive set**: Stock photo libraries - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Alamy Share of Search**: 10.8% - **Getty Images Share of Search**: 58.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Alamy or Getty Images? - In August 2026, Getty Images had more branded searches than Alamy among stock photo libraries worldwide. Getty Images was estimated to have 827K branded searches compared to Alamy’s 154K, and held a 58.1% Share of Search versus Alamy’s 10.8%. - Getty Images was ahead of Alamy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Alamy’s estimated Share of Search among stock photo libraries worldwide moved from 8.4% to 10.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 188K to 154K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Getty Images’ estimated Share of Search among stock photo libraries worldwide moved from 55.8% to 58.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 827K. ## How did search popularity change for stock photo libraries worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Getty Images lost estimated Share of Search among stock photo libraries worldwide, from 59.1% to 58.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Alamy worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 188K to 154K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Alamy estimated searches | Alamy Share of Search | Alamy rank | Getty Images estimated searches | Getty Images Share of Search | Getty Images rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 188K | 8.4% | 3 | 1.2M | 55.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 188K | 9.4% | 3 | 1M | 51.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 156K | 8.5% | 3 | 1M | 55.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 188K | 10.1% | 3 | 1M | 54.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 188K | 10.1% | 3 | 1M | 54.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 266K | 11.5% | 3 | 1.2M | 53.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 220K | 11.7% | 3 | 1M | 54.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 185K | 10.3% | 3 | 1M | 57.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 183K | 10.7% | 3 | 1M | 58.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 184K | 10.8% | 3 | 1M | 59.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 154K | 10.8% | 3 | 827K | 58.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Alamy’s and Getty Images’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Alamy**: Measured on the search terms “alamy”, “alamy app”, “alamy com”, “alamy images”, “alamy photos” and “alamy stock images”, summed into one figure. - **Getty Images**: Measured on the search terms “getty images”, “getty images app”, “getty images software”, “getty images stock images”, “getty images stock photos”, “gettyimages” and “gettyimages com”, summed into one figure. - [Alamy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/alamy) - [Getty Images profile](/demand/global-en/brands/getty-images) - [All stock photo libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/stock-photo-libraries): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## 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 is more popular in search, Alamy or Getty Images? In August 2026, Getty Images had more branded searches than Alamy among stock photo libraries worldwide. Getty Images was estimated to have 827K branded searches compared to Alamy’s 154K, and held a 58.1% Share of Search versus Alamy’s 10.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Alamy vs Getty Images: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/alamy-vs-getty-images This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/alamy-vs-getty-images. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.