Shutterstock Contributor earnings

Infographic: Shutterstock’s 2017 Contributor Earnings Report

Shutterstock is built on a global community of contributors. Photographers, illustrators, digital artists, videographers, and musicians from every corner of the globe share their craft on the Shutterstock platform for customers to explore, share, and download. This report celebrates our contributors’ most recent milestone – $500 million in payouts.

Our 2017 Contributors Earnings Report is a snapshot of our contributors and their success. See the breakdown in payouts for Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. Get insights from successful contributors in these spaces. Discover trending keywords and burgeoning areas of imagery, where customers are looking for more content. Explore all of this and more in the full infographic below.

Africa $568K

Nigeria $1.6k

Asia $19.1MM

South Korea $219K

Europe $81.4MM

Spain $2.0MM

Highlighted Contributor Works

Footage:

https://www.shutterstock.com/video/search?contributor=damseremie

Vectors:https://www.shutterstock.com/g/kqzwy?utm_source=contributorinfographic&utm_medium=korea&utm_content=korea&utm_campaign=blog

Photos: https://www.shutterstock.com/g/jodiejohnson?utm_source=contributorinfographic&utm_medium=oceania&utm_content=oceania&utm_campaign=blog

Shutterstock top downloads:

MOdels:https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/protecting-your-content-learn-about-model-releases?utm_content=people&utm_medium=people&utm_campaign=blog&utm_source=contributorinfographic

HealthCare:https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/take-a-micro-and-macro-look-at-the-world-with-science-photo-library?utm_content=healthcare&utm_medium=healthcare&utm_campaign=blog&utm_source=contributorinfographic

Buildings: https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/architectural-photo-tips?utm_content=building&utm_medium=building&utm_campaign=blog&utm_source=contributorinfographic

Sports: https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/11-images-might-motivate-activate-muscles?utm_content=sports&utm_medium=sports&utm_campaign=blog&utm_source=contributorinfographic

Nature: https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/19-spectacular-photos-of-extreme-weather-events?utm_content=weather&utm_medium=weather&utm_campaign=blog&utm_source=contributorinfographic