FORM10-K ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF1934For the fiscal year endedDecember31, 2024or☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF1934For the transition period from ___ to ___Commission File Number:001-35669__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shutterstock,Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12months (or forsuch shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule405 of RegulationS-T (§232.405 of thischapter) during the preceding 12months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See thedefinitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act. If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accountingstandards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executiveofficers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Act).Yes☐No☒ As of June 30, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of its voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates was $942,202,027, based on the last reported sale price of the registrant’s common stock on that date. On February21, 2025,34,893,659shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding. Form10-KFor the Fiscal Year Ended December31, 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS PartIItem1.BusinessItem1A.Risk FactorsItem1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem1C.CybersecurityItem2.PropertiesItem3.Legal ProceedingsItem4.Mine Safety DisclosuresPartIIItem5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity SecuritiesItem6.ReservedItem7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem8.Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem9A.Controls and ProceduresItem9B.Other InformationItem9C.Disclosures Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent InspectionsPartIIIItem10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceItem11.Executive CompensationItem12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersItem13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director IndependenceItem14.Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesPartIVItem15.Exhibits and Financial Statement SchedulesItem 16.Form 10-K Summary FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report on Form10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act of1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act,particularly in the discussions under the captions “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of FinancialCondition and Results of Operations.” All statements other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our proposed merger with Getty Images Holdings, Inc.(the“Merger”), guidance, industry prospects, future business, future results of operations or financial condition, future dividends, future stockperformance, our ability to consummate other acquisitions and integrate the businesses we have acquired or may acquire into our existingoperations, new or planned features, products or services, management strategies and our competitive position. You can i