FORM 10-K (Mark One) ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF1934For the fiscal year ended December31, 2025or☐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) (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) 350 Fifth Avenue, 20th FloorNew York, NY 10118(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)646710-3417Registrant’s telephone number, including area codeSecurities registered pursuant to Section12(b) of the Act: Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section13 or Section15(d) of the Act.Yes☐No☒ 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.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting underSection 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒ 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 topreviously issued financial statements.☐ 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, 2025, 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 $453,516,595, based on the last reported sale price of the registrant’s common stock on that date. On February13, 2026, 35,546,755 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The information required by Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statementrelating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2026, which definitive proxy statement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of thefiscal year to which this Annual Report on Form 10-K relates. Except as expressly incorporated by reference, the registrant’s proxy statement shall not be deemed to be part of this report. Form10-KFor the Fiscal Year Ended December31, 2025 TABLE OF CONTENTS PartI BusinessRisk FactorsUnresolved Staff CommentsCybersecurityPropertiesLegal ProceedingsMine Safety Disclosures Item1.Item1A.Item1B.Item1C.Item2.Item3.Item4. PartII Item5.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 InspectionsPartIII Item10.Item11.Item12.Item13.Item