The last week of the year is a rather insightful time for the stock photography industry. Not only do we look ahead to the Photography Trends 2020 to predict what will be selling next year, but we also look back to what content was most popular and best-selling this year.
This is a great way of knowing where the visual market is at, what are creatives looking for and where will the demand be in terms of graphic design, all the kind of knowledge that puts you one step ahead of everyone else in terms of finding the perfect marketing images for the coming year.
The team at Stock Photo Secrets has reached out to the main stock photo agencies, and they have shared their most downloaded files with us, so we can share them with you! It's very interesting to compare them to the Most Downloaded Images in 2018, as well as contrast them against the Photography Trends 2019 predictions from earlier to see how accurate they were.
So without further ado, here are the…
Most Downloaded Photos in 2019
Photocase
A stock photo agency based in Berlin, Photocase is the go-to source for quirky, fun-loving, and unconventional stock images, the type that stands out from the rest yet does the trick in any commercial-oriented design (hello, Instagram for business!).
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And these are the most downloaded photos from their library in 2020:
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Copyright 2017 inkje / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2017 nanihta / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2016 BeneA / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2017 time. / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2016 Catalenca / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2017 kallejipp / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2018 ASIFE / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2017 Tim T. / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2016 REHvolution.de / Photocase, all rights reserved.
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Copyright 2016 neal joup / Photocase, all rights reserved.
Shutterstock
Dubbed the stock photo giant by many, Shutterstock is one of the most popular stock photo agencies of today, famously known for its massive catalog with over 300 million files and counting. They specialize in sharp, uber-commercial, and modern pictures, and they have a huge variety in every possible topic and style you can think of.
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These are the images people downloaded the most from Shutterstock this year:
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Copyright: Shutterstock / Uniyok
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Copyright: Shutterstock / Daxiao Productions
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Copyright: Shutterstock / Gluiki
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Copyright: Shutterstock / Ron Dale
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Copyright: Shutterstock / fizkes
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Copyright: Shutterstock / vectortwins
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Copyright: Shutterstock / GoodStudio
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Copyright: Shutterstock / GarryKillian
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Copyright: Shutterstock / Africa Studio
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Copyright: Shutterstock / chanchai howharn
Stock Photo Secrets
Our very own Stock Photo Secrets Shop is a service oriented to small and medium-sized businesses, that aims at providing high-quality stock photography at affordable prices and with the best licensing terms. Our library has around 6 million images and we add up to 100,000 more every month, thriving to keep our collection fresh and up to date.
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Here are our most sold images this year:
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
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Copyright: Ingram Images / Stock Photo Secrets
Dreamstime
Dreamstime is one of the top stock photo agencies in the industry, going strong since the early days of microstock. Their quality of service and flexible pricing sets them amongst the most chosen by many creatives, and their images are suitable for any professional use you have in mind.
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The most downloaded images 2020 from Dreamstime are:
Copyright: Mooshny | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Sarayut Thaneerat | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Hd3dsh | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Valentin Jucov | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Hakan Ertan | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Rawin Tanpin | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Andrey Chaikin | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Panom Bounak | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Siarhei Nosyreu | Dreamstime.com
Copyright: Kasto80 | Dreamstime.com
Most Popular Images in 2019: Artsy, Intimate and Commercial-ready
Seeing these 40 best-selling images from professional stock photo agencies shows that many of their experts nailed their visual trend predictions right on the head.
Just like they told us in our Photography Trends 2020 report, this year the most downloaded imagery was intimate and realistic, artistic, yet with great commercial value. For illustrations, minimalism, geometric patterns, and natural textures were constant. Don't miss out on our new Photography Trends 2020 report here to see any upcoming trends.
What do you think of the most downloaded photos of this year? Are you surprised by any of them? Let us know your thoughts!
Nice site. I actually used quite a bit of time here. Thank you. A lot of sites are 10% content 90% hype. I’ve bookmarked you!
Thank You Jon, much appreciated.
I found this article extremely enlightening in terms of what is images are popular.
How did you obtain that information?
I would love to be able to search for the most downloaded images of all time or most downloaded images by category such as fitness.
Any guidance would be very much appreciated.
Thanks so much and stay safe!