Where is Alamy located?

Alamy is headquartered in Abingdon, United Kingdom. It is registered at Polská 188 77900 Olomouc.

How many employees does Alamy have?

As of Dec 31, 2021, Alamy has 78 employees, reflecting a 12% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is Alamy a funded company?

Alamy is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Alamy rank among its competitors?

Alamy ranks 21st amongst 331 active competitors, of which 22 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Freepik, which secured an undisclosed amount in Oct, 2020.

Who are the top competitors of Alamy?

Alamy's top competitors include Freepik, Shutterstock and Storyblocks. Among them, Freepik secured the most recent funding round in October, 2020.

Alamy - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Competitors & Financials

Alamy is an acquired company based in Abingdon (United Kingdom), founded in 1999 by James West, Mike Fischer and Tom Dean. It operates as an Online stock photo marketplace. The company has 331 active competitors, including 22 funded and 28 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Freepik, Shutterstock and Storyblocks.

Company Details

Alamy is an online stock photo marketplace. Provides stock photos, vectors, and videos and claims to source them from over 50,000 photographers and 600 photo agencies all over the world. Also provides a facility for photographers to sell their photos through Alamy, where they get 50% of the sale amount.

Website: www.alamy.com/
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Registered Address: Polská 188 77900 Olomouc

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Founded Year

1999

Location

Abingdon, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

21^st among 331 active competitors

Employee Count

78 as on Dec 31, 2021

Similar Companies

Freepik & 488 more

Exit Details

Acquired by PA Media Group (Feb 11, 2020)

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Alamy is associated with 7 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count
CEL BLAU, s.r.o. "v likvidaci" CIN: 28617967 , Czech Republic, Active	Mar 04, 2010	-	-
KOLJ and LEK, s.r.o. "v likvidaci" CIN: 64085449 , Czech Republic, Active	Jan 25, 1996	-	-
Alamy Limited CIN: 3807789 , Germany, Active	Jul 14, 1999	-	78 (As on Dec 31, 2021)
FVE Triangle a.s. CIN: 27331547 , Czech Republic, Active	Aug 08, 2007	-	-
ALAMY IMAGES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KL2004PTC016894 , India, Active	Feb 26, 2004	$2.53M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	100 (As on Oct 31, 2024)
OLD PRAGUE ESTATE s.r.o. v likvidaci CIN: 27116077 , Czech Republic, Active	Jan 14, 2004	-	-
SNAKEPOINT s.r.o. CIN: 17797365 , Czech Republic, Active	Dec 05, 2022	-	-

Alamy got acquired by PA Media Group on Feb 11, 2020.

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Alamy has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Alamy are James West, Mike Fischer and Tom Dean.

Here are the details of Alamy's key team members:

James West: Co-Founder & CEO of Alamy. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Mike Fischer: Co-Founder & Chairman of Alamy and founder of 1 other company.
Tom Dean: Former Co-Founder of Alamy.

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Alamy's employee count trend

Alamy has 78 employees as of Dec 21. The total employee count is 1.0% more than what it was in Dec 20. Here is Alamy's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Alamy include Freepik, Shutterstock and Storyblocks. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Alamy, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Freepik 2010, Malaga (Spain), Acquired	Online platform providing vectors, stock photos, and icons	-	Atwater Capital, Eurazeo & 2 others	71/100
2nd	Shutterstock 2003, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of royalty-free images, vectors, video clips, and music	-	Insight Partners, apparatuscap.com	68/100
3rd	Storyblocks 2011, Arlington (United States), Acquired	Unlimited stock media: videos, audio, images, templates, and creative tools	$10.5M	Updata Partners, QED Investors & 1 others	58/100
4th	Fotolia 2004, New York City (United States), Acquired	Royalty-free stock photo marketplace platform	$225M	Mosaic Ventures, TA & 2 others	56/100
5th	Depositphotos 2009, Fort Lauderdale (United States), Acquired	Royalty-free stock photos, videos, music, and vectors for creative projects	$8M	EBRD, AVentures Capital & 1 others	54/100
6th	EyeEm 2010, Berlin (Germany), Acquired	Online stock photo marketplace	$24M	Valar Ventures, Earlybird & 7 others	54/100
7th	Dreamstime 2004, Brentwood (United States), Unfunded	Royalty-free stock photos, images, vectors, video, and audio provider	-	-	53/100
8th	Visual China Group 2000, Tianjin (China), Public	Online marketplace for stock photos, footages and music	-	-	45/100
9th	7fon.org 2017, Russia, Unfunded	Web based mobile application providing a collection of wallpapers on various categories	-	-	44/100
10th	iStockphoto 2000, Canada, Acquired	Provider of royalty-free stock images, illustrations, vectors, videos, and music	-	-	43/100
21st	Alamy 1999, Abingdon (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online stock photo marketplace	-	-	38/100