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About Colourbox
Colourbox was founded
April, 2003
April, 2003
Danish site launched
January, 2005
January, 2005
English website launched, 4 employees, 50,000 images
October, 2006
October, 2006
6 employees, 75,000 images
October, 2007
October, 2007
8 employees, 120,000 images
September, 2008
September, 2008
10 employees, 250,000 images
September, 2009
September, 2009
12 employees, 350,000 images, introducing videos
April, 2010
April, 2010
14 employees, AAA credit rating, 1,200,000 images, vectors and editorial images
June, 2011
June, 2011
17 employees from 5 different countries, 3 million+ images, vectors and videos
August, 2012
August, 2012
User-friendly access to 6 million+ images and videos
At Colourbox we do our best to make it as easy as possible for our customers to find and download royalty-free materials. We offer 6 million+ images and videos which can be used worldwide, online and offline. Once an image has been used in a creative design or product, the usage right never expires. Customers can buy just one single download, or they can choose one of our subscriptions if they have bigger image needs.
2003
Colourbox was founded
100,000+
Users all over the world
6,051,300
Media and counting
8,000+
Media every day
Our head office
Our head office is located just outside Odense, the birth place of Hans Christian Andersen. We are surrounded by stunning nature with views of open fields and pine trees. The office building is a 150-year-old farm house that is being restored to suit the needs of a modern IT company. Working at Colourbox
We love Mondays and we like spending time together and sharing knowledge. We believe in a work environment built on trust and freedom. And we believe that management should motivate, while individual team players achieve the major results.
Our photographers and illustrators
Our suppliers are an extremely important part of our business — just as important, in fact, as our customers. Without their contribution, we wouldn't be able to offer our services to customers at all. Would you like to become a supplier?
Awards & Partnerships
In 2012 we received a Gazelle award for the second year in a row. Gazelles are awarded by the Danish business paper Børsen to Danish businesses who have experienced growth in revenue or gross profit in the last four fiscal years and have more than doubled their revenue or gross profit during that time.
We are the official global photo partner for the 2012 Metro Photo Challenge, the world’s biggest photo competition, hosted by Metro International newspapers. 160,000 images were submitted in 2011, and 2012 is set to be even bigger. Participants in the competition can sell their images through Colourbox.
National winner of the 2009 PriceWaterhouseCooper's Economic Growth Competition.
We were chosen among 2000 Danish companies to have the greatest concept with best potential.
We were chosen among 2000 Danish companies to have the greatest concept with best potential.
Trusted by small businesses and leading brands across the world
