# Wirestock

> Wirestock is the data infrastructure layer connecting AI companies with a global network of 700,000+ creative professionals. Founded in 2017 and backed by Y Combinator, the platform delivers ready-to-use multimodal datasets and custom content for AI model training — sourced ethically from photographers, videographers, illustrators, graphic designers, 3D artists, animators, and music artists. Creators retain copyright and are fairly compensated for every contribution licensed to AI models. As of 2026, Wirestock has paid creators over $15 million, with $1.6 million paid out in a single month.

Wirestock began as a stock photography distribution aggregator, uploading creators' work to 20+ marketplaces in a single step. In 2024–2026, the company executed a full strategic pivot: retiring its stock distribution business to focus exclusively on AI training data. Today it operates as a two-sided marketplace — AI labs access ethically sourced, legally cleared creative datasets, while creators earn through passive licensing and direct paid project work.

Wirestock differentiates from scraped-data alternatives through verified professional creators, consent-based licensing, and multimodal breadth: images, video, illustrations, 3D assets, and music. The company serves frontier AI labs needing specialized, high-quality training data that web scraping cannot reliably or legally provide.

Key facts: 700K+ creators, 50M+ total assets, 10M+ assets licensed for AI, 1M+ new assets added monthly, ~507 employees across 5 continents. Headquarters: San Jose, CA. CEO: Mikayel Khachatryan.

## Core Pages

- [Homepage](https://wirestock.io/): Platform overview — ethical multimodal training data from a global professional creator network.
- [AI Labs](https://wirestock.io/ai-labs): How AI companies access Wirestock's creator-sourced datasets. Covers ready-to-use catalog and custom dataset creation.
- [Datasets](https://wirestock.io/datasets): Browse and preview curated image and video datasets for AI training. Filter by type, topic, and format. Free samples available.
- [Creators' Page](https://wirestock.io/creators): How creators join Wirestock's pool and earn from AI licensing and paid project work.
- [FAQ](https://wirestock.io/docs/faq): Common questions about AI training datasets, content sourcing, licensing terms, and how creators contribute and earn.
- [About Wirestock](https://wirestock.io/about-us): Company mission, history, and background.

## Creator Opportunities

- [Freelance Photography Jobs](https://wirestock.io/creators/freelance-photography-jobs): Apply to join the photographer pool for paid AI project work.
- [Freelance Graphic Design Jobs](https://wirestock.io/creators/freelance-graphic-design-jobs): Apply to join the graphic designer pool for paid project work.
- [Freelance Illustrator Jobs](https://wirestock.io/creators/freelance-illustrator-jobs): Apply to join the illustrator pool for paid project work.
- [Sell Videos and Footage](https://wirestock.io/creators/sell-videos-footage): Earn from video content licensed to AI labs. Video commands premium rates due to scarcity.
- [Commission Based Projects](https://wirestock.io/commission-based-projects/): Always-on passive earning — approved content is licensed to AI buyers and earns each time it is purchased. 50% creator / 50% Wirestock revenue split.
- [Fixed Payment](https://wirestock.io/creators/fixed-payment-projects): Pass a skills review and get matched directly to paid projects.
- [Submission Guidelines](https://wirestock.io/docs/submission-guidelines): Technical requirements and quality standards for images, videos, and vectors.

## Generative AI Resources

- [Gen AI Resources Blog](https://wirestock.io/gen-ai-resources): Industry insights on ethical AI datasets, the creator economy, and generative AI trends.
- [Creators Surpass $10M in Earnings](https://wirestock.io/gen-ai-resources/ten-million-earned): April 2026 milestone — 300K creators paid through AI licensing.
- [The Future of the Creative Economy](https://wirestock.io/gen-ai-resources/future-of-creative-work-wirestock-evolution): Why Wirestock moved beyond stock marketplaces to paid creative projects and sustainable creator income.
- [What's Changing on Wirestock (April 2026)](https://wirestock.io/blog/whats-changing-on-wirestock-a-guide-for-creators): Transition guide for creators — retirement of portfolio system, challenges, and Premium plans; migration to paid-per-sale projects.
- [Wirestock's New Dashboard Experience](https://wirestock.io/gen-ai-resources/wirestock-dashboard-upgrade): Redesigned dashboard with unified earnings, clearer payment sources, and improved project tracking.

## Contact & Legal

- [Contact for Companies](https://wirestock.io/contact-us-for-companies): Enterprise partnerships, AI dataset inquiries, and custom dataset requests. Includes a "Book a Demo" option.
- [Contact for Creators](https://wirestock.io/contact-us-for-creators): Creator support for submissions, earnings, and account questions.

## Optional

- [Creator Blog](https://wirestock.io/blog): Photography tips, creator stories, and platform announcements.
- [Terms of Use](https://wirestock.io/docs/terms-of-use): Platform rules and creator licensing terms. Governed by California law.
- [Privacy Policy](https://wirestock.io/docs/privacy): Wirestock's privacy policy.