Which company owns Giphy, according to its Wikipedia infobox?

According to Giphy’s Wikipedia infobox, the company that owns Giphy is **Shutterstock**.

Giphy began in February 2013 as a searchable online database for animated GIFs, founded by Alex Chung and Jace Cooke. It initially focused on helping people find and share short looping images, later expanding through messaging, social-media, and brand partnerships. In 2020, Facebook—now Meta Platforms—announced an agreement to acquire Giphy and integrate it with Instagram.

That deal did not remain permanent. The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority required Meta to unwind the acquisition after examining possible effects on competition in GIF-related services and digital advertising. Meta subsequently agreed to sell Giphy, and Shutterstock announced a cash purchase in May 2023. The acquisition was completed on June 23, 2023.

The common mix-up is answering Meta because Meta owned Giphy for several years. Meta was the former parent, while Shutterstock is the current parent listed in the infobox. Shutterstock is best known for licensed stock images, video, music, and other creative media, making Giphy a notable expansion into user-facing animated content.