Over the last two years, sales have declined significantly across ALL supermarkets. What do you think are the reasons?

Maybe you’re not offering buyers what they need & want. 

For inspiration, see what appeals to Stock buyers below. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-photos/photo-submission-overview.html

Other services have different customers & requirements. 

My sales have been steady for the last several years.

My sales have not declined. I have seen steady increases year over year, even after the invasion of AI assets into the database. I sell only real photographs of real places.

With photos and videos assets I’m experiencing growth tendencies.  What are you creating, is it AI?          What is trending today will be forgotten tomorrow. What is true will endure. 

(IN MY OPINION) AI is here to stay! I don’t see it taking over real work, in the contrary it’s a category that gives ANYONE the ability to create great work without budget. The work clients were buying 18 months ago they can create themselves now. AI is Great for corporate/enterprise clients internal use, but already these they are staying away from AI for marketing or advertising, other than humor or shock, and that last part is not some bs opinion, it’s a Fact!

I recommend you shift your mindset putting your creative juices to work, and follow Ricky’s advice!

Good Day!  

I would separate an industry-wide decline from a portfolio problem before assigning a cause. Use the same 12-month window across agencies and compare downloads per 100 live assets, not total revenue. Then split the result by asset type and subject.

If the same subjects decline at roughly the same time on every agency, weaker buyer demand and heavier supply are plausible. If only one agency drops, search placement or that platform’s customer mix is more likely. If old bestsellers hold while new files do nothing, the issue is probably the newer subjects or metadata rather than the whole market.

The most useful next step is to compare your top 20 files from two years ago with your top 20 now: subject, age, keyword position, and agency-by-agency downloads.

The photo stock market changes constantly, so sales rise and fall according to what is in demand. Perhaps you need to think about what you are selling.