Getty was the brainchild of Jean Paul Getty many years ago. He was an Oil baron and was also into other businesses. This made him very rich.
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He owned on his own almost 80% of the world’s oil reserves.

How rich is the Getty family?
In the year 1957, Fortune Magazine was named the richest living American. Also, Guinness Book of Records in the year 1966 named him the richest private citizen in the world. Then, his wealth was estimated at $6 billion and approximately $7.4 billion in the year 2019.
Who got the Getty inheritance?
John Gilbert Getty was the fortunate Getty to be the heir to the $5 billion fortune. Also, he is the father of Ivy Love Getty. Sadly, John was found in a San Antonio, Texas hotel dead.
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This was on the 20th of November, 2020. Also, he was the grandson of J. Paul Getty and the son of Gordon Getty.
Other businesses since then for Getty?
Getty Images, Inc is a British-American company that is more into visual media. It is a subsidiary of the Getty Empire. Also, it is the main supplier of editorial photography, stock images, music and video for businesses as well as clients.
Getty has over 200 million assets in archives. Also, it has been established to target three main markets. These are creative professionals, media, and corporate. All these come together to make the Getty family one that is indeed a wealthy one.
When was Getty Images founded?
Getty Images was founded on the 14th of March, 1995 which is some 26 years ago. It was founded as Getty Investments, LLC. This company was founded by Mark Getty and Jonathan Klein in Seattle, Washington, in the USA.


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