Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

Revenue

The Company distributes its products through two primary channels:

E-commerce: The majority of the Company’s customers license content directly through the Company’s self-service web properties. E-commerce customers have the flexibility to purchase subscription-based plans that are paid on a monthly or annual basis. Customer are also able to license content on a transactional basis. These customers generally license content under the Company’s standard or enhanced licenses, with additional licensing options available to meet customers’ individual needs. E-commerce customers typically pay the full amount of the purchase price in advance or at the time of license, generally with a credit card.

Enterprise: The Company also has a base of customers with unique content, licensing and workflow needs. These customers benefit from communication with dedicated sales professionals, service and research teams which provide a number of tailored enhancements to their creative workflows including non-standard licensing rights, multi-seat access, ability to pay on credit terms, multi-brand licensing packages, increased indemnification protection and content licensed for use-cases outside of those available on the e-commerce platform.

The Company’s revenues by distribution channel for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
E-commerce	$	106,037	$	124,594	$	337,694	$	379,052
Enterprise	127,211		79,502		319,674		231,048
Total Revenue	$	233,248	$	204,096	$	657,368	$	610,100

Deferred revenue reported on the balance sheet represents unfulfilled performance obligations for which the Company has either received payment or has outstanding receivables. The September 30, 2023 deferred revenue balance will be earned as content is downloaded or upon the expiration of subscription-based products, and nearly all is expected to be earned within the next twelve months. $159.6 million of total revenue recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was reflected in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2022. In addition, as of September 30, 2023, the Company has approximately $58.4 million of contracted but unsatisfied performance obligations relating primarily to our computer vision offering, which are not included as a component of deferred revenue and that the Company expects to recognize over a five year period.