[citation needed] Pexels was founded by twin brothers Ingo and Bruno Joseph in Fuldabrück, Hesse.

[3][4] Pexels provides media for online download, maintaining a library that contains over 3.2 million photos and videos, growing each month by roughly 200,000 files.

Using and downloading the media is free, the website generates income through advertisements for paid content databases.

[10] Besides, their license does not permit the user to sell unaltered copies of a photo or video or to resell the content on other stock platforms.

The photos or videos downloaded from Pexels cannot be used in trademarks, business names, or service marks.