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BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news, and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content.
OverviewAI-generated
BuzzFeed is an operating entity incorporated in Delaware. It operates within the Communications Services, NEC industry, classified under SIC code 4899. The company was established on January 1, 2006.
Its securities trade on the Nasdaq exchange under the tickers BZFD and BZFDW. The organization’s Central Index Key is 0001828972. BuzzFeed employs 1800 people.
The company has an Alexa rank of 172. It utilizes DuckDuckGo bangs labeled "buzzfeed" and "bf." Its fiscal year ends on December 31.
Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, SEC EDGAR. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Company.name
- BuzzFeed, Inc.
- Company.logo
- BuzzFeed Logo 10.2019.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 2019
- Company.operating_income
- −US$40 million (2023)
- Company.net_income
- −US$89 million (2023)
- Company.assets
- US$411 million (2023)
- Company.equity
- US$109 million (2023)
- Company.num_employees
- 925 (December 2023)
- Company.former_name
- BuzzFeed Laboratories (2006–2016)
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.traded_as
- (Class A)
- Company.location_city
- New York City
- Company.location_country
- U.S.
- Company.industry
- Online media
- Company.subsid
- HuffPost
via Wikipedia infobox
Company
BZFD, BZFDW- Industry
- Communications Services, NEC
- Exchange
- Nasdaq, Nasdaq
- State of incorporation
- DE
- Entity type
- operating
- Latest filing
- 8-K · 2026-06-04
via SEC EDGAR
Official website
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed has breaking news, vital journalism, quizzes, videos, celeb news, Tasty food videos, recipes, DIY hacks, and all the trending buzz you’ll want to share with your friends. Copyright BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Website
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- New York
- Subsidiary
- HuffPost
- Employees
- 1800
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation
- Official website
- www.buzzfeed.com
- Political ideology
- anti-racism
Show 12 more facts
- inception
- 2006-01-01
- Commons category
- BuzzFeed
- Alexa rank
- 172
- topic's main category
- Category:BuzzFeed
- source of income
- online advertising
- search formatter URL
- www.buzzfeed.com/search?q=$1
- estimated value
- 1500000000
- social media followers
- 19800000
- DuckDuckGo bang
- bf
- political alignment
- centre-left
- owner of
- HuffPost
- language used
- English language
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
35 sectionsContents
- History
- Funding
- Acquisitions and stock listing
- Divestitures
- Vivek Ramaswamy investment
- Film
- Narrative Films
- Documentary Films
- Content
- News
- Video
- Podcasts
- Community
- Technology and social media
- ''Tasty''
- ''Worth It''
- ''BuzzFeed Unsolved''
- ''The Try Guys''
- ''Night In/Night Out''
- Short-form animation
- Notable stories
- "The dress"
- Watermelon stunt
- Criticism
- Plagiarism
- Reputation as a news site
- Unpaid contributors
- Advertiser influence on editorial
- Hiring practices
- Ideology
- Awards and recognition
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news, and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content.
Originally known for online quizzes, "listicles," and pop culture articles, the company has grown into a global media and technology company, providing coverage on a variety of topics including politics, DIY, animals, and business. BuzzFeed generates revenue through native advertising, a strategy that helps increase the likelihood of viewers reading through the content of advertisements.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “BuzzFeed” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.