BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, US
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Key People/Management at BuzzFeed
Jonah Peretti
Founder & CEO
Mark Frackt
CFO
John Johnson
Co-Founder
Lee Brown
Chief Revenue Officer
Ken Lerer
Executive Chairman
Allison Lucas
General Counsel
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BuzzFeed Office Locations
BuzzFeed has offices in New York, New Delhi, Detroit, Denver and in 19 other locations
New York, US (HQ)
111 East 18th Street 13th Floor
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BuzzFeed Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2006 |
Total Funding | $497 m |
Latest funding size | $200 m |
Time since last funding | a year ago |
Investors | John Johnson, Comcast NBC Universal, New Enterprise Associates, Michael Lazerow, SoftBank Capital, Founder Collective, Kass Lazerow, HuffPost, Ken Lerer, Andreessen Horowitz, General Atlantic, Hearst Ventures, SV Angel, RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures |
BuzzFeed's latest funding round in November 2016 was reported to be $200 m. In total, BuzzFeed has raised $497 m. BuzzFeed's latest valuation is reported to be $1.7 b.
BuzzFeed Financials
BuzzFeed's revenue was reported to be $260 m in Y, 2016 which is a 52.9% increase from the previous period.
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Y, 2016) | 260 m |
Revenue growth (Y, 2015 - Y, 2016), % | 52.9% |
Market valuation | 1.7 b |
- Source: Sharespost
BuzzFeed Operating Metrics
BuzzFeed's Monthly Unique Visitors was reported to be 165 m in Jan, 2018. BuzzFeed's Monthly Unique Users was reported to be 77.8 m in Apr, 2017.
| Jan, 2014 | Jul, 2014 | Jan, 2015 | Jul, 2015 | Jan, 2016 | Jul, 2016 | Jan, 2017 | Apr, 2017 | Jul, 2017 | Aug, 2017 | Sep, 2017 | Oct, 2017 | Nov, 2017 | Dec, 2017 | Jan, 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Digital Page Views | 357.91 m | 402.06 m | 483.29 m | 488.58 m | 486.88 m | 471.47 m | 521.05 m | 660.70 m | 462.93 m | ||||||
Monthly Unique Users | 77.80 m | ||||||||||||||
Monthly Unique Visitors | 160.30 m | 157.10 m | 197.70 m | 198.60 m | 189.30 m | 184.40 m | 197.60 m | 200.28 m | 195.04 m | 194.75 m | 176.78 m | 171.81 m | 165.78 m | 152.71 m | 164.97 m |
Monthly Video Views (Tasty One Top) | 2.30 b |
BuzzFeed Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Zeega | February 19, 2015 | |
| Torando Labs | October 28, 2014 | |
| Kingfish Labs | September 11, 2012 | |
| Yoke | September 11, 2012 | |
| Star.me | September 30, 2011 |
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BuzzFeed News and Updates
April 20, 2018
New BuzzFeed Series Uses Social Media To Retell American History
“Future History: 1968” is a new mobile docu-series from BuzzFeed News that chronicles one of America’s most formative years through social media.
What: The mobile docu-series Future History: 1968Read Full Story
April 19, 2018
Michael Cohen Drops Lawsuits Against BuzzFeed And Fusion GPS Over Trump "Dossier"
Michael Cohen Drops Lawsuits Against BuzzFeed And Fusion GPS Over Trump "Dossier"
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April 19, 2018
Michael Cohen Drops Lawsuits Against BuzzFeed And Fusion GPS
The president's personal lawyer sued earlier this year over claims made about him in the Steele "dossier."
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April 19, 2018
Michael Cohen scraps libel lawsuit against BuzzFeed and Fusion GPS
President Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen has decided to drop his libel lawsuits against BuzzFeed and the research intelligence firm Fusion GPS, reports the Hollywood Reporter. He had begun the process of suing both over the “Trump Dossier,” a generally unverified document of opposition research that…
April 17, 2018
Barack Obama And Jordan Peele Urge You Not To Believe Your Own Eyes
A video urging vigilance against fake information (including videos) by demonstrating what a manipulated Obama video would look and sound like.
What: A terrifying new video, previewing one of the gravest threats in our near-future.Read Full Story
April 16, 2018
Here's Why BuzzFeed News Is Publishing Thousands Of Secret NYPD Documents
BuzzFeed News is making public a huge cache of the New York Police Department's disciplinary records, revealing for the first time which employees have been charged with misconduct and what punishment, if any, they have received. The information is an important tool for people accused of crimes and …
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