BuzzFeed
Company Growth (employees)
BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, US
Key People at BuzzFeed
Jonah Peretti
Founder & CEO
Mark Frackt
CFO
John Johnson
Co-Founder
Greg Coleman
President
Ze Frank
President
Lee Brown
Chief Revenue Officer
Ken Lerer
Executive Chairman
Eric Karp
Head of Licensing
Frank Cooper
Chief Marketing and Chief Creative Officer
Lenke Taylor
Chief People Officer
Carole Robinson
Chief Communications Officer
Jinen Kamdar
VP of Product
BuzzFeed Office Locations
BuzzFeed has offices in New York, San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and in 19 other locations
New York, US (HQ)
111 E 18th St
BuzzFeed Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2006 |
Total Funding | $542.6 m |
Latest funding size | $200 m |
Time since last funding | 9 months |
Investors | John Johnson, New Enterprise Associates, Michael Lazerow, NBC Universal, SoftBank Capital, NEA, Hearst Ventures, SV Angel, Founder Collective, Ron Conway, RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Kass Lazerow, Ken Lerer |
BuzzFeed's latest funding round in November 2016 was reported to be $200 m. In total, BuzzFeed has raised $542.6 m. BuzzFeed's latest valuation is reported to be $1.7 b.
BuzzFeed Financial Metrics
BuzzFeed's revenue was reported to be $260 m in 2016 which is a 53% increase from the previous period.
USD
Revenue (Y, 2016) | 260 m |
Revenue growth (Y, 2015 - Y, 2016), % | 53% |
Market valuation | 1.7 b |
| USD | Y, 2015E | Y, 2016E |
|---|---|---|
Revenue | 170 m | 260 m |
Revenue growth, % | 53% |
- Source: Firtune, The Information
| USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 175.3 k |
BuzzFeed Operating Metrics
BuzzFeed's Monthly Unique Visitors was reported to be 197.6 m in Jan, 2017. BuzzFeed's Monthly Unique Users was reported to be 77.8 m in Apr, 2017
- Source: Quantcast, The Washington Post
BuzzFeed Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Zeega | February 19, 2015 | |
| Kingfish Labs | September 11, 2012 | |
| Yoke | September 11, 2012 |
BuzzFeed Job Categories
BuzzFeed Median Salaries
Source: 31 public H-1B filings from BuzzFeed
Market Position of BuzzFeed
Traffic Overview of BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed Online and Social Media Presence
BuzzFeed News and Updates
March 29, 2017
BuzzFeed could be going public in 2018
Media company BuzzFeed is trying to do the impossible by creating a new public media company today. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Axios, the company is working on an initial public offering for 2018. BuzzFeed has already raised hundreds of millions from VC firms and NBCUnive…
March 29, 2017
IPO! OMG! WTF? Buzzfeed is going public
OMG! Buzzfeed, the smash hit yoof site best known for its lists of cat gifs, is planning an IPO, reports have suggested. We know. CNBC said a source had told it the company, which has more than 1,300 employees in locations all over the world, is looking to list in 2018. It's been a lo…
February 24, 2017
Buzzfeed’s new ‘Outside Your Bubble’ is a disaster in the making
The internet’s favorite love-to-hate/hate-to-love site is attempting to expose people to the opinions of others. Here’s why that’s a bad thing. BuzzFeed recently announced it’s rolling out an experimental new feature called “Outside Your Bubble.” A module sits at the bottom of its news articles, sho…
February 07, 2017
BuzzFeed vs. Trump
December 20, 2016
BuzzFeed’s CEO on the Future of Media: The Internet Always Wins
Jonah Peretti says social behavior has changed publishing forever.