| Type | Private |
| HQ | New York, US |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Size (employees) | 2,339 (est) |
| Website | buzzfeed.com |
BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, US
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Jonah Peretti
Founder & CEO
Ken Lerer
Executive Chairman
Ben Smith
Editor-In-Chief, BuzzFeed
Dao Nguyen
Publisher
Ze Frank
Chief Research & Development Officer
John Johnson
Co-Founder
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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 |
BuzzFeed total Funding | $497 m |
BuzzFeed latest funding size | $200 m |
Time since last funding | 2 years ago |
BuzzFeed 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 Revenue
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) | 260.0m |
Revenue growth (Y, 2015 - Y, 2016), % | 52.9% |
Market valuation | 1.7b |
- Source: Sharespost
BuzzFeed Operating Metrics
BuzzFeed's Monthly Unique Visitors was reported to be 165 m in Jan, 2018.
| 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 | Jun, 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 | |||||||
Global Monthly Content Views | 9 b | |||||||||||||||
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 | |
Offices | 18 |
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 |
Human Capital Metrics
Source: www.deartechpeople.com
BuzzFeed's employees are reported to be approximately 54% female and 46% male.
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BuzzFeed Online and Social Media Presence
6.52m Twitter followers
BuzzFeed has 6.52m Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.2% month over month and increased 0.1% quarter over quarter
11.57m Facebook likes
BuzzFeed has 11.57m Facebook Likes. The number of likes has increased 0.3% month over month and increased 0.7% quarter over quarter
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BuzzFeed News and Updates
October 16, 2018
BuzzFeed News is partnering with Amazon to launch a book club as part of a push to create new revenue streams
BuzzFeed News is launching a book club in its continuing bid to diversify its revenue streams.
The "BuzzFeed Book Club" entails access to an exclusive newsletter, a closed Facebook group, and discounts on books for members.
BuzzFeed News will monetize the book club with affiliate partnerships it i…
August 28, 2018
BuzzFeed will now ask readers if they want to contribute money
BuzzFeed will start testing a ‘contribute’ button at the bottom of news articles, but has no plans to create an online paywall
August 23, 2018
BuzzFeed Zeroes in on Television With Premiere of Netflix Series and Launch of Twitter-Based TV-Review Show
The media company continues to expand outside the realm of news publishing.
August 23, 2018
BuzzFeed is making another live TV show for Twitter following 'AM to DM'
BuzzFeed is launching its second show on Twitter following "AM to DM."
Made in London, weekly show "#What2Watch" will tell viewers what they should be watching on television and online, on services like Netflix.
Twitter's internal figures show 69% of users watch traditional TV every day.
BuzzFee…
August 16, 2018
This Quiz Will Tell You How Well You Can Copyedit For BuzzFeed News
Test your chops.
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August 10, 2018
Joe Arpaio Gives Wild Explanation For Trainwreck Sacha Baron Cohen Interview
He apparently thought "hand job" referred to immigrants doing manual labor.
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BuzzFeed Company Life and Culture
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