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
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 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.
| 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
6.5m Twitter followers
BuzzFeed has 6.5m Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decreased 0.4% month over month and decreased 0.7% quarter over quarter
11.47m Facebook likes
BuzzFeed has 11.47m Facebook Likes. The number of likes has increased 0.2% month over month and increased 1.1% quarter over quarter
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BuzzFeed News and Updates
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.
August 07, 2018
Kushner Ordered Deletion Of Observer Articles Critical Of His Friends: Report
He repeatedly ignored journalism ethics when he was publisher of the NY Observer in 2012, according to BuzzFeed News.
August 07, 2018
Jared Kushner deleted 'critical' stories at his newspaper, software developer claims
Jared Kushner told a software developer who worked at the New York Observer to delete several "critical" stories in 2012.
August 02, 2018
"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" - Minnesota Startup NoSweat Inks Deal with PGA TOUR
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NoSweat (https://nosweatco.com/) recently announced that it signed a deal to become an Official Licensed Partner of the PGA TOUR. A disruptor in the sweat technology performance space, the Minnesota startup has stormed onto the scene over the last ...
August 01, 2018
Sorry guys, even Elon Musk can’t fix MoviePass…
Well, Elon Musk sure had a good run at fixing the world’s pressing problems. Stuff like climate change — with those fancy electric sports cars, built in a fancy tent. Or those fancy solar roof tiles. (Fancy rockets aren’t really a ‘fix’ at this point but he’s thinking about the extraterrestrial futu…
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BuzzFeed Company Life and Culture
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