Buzzfeed

Online platform providing quizzes, news, shopping recommendations, and lifestyle content

placeNew York City, New York, United States calendar_todayFounded 2006 groups871 employees language buzzfeed.com

Registered entities

Web presence

Audience by country — top 5 markets by share of visits.

CountryShare
United States54.7%
Japan13.3%
Canada3.9%
Mexico3.7%
United Kingdom3.3%

Innovation

3 patent families (1 granted) — focus: Physics & computing; filing pace dormant. Cited 37 times.

YearFilings
20121
20171
20181

Social engagement

Social engagement: 349.9K social following, 4 posts in the last 12 months — below the industry typical range.

Investor mix

22 investors on record; lead investors include Man Capital, RRE Ventures, Hearst, New Enterprise Associates; 3 have since exited.

Investor typeCountShare
Venture capital1150%
Private equity29%
Other / undisclosed941%

Share of voice

Share of voice in United States: 53.2% of web traffic across its competitive set; worldwide: 52.5%.

Hiring activity

Hires occasionally

1 role tracked across 1 of the last 12 months

11 Nov 2025 · Video Editor Vertical Shorts/Features (Project-Based) · Los Angeles

8 Sep 2024 · Director of Accounting. · null

1 Jul 2024 · Revenue Data Analyst. · null

8 Aug 2023 · Manager, Content Strategy · null

26 Jul 2023 · Video Fellow · null

Based on job postings tracked across public sources.

Recent activity

18 Jun 2026
Recognition
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