Description of the Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of the Business	Description of the Business BuzzFeed, Inc. (referred to herein, collectively with its subsidiaries, as “BuzzFeed” or the “Company”) is a premier digital media company. Across pop culture, entertainment, shopping, food, and news, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, and buy now — and into the future. The Company’s iconic, globally-loved brands include BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty. BuzzFeed derives its revenue primarily from advertising, content, and commerce and other sold to leading brands. The Company has one reportable segment. On December 3, 2021, we consummated a business combination (the “Business Combination”) with 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc. (“890”), certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of 890, and BuzzFeed, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy BuzzFeed”). In connection with the Business Combination, we acquired 100% of the membership interests of CM Partners, LLC. CM Partners, LLC, together with Complex Media, Inc., is referred to herein as “Complex Networks.” Following the closing of the Business Combination, 890 was renamed “BuzzFeed, Inc.” The shares and corresponding capital amounts and earnings per share related to Legacy BuzzFeed redeemable convertible preferred stock (other than Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock) and Legacy BuzzFeed common stock prior to the Business Combination were retroactively recast as shares reflecting the Exchange Ratio of 0.306 established in the Business Combination. Shares of Legacy BuzzFeed Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock were restated based on the exchange ratio into 7,720,000 shares of BuzzFeed Class A common stock established in the Business Combination. Additionally, pursuant to subscription agreements entered into in connection with the entry into the merger agreement pursuant to which the Business Combination was consummated, the Company issued, and certain investors purchased, $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured convertible notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) concurrently with the closing of the Business Combination. The Company repurchased approximately $120.0 million of the Notes in 2024 and the remaining $30.0 million in 2025, resulting in the full redemption of the Notes. Refer to Note 8 herein for additional details. Liquidity and Going Concern The Company’s principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from continuing operations. Our cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits with financial institutions and investments in money market funds. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of the date the accompanying consolidated financial statements were issued (the “issuance date”), the significance of the following adverse conditions were evaluated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The presence of the following risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s financial condition may adversely affect the Company’s ability to sustain its operations over the next 12 months beyond the issuance date. Since its inception, the Company has generally incurred significant losses and used cash flows from operations to grow its owned and operated properties and its iconic brands. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred a net loss of $57.3 million and used cash flows from operations of $18.7 million. Additionally, as of December 31, 2025, the Company had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $8.5 million and an accumulated deficit of $679.6 million. The Company’s current restricted cash balance of $15.8 million relates to funds held in Company-owned deposit accounts that are pledged as collateral for the Company’s existing letters of credit and, upon the expiration of certain of these letters of credit, approximately $15.0 million is required to be paid to our lenders under the Credit Agreement (as defined within Note 8 herein), which also includes a $5.0 million minimum cash covenant ($3.5 million through April 30, 2026, as discussed within Note 8 herein). As disclosed in Note 8 herein, in May 2025, the Company secured a $40.0 million asset-backed Term Loan (as amended, and as defined within Note 8 herein) and used a portion of the proceeds to repay, in full, the Notes. In August 2025, the Company received an incremental $5.0 million under the Second Amended Credit Agreement (as defined within Note 8 herein), which was due on February 20, 2026 (as extended through April 30, 2026, as discussed within Note 8 herein). As further disclosed in Note 14 herein, the Company’s Class A common stock experienced a significant decline whereby the trading price remained below $1.00 per share for a sustained period and has continued to remain below $1.00 as of the issuance date. However, in order to remain in compliance with Nasdaq market listing requirements, the Company’s Class A common stock price must exceed $1.00 per share for a specified minimum period (i.e., at least 10 consecutive business days). As a result of the decline in its stock price, the Company received a notice of noncompliance from Nasdaq on March 2, 2026, notifying the Company that it had until August 31, 2026 to regain compliance. If the Company is not able to regain compliance and, as such, the Company’s Class A common stock is delisted from Nasdaq, the Company will be faced with a number of significant material adverse consequences, including limited availability of market quotations for its Class A common stock; limited news and analyst coverage; decreased ability to obtain additional financing or failure to comply with the covenants required by any indebtedness; limited liquidity for its stockholders due to thin trading; and a potential loss of confidence by investors, employees, and other third parties who do business with the Company. These conditions and events raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. To address its capital needs, the Company may explore options to restructure its outstanding debt, and is working to optimize its consolidated balance sheet. However, the Company can provide no assurance that it will generate sufficient cash inflows from operations, that it will be successful in obtaining such new financing, or that it will be able to optimize its consolidated balance sheet in a manner necessary to fund its obligations as they become due over the next 12 months beyond the issuance date. Additionally, the Company may implement incremental cost savings actions and pursue additional sources of outside capital to supplement its funding obligations as they become due, which includes additional offerings of its Class A common stock under the at-the-market offering (refer to Note 9 herein for additional details). However, as of the issuance date, no additional sources of outside capital have been secured or were deemed probable of being secured, other than the Company’s at-the-market offering, which is subject to the conditions contained in the At-The-Market Offering agreement dated June 20, 2023 with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC. The Company can provide no assurance it will successfully generate sufficient liquidity to fund its operations for the next 12 months beyond the issuance date, or if necessary, secure additional outside capital (including through the Company’s at-the-market offering) or implement incremental cost savings. Moreover, on an ongoing basis, the Company is evaluating strategic changes to its operations, including asset divestitures, restructuring, or the discontinuance of unprofitable lines of business. Any such transaction could be material to the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations. The nature and timing of any such changes depend on a variety of factors, including, as of the applicable time, the Company’s available cash, liquidity, and operating performance; its commitments and obligations; its capital requirements; limitations imposed under its credit arrangements; and overall market conditions. As of the issuance date, the Company continues to work on optimizing its consolidated balance sheet and evaluating its assets. Based on the Company’s liquidity position as of December 31, 2025 and our current forecast of operating results and cash flows, in the absence of any of the above-described plans to address our capital needs, we anticipate that we will not have sufficient resources to fund our cash obligations for the next 12 months following the issuance date. In addition, the Company has concluded that the above-described plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (referred to herein, collectively with its subsidiaries, as “BuzzFeed” or the “Company”) is a premier digital media company. Across pop culture, entertainment, shopping, food, and news, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, and buy now — and into the future. The Company’s iconic, globally-loved brands include BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty. BuzzFeed derives its revenue primarily from advertising, content, and commerce and other sold to leading brands. The Company has one reportable segment.

On December 3, 2021, we consummated a business combination (the “Business Combination”) with 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc. (“890”), certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of 890, and BuzzFeed, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy BuzzFeed”). In connection with the Business Combination, we acquired 100% of the membership interests of CM Partners, LLC. CM Partners, LLC, together with Complex Media, Inc., is referred to herein as “Complex Networks.” Following the closing of the Business Combination, 890 was renamed “BuzzFeed, Inc.”

The shares and corresponding capital amounts and earnings per share related to Legacy BuzzFeed redeemable convertible preferred stock (other than Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock) and Legacy BuzzFeed common stock prior to the Business Combination were retroactively recast as shares reflecting the Exchange Ratio of 0.306 established in the Business Combination. Shares of Legacy BuzzFeed Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock were restated based on the exchange ratio into 7,720,000 shares of BuzzFeed Class A common stock established in the Business Combination.

Additionally, pursuant to subscription agreements entered into in connection with the entry into the merger agreement pursuant to which the Business Combination was consummated, the Company issued, and certain investors purchased, $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured convertible notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) concurrently with the closing of the Business Combination. The Company repurchased approximately $120.0 million of the Notes in 2024 and the remaining $30.0 million in 2025, resulting in the full redemption of the Notes. Refer to Note 8 herein for additional details.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of the date the accompanying consolidated financial statements were issued (the “issuance date”), the significance of the following adverse conditions were evaluated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The presence of the following risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s financial condition may adversely affect the Company’s ability to sustain its operations over the next 12 months beyond the issuance date.

Since its inception, the Company has generally incurred significant losses and used cash flows from operations to grow its owned and operated properties and its iconic brands. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred a net loss of $57.3 million and used cash flows from operations of $18.7 million. Additionally, as of December 31, 2025, the Company had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $8.5 million and an accumulated deficit of $679.6 million.

The Company’s current restricted cash balance of $15.8 million relates to funds held in Company-owned deposit accounts that are pledged as collateral for the Company’s existing letters of credit and, upon the expiration of certain of these letters of credit, approximately $15.0 million is required to be paid to our lenders under the Credit Agreement (as defined within Note 8 herein), which also includes a $5.0 million minimum cash covenant ($3.5 million through April 30, 2026, as discussed within Note 8 herein).

As further disclosed in Note 14 herein, the Company’s Class A common stock experienced a significant decline whereby the trading price remained below $1.00 per share for a sustained period and has continued to remain below $1.00 as of the issuance date. However, in order to remain in compliance with Nasdaq market listing requirements, the Company’s Class A common stock price must exceed $1.00 per share for a specified minimum period (i.e., at least 10 consecutive business days). As a result of the decline in its stock price, the Company received a notice of noncompliance from Nasdaq on March 2, 2026, notifying the Company that it had until August 31, 2026 to regain compliance. If the Company is not able to regain compliance and, as such, the Company’s Class A common stock is delisted from Nasdaq, the Company will be faced with a number of significant material adverse consequences, including limited availability of market quotations for its Class A common stock; limited news and analyst coverage; decreased ability to obtain additional financing or failure to comply with the covenants required by any indebtedness; limited liquidity for its stockholders due to thin trading; and a potential loss of confidence by investors, employees, and other third parties who do business with the Company.

To address its capital needs, the Company may explore options to restructure its outstanding debt, and is working to optimize its consolidated balance sheet. However, the Company can provide no assurance that it will generate sufficient cash inflows from operations, that it will be successful in obtaining such new financing, or that it will be able to optimize its consolidated balance sheet in a manner necessary to fund its obligations as they become due over the next 12 months beyond the issuance date. Additionally, the Company may implement incremental cost savings actions and pursue additional sources of outside capital to supplement its funding obligations as they become due, which includes additional offerings of its Class A common stock under the at-the-market offering (refer to Note 9 herein for additional details). However, as of the issuance date, no additional sources of outside capital have been secured or were deemed probable of being secured, other than the Company’s at-the-market offering, which is subject to the conditions contained in the At-The-Market Offering agreement dated June 20, 2023 with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC. The Company can provide no assurance it will successfully generate sufficient liquidity to fund its operations for the next 12 months beyond the issuance date, or if necessary, secure additional outside capital (including through the Company’s at-the-market offering) or implement incremental cost savings.

Moreover, on an ongoing basis, the Company is evaluating strategic changes to its operations, including asset divestitures, restructuring, or the discontinuance of unprofitable lines of business. Any such transaction could be material to the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations. The nature and timing of any such changes depend on a variety of factors, including, as of the applicable time, the Company’s available cash, liquidity, and operating performance; its commitments and obligations; its capital requirements; limitations imposed under its credit arrangements; and overall market conditions. As of the issuance date, the Company continues to work on optimizing its consolidated balance sheet and evaluating its assets.

Based on the Company’s liquidity position as of December 31, 2025 and our current forecast of operating results and cash flows, in the absence of any of the above-described plans to address our capital needs, we anticipate that we will not have sufficient resources to fund our cash obligations for the next 12 months following the issuance date. In addition, the Company has concluded that the above-described plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.