Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Guarantees In the course of business, the Company both provides and receives indemnities which are intended to allocate certain risks associated with business transactions. Similarly, the Company may remain contingently liable for various obligations of a business that has been divested in the event that a third party does not fulfill its obligations under an indemnification obligation. The Company records a liability for indemnification obligations and other contingent liabilities when probable and reasonably estimable. Legal Matters The Company is party to various lawsuits and claims in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of such matters cannot be predicted with certainty and the impact that the final resolution of such matters will ultimately have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements is not known, the Company does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future results of operations or cash flows. On or around March 4, 2021, the City of São Paulo served a notice of infraction against BuzzFeed Do Brasil LTDA (“BuzzFeed BR”), an entity divested by the Company in October 2020. The infraction alleges a failure to pay advertising-related service taxes for the 2016 - 2018 period. BuzzFeed BR challenged the infraction on the grounds of non-retroactive application of the governing statute. Following unfavorable administrative rulings, the matter moved to judicial enforcement. As of December 4, 2025, three claims entered fiscal execution, resulting in a freeze of approximately $nil in BuzFeed BR’s bank account. To proceed with appeals, BuzzFeed BR must obtain a bond or furnish a bank deposit certificate to secure the amount in collections, which approximates $0.2 million (and is subject to interest in the amount of the IPCA index plus 1 percent). While the Company is not a direct party to the tax proceeds, the purchaser of BuzzFeed BR has asserted that the Company is obligated to resolve the matter under the divesitutre’s indemnification provisions. The Company is monitoring the matter with local counsel and does not currently believe its resolution will have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company settled or resolved certain legal matters during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 that did not individually or in the aggregate have a material impact on the Company’s business or its condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Indemnification Agreements The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These agreements require the Company to indemnify each such individual, against any and all expenses incurred by him or her because of his or her status as one of our directors or executive officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and our restated bylaws. Nasdaq Listing Compliance On March 2, 2026, the Company received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Requirement”). The Notice has no effect at this time on the Company’s common stock or warrants, which continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “BZFD” and “BZFDW,” respectively. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until August 31, 2026 (the “Compliance Date”), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. If, at any time before the Compliance Date, the bid price for the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 or more for at least 10 consecutive business days, unless the Staff exercises its discretion to extend this 10-day period pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(H), the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that it has regained compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. If the Company is not in compliance with the Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date, the Company may qualify for a second 180-calendar day compliance period under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(ii). To qualify, the Company would be required, among other things, to meet the continued listing requirement for the market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the bid price deficiency during the second compliance period. If the Company does not qualify for, or fails to regain compliance during, a second compliance period, then the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff’s delisting determination to the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. However, there can be no assurance that, if the Company receives a delisting notice and appeals the delisting determination, such an appeal would be successful. The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and may, if appropriate, consider available options to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.

In the course of business, the Company both provides and receives indemnities which are intended to allocate certain risks associated with business transactions. Similarly, the Company may remain contingently liable for various obligations of a business that has been divested in the event that a third party does not fulfill its obligations under an indemnification obligation. The Company records a liability for indemnification obligations and other contingent liabilities when probable and reasonably estimable.

The Company is party to various lawsuits and claims in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of such matters cannot be predicted with certainty and the impact that the final resolution of such matters will ultimately have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements is not known, the Company does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future results of operations or cash flows.

On or around March 4, 2021, the City of São Paulo served a notice of infraction against BuzzFeed Do Brasil LTDA (“BuzzFeed BR”), an entity divested by the Company in October 2020. The infraction alleges a failure to pay advertising-related service taxes for the 2016 - 2018 period. BuzzFeed BR challenged the infraction on the grounds of non-retroactive application of the governing statute. Following unfavorable administrative rulings, the matter moved to judicial enforcement. As of December 4, 2025, three claims entered fiscal execution, resulting in a freeze of approximately $nil in BuzFeed BR’s bank account. To proceed with appeals, BuzzFeed BR must obtain a bond or furnish a bank deposit certificate to secure the amount in collections, which approximates $0.2 million (and is subject to interest in the amount of the IPCA index plus 1 percent). While the Company is not a direct party to the tax proceeds, the purchaser of BuzzFeed BR has asserted that the Company is obligated to resolve the matter under the divesitutre’s indemnification provisions. The Company is monitoring the matter with local counsel and does not currently believe its resolution will have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Additionally, the Company settled or resolved certain legal matters during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 that did not individually or in the aggregate have a material impact on the Company’s business or its condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These agreements require the Company to indemnify each such individual, against any and all expenses incurred by him or her because of his or her status as one of our directors or executive officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and our restated bylaws.

On March 2, 2026, the Company received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Requirement”).

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until August 31, 2026 (the “Compliance Date”), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. If, at any time before the Compliance Date, the bid price for the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 or more for at least 10 consecutive business days, unless the Staff exercises its discretion to extend this 10-day period pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(H), the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that it has regained compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.

If the Company is not in compliance with the Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date, the Company may qualify for a second 180-calendar day compliance period under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(ii). To qualify, the Company would be required, among other things, to meet the continued listing requirement for the market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the bid price deficiency during the second compliance period. If the Company does not qualify for, or fails to regain compliance during, a second compliance period, then the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff’s delisting determination to the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. However, there can be no assurance that, if the Company receives a delisting notice and appeals the delisting determination, such an appeal would be successful.