BuzzFeed

Summary

BuzzFeed is a business^[1]. BuzzFeed ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,494 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• BuzzFeed is in the country of United States^[3].
• BuzzFeed is in the country of US^[4].
• BuzzFeed's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• BuzzFeed's instance of is recorded as media company^[6].
• BuzzFeed's instance of is recorded as website^[7].
• BuzzFeed's founder is recorded as Jonah Peretti^[8].
• BuzzFeed's founder is recorded as John Seward Johnson III^[9].
• BuzzFeed's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[10].
• BuzzFeed's headquarters location is recorded as New York^[11].
• BuzzFeed's chief executive officer is recorded as Jonah Peretti^[12].
• BuzzFeed's has organizational division is recorded as BuzzFeed Japan^[13].
• BuzzFeed's has organizational division is recorded as BuzzFeed Australia^[14].
• BuzzFeed's has organizational division is recorded as BuzzFeed UK^[15].
• BuzzFeed's has organizational division is recorded as BuzzFeed India^[16].
• BuzzFeed's has organizational division is recorded as BuzzFeed Brasil^[17].
• BuzzFeed's has organizational division is recorded as BuzzFeed Mexico^[18].
• BuzzFeed's has organizational division is recorded as BuzzFeed Germany^[19].
• BuzzFeed's child organization or unit is recorded as HuffPost^[20].
• BuzzFeed's Commons category is recorded as BuzzFeed^[21].
• BuzzFeed's industry is recorded as media industry^[22].
• BuzzFeed's industry is recorded as media & entertainment industry^[23].
• BuzzFeed's industry is recorded as advertorial^[24].
• January 1, 2006 marks the founding of BuzzFeed^[25].
• BuzzFeed's official website is recorded as https://www.buzzfeed.com^[26].
• BuzzFeed's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BuzzFeed^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300SG5TUGEF0IOD98^[28]

• Registered legal name: Buzzfeed, INC.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[34]

• LEI first registered: 2018-02-02^[35]

• LEI last updated: 2023-08-04^[36]

• LEI next renewal: 2019-12-07^[37]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[38]

• Registration authority: RA000602^[39]

• Authority entity ID: 4535101^[40]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[41]

Body

Founding

Founders include Jonah Peretti^[8] and John Seward Johnson III^[9]. January 1, 2006 marks the founding of BuzzFeed^[25].

Leadership

BuzzFeed's chief executive officer is recorded as Jonah Peretti^[12].

Operations

Headquarters locations include New York City^[10], a global city^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1624^[44] and New York^[11], an U.S. state^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1788^[47]. BuzzFeed's child organization or unit is recorded as HuffPost^[20].

Industry

Industries include media industry^[22], media & entertainment industry^[23], and advertorial^[24].

Why It Matters

BuzzFeed ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,494 views/month).^[2] BuzzFeed has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] BuzzFeed is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]