---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-118623"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BZFD"
cik: "0001828972"
company_name: "BuzzFeed, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T21:07:54.753888+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BuzzFeed Q3 revenue $103.7M (+15% YoY) but net loss $27M and Adjusted EBITDA loss $2.4M

## Summary
- Revenue $103.7M, up 15% YoY; content revenue surged 45% to $38.4M, advertising flat at $50.4M.
- Net loss $27.0M vs $3.6M loss in Q3 2021; Adjusted EBITDA loss $2.4M vs $6.0M profit.
- Time spent declined 32% to 151M hours; Q4 outlook: revenue $129-134M, Adj. EBITDA $12.5-17.5M.
- Cash and equivalents $59.1M at quarter end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-118623
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BZFD
- cik: 0001828972
- company_name: BuzzFeed, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000110465922118623/0001104659-22-118623-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000110465922118623/tm2230296d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-118623
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-118623.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BuzzFeed, Inc. reported the quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $103.7 million, net income $27.0 million.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $103.7 million
  - Net income: $27.0 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ● Including Complex Networks in the 2022 results, BuzzFeed increased Q3 revenues to $103.7 million, growing 15% compared to the third quarter of 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000110465922118623/0001104659-22-118623-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  BuzzFeed, Inc. reported the fourth quarter of 2022 results: revenue $129 to $134 million. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the fourth quarter of 2022
  - Revenue: $129 to $134 million
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Outlook For the fourth quarter of 2022: ● We expect overall revenues in the range of $129 to $134 million ● We expect Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $12.5 to $17.5 million ○ Additionally, we expect stock-based compensation expenses in the range of $3.5 to $4.5 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000110465922118623/0001104659-22-118623-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.