$BZFD
BuzzFeed, Inc. Stock $bzfd

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2022 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000141057822001690 Filed on May 16, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q4	2021 Q1
Revenue	$91.56M	$145.7M	$72.65M
YoY Change	26.03%	18.44%	13.73%
Cost Of Revenue	$60.82M	$71.49M	$42.12M
YoY Change	44.38%	53.46%	29.77%
Gross Profit	$30.74M	$74.22M	$30.53M
YoY Change	0.7%	-2.9%	-2.84%
Gross Profit Margin	33.57%	50.94%	42.02%
Selling, General & Admin	$50.37M	$68.09M	$35.08M
YoY Change	43.57%	104.02%	-5.22%
% of Gross Profit	163.84%	91.74%	114.92%
Research & Development	$7.192M	$5.643M	$6.699M
YoY Change	7.36%	23.08%	68.27%
% of Gross Profit	23.4%	7.6%	21.95%
Depreciation & Amortization	$8.481M	$7.827M	$5.269M
YoY Change	60.96%	96.76%	19.13%
% of Gross Profit	27.59%	10.55%	17.26%
Operating Expenses	$57.56M	$81.56M	$41.78M
YoY Change	37.77%	94.48%	-8.01%
Operating Profit	-$35.30M	-$7.337M	-$16.52M
YoY Change	113.63%	-121.27%	18.03%
Interest Expense	-$6.364M	$23.86M
YoY Change
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.554M	$4.278M	$382.0K
YoY Change	-768.59%	1653.28%	109.89%
Pretax Income	-$44.22M	$20.18M	-$16.14M
YoY Change	173.94%	-40.71%	16.82%
Income Tax	$350.0K	-$21.39M	-$4.816M
% Of Pretax Income		-106.02%
Net Earnings	-$44.89M	$25.90M	-$11.37M
YoY Change	294.95%	-19.68%	-16.57%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-49.03%	17.77%	-15.65%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.33		-$0.75
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.33	$2.191M	-$0.75
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	136.4M		15.19M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	136.4M		15.19M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q4	2021 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$74.54M	$79.73M	$640.0K
YoY Change	11546.88%
Cash & Equivalents	$74.50M	$79.73M	$639.1K
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$26.77M	$29.02M	$810.0K
YoY Change	3204.69%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses			$810.7K
Receivables	$98.09M	$142.9M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$199.4M	$251.7M	$1.450M
YoY Change	13653.27%	20.69%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$23.07M	$23.05M
YoY Change		-9.76%
Goodwill	$194.1M	$188.6M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$132.7M	$136.5M
YoY Change		9879.02%
Long-Term Investments			$287.5M
YoY Change
Other Assets	$15.54M	$14.56M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$456.4M	$385.6M	$288.0M
YoY Change	58.47%	445.56%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$199.4M	$251.7M	$1.450M
Total Long-Term Assets	$456.4M	$385.6M	$288.0M
Total Assets	$655.8M	$637.2M	$289.4M
YoY Change	126.57%	128.24%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$14.67M	$16.03M	$680.0K
YoY Change	2057.79%	90.48%
Accrued Expenses	$23.58M	$31.39M	$535.0K
YoY Change	4308.22%	52.08%
Deferred Revenue	$3.100M	$1.700M
YoY Change		-29.17%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$95.30M	$94.15M	$374.3K
YoY Change	25358.15%	64.51%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$143.0M	$141.9M
YoY Change		595.62%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.956M	$3.992M	$8.760M
YoY Change	-77.67%	144.46%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$145.0M	$145.9M	$8.760M
YoY Change	1555.11%	562.17%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$95.30M	$94.15M	$374.3K
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$145.0M	$145.9M	$8.760M
Total Liabilities	$321.3M	$262.3M	$11.78M
YoY Change	2626.78%	169.58%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$367.0M	-$322.1M	-$252.7K
YoY Change	145149.32%	-7.13%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		$0.00
Shareholders Equity	$329.8M	$370.5M	-$8.567M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$655.8M	$637.2M	$289.4M
YoY Change	126.57%	128.24%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q4	2021 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$44.89M	$25.90M	-$11.37M
YoY Change	294.95%	-19.68%	-16.57%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$8.481M	$7.827M	$5.269M
YoY Change	60.96%	96.76%	19.13%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.142M	-$10.10M	$9.518M
YoY Change	-88.0%	3520.43%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$2.369M	-$6.646M	$907.0K
YoY Change	161.19%	137.7%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities		-$196.5M	-$287.5M
YoY Change		74044.15%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$5.922M	-$203.1M	$2.958M
YoY Change	-300.2%	6536.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$35.00M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-227.0K	147.5M	35.14M
YoY Change	-100.65%	6425.7%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.142M	-10.10M	9.518M
Cash From Investing Activities	-5.922M	-203.1M	2.958M
Cash From Financing Activities	-227.0K	147.5M	35.14M
Net Change In Cash	-5.193M	-65.68M	47.08M
YoY Change	-111.03%	5987.4%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.142M	-$10.10M	$9.518M
Capital Expenditures	$2.369M	-$6.646M	$907.0K
Free Cash Flow	-$1.227M	-$3.455M	$8.611M
YoY Change	-114.25%	-237.27%

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CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	8481000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	5269000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-142000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	180000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	3940000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	138000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Adjustment Of Warrants FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants	3416000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Gain Loss On Derivative Net DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet	-1575000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	1154000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	507000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4318000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	574000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	-515000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Investments UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments	1260000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Noncash Lease Expense NoncashLeaseExpense	4690000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-44227000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-37076000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-2864000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	9073000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	-5741000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	-2004000
CY2021Q1	bzfd	Increase Decrease In Deferred Rent IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRent	-2498000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-10117000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-1083000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities And Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherOperatingLiabilities	-4688000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities And Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherOperatingLiabilities	-1685000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Increase Decrease In Lease Libailities Net IncreaseDecreaseInLeaseLibailitiesNet	-5517000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	1461000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	-284000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1142000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	9518000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	2369000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	907000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Software PaymentsToAcquireSoftware	3553000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Software PaymentsToAcquireSoftware	1335000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	5200000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-5922000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	2958000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	35000000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	358000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	142000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Payments To Defferred Reverse Recapitalization Costs PaymentsToDefferredReverseRecapitalizationCosts	585000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-227000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	35142000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-186000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-534000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-5193000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	47084000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	79733000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	106126000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	74540000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	153210000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Number Of Reportable Segments NumberOfReportableSegments	1
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	74500000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	-367000000.0
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Redemption Value Per Share RedemptionValuePerShare	10.00
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Redemption Value Aggregate Value RedemptionValueAggregateValue	271300000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Assets Held In Trust Noncurrent AssetsHeldInTrustNoncurrent	16200000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Proceeds From Payment For Reverse Recapitalizations Net Of Costs ProceedsFromPaymentForReverseRecapitalizationsNetOfCosts	600000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Schedule Of Proceeds Raised And Issuance Costs Incurred In Relation To Business Combination ScheduleOfProceedsRaisedAndIssuanceCostsIncurredInRelationToBusinessCombination	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;min-height:0.0pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Cash from reverse recapitalization</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 16,167</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">890 reverse recapitalization costs</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> (13,795)</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">BuzzFeed reverse recapitalization costs</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> (14,609)</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Net proceeds from reverse recapitalization</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> (12,237)</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Proceeds from Notes</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Issuance costs</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> (6,757)</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Issuance costs settled in stock</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 563</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.97%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Proceeds from issuance of Notes, net of issuance costs</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.69%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.7%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:3px double #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.62%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:3px double #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 143,806</p></td></tr></table>
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Proceeds From Reverse Recapitalization Gross ProceedsFromReverseRecapitalizationGross	16167000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Reverse Recapitalization Costs ReverseRecapitalizationCosts	-14609000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Proceeds From Payment For Reverse Recapitalization Net Of Costs ProceedsFromPaymentForReverseRecapitalizationNetOfCosts	-12237000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Proceeds From Convertible Debt Gross ProceedsFromConvertibleDebtGross	150000000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	6757000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs Settled In Stock PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCostsSettledInStock	563000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Convertible Debt ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt	143806000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Use of Estimates</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported results of operations during the reporting period. Due to the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process actual results could differ from those estimates.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Key estimates and assumptions relate primarily to revenue recognition, fair values of intangible assets acquired in business combinations, valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, fair value of the derivative liability, fair values used for stock-based compensation in periods prior to the Business Combination, useful lives of fixed assets, and capitalized software costs.</p>
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	188600000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	92662
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	-18443
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	91558000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	72648000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	91558000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	72648000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	6800000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	13300000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	3100000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	1700000
CY2021Q4	bzfd	Revenue Recognized Included In Contract With Customer Liability Current RevenueRecognizedIncludedInContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	1000000.0
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation	3000000.0
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	14804000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	1000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	9813000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Liabilities Level1 To Level2 Transfers Amount FairValueLiabilitiesLevel1ToLevel2TransfersAmount	0
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value Upward Price Adjustment Annual Amount EquitySecuritiesWithoutReadilyDeterminableFairValueUpwardPriceAdjustmentAnnualAmount	1300000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	61843000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	59384000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	38778000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	36332000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	23065000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	23052000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	2500000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	1900000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Additions CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions	3600000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Additions CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions	1300000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization1 CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization1	2200000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization1 CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization1	3000000.0
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Accumulated Amortization CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAccumulatedAmortization	67559000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Accumulated Amortization CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAccumulatedAmortization	65354000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Net CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	17902000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Net CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	16554000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Gross CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross	85461000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Gross CapitalizedComputerSoftwareGross	81908000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	139968000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	7251000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	132717000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	139968000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	3455000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	136513000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	3800000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	300000
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CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	15183000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	13438000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	11296000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	7400000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	-44894000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	-11367000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	136425000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense After Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	72645000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	131349000
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	848000
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CY2021Q1	bzfd	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Non Controlling Interests NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNonControllingInterests	60000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	2458000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	908000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	50000000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.0001
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	138000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Summary Of Restricted Stock Unit Activity SummaryOfRestrictedStockUnitActivity	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;min-height:0.0pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:79.99%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:67.51%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:8.13%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:18.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:67.51%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:8.13%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:20.62%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Weighted Average Grant-</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:67.51%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;"> </b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:8.13%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Shares</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;"> </b></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:20.62%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Date Fair Value</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:67.51%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Outstanding as of December 31, 2021</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:8.13%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 5,235</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.74%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:18.87%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 8.88</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:67.51%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Granted</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:8.13%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 4,438</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:18.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 4.33</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:67.51%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Vested</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:8.13%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> (167)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.74%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:18.87%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 5.73</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:67.51%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Forfeited</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:8.13%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> (32)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.74%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:18.87%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 6.32</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:67.51%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">Outstanding as of March 31, 2022</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:8.13%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:3px double #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 9,474</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.86%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.74%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:3px double #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;">$</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:18.87%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:3px double #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0.05pt 0pt;"> 6.82</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p>
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CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-44566000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-11325000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	164000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	60000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	164000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-18000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	350000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	15188000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.33
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4816000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-0.008
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.75
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.298
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Other Tax Expense Benefit DeferredOtherTaxExpenseBenefit	4300000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Other Restructuring Costs OtherRestructuringCosts	1800000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Restructuring Costs Accrued RestructuringCostsAccrued	1800000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Restructuring Costs OtherRestructuringCosts	3600000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	73103000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	24258000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	66174000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	32174000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	23859000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	73103000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	90432000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	21123000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	8415000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Lessee Operating Lease Liability To Be Paid After Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityToBePaidAfterYearFour	2574000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	113914000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	23482000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	90432000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments Use OperatingLeasePaymentsUse	8419000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P3Y8M19D
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.1300
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	25769000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Lessee Operating Sublease Income Receivable Reminder Of Fiscal Year LesseeOperatingSubleaseIncomeReceivableReminderOfFiscalYear	5505000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Lessee Operating Sublease Income Receivable Year One LesseeOperatingSubleaseIncomeReceivableYearOne	7204000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Lessee Operating Sublease Income Receivable Year Two LesseeOperatingSubleaseIncomeReceivableYearTwo	7048000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Lessee Operating Sublease Income Receivable Year Three LesseeOperatingSubleaseIncomeReceivableYearThree	7048000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Lessee Operating Sublease Income Receivable Year Four LesseeOperatingSubleaseIncomeReceivableYearFour	2763000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Lessee Operating Sublease Income Receivable After Year Four LesseeOperatingSubleaseIncomeReceivableAfterYearFour	178000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Lessee Operating Sublease Income Receivable LesseeOperatingSubleaseIncomeReceivable	29746000
CY2021Q4	bzfd	Operating Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments Due Next Twelve Months OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	33817000
CY2021Q4	bzfd	Operating Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsDueInTwoYears	31910000
CY2021Q4	bzfd	Operating Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsDueInThreeYears	23885000
CY2021Q4	bzfd	Operating Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsDueInFourYears	21148000
CY2021Q4	bzfd	Operating Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsDueInFiveYears	8441000
CY2021Q4	bzfd	Operating Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments Due After Year Five OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsDueAfterYearFive	2642000
CY2021Q4	bzfd	Operating Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments Non Cancelable Lease Total OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsNonCancelableLeaseTotal	121843000
CY2020Q4	bzfd	Maximum Amount Of New Guarantee Under Lease Agreement MaximumAmountOfNewGuaranteeUnderLeaseAgreement	5400000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Maximum Amount Of New Guarantee Under Lease Agreement MaximumAmountOfNewGuaranteeUnderLeaseAgreement	2300000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Number Of Operating Segments NumberOfOperatingSegments	1
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Film Monetized On Its Own Capitalized Cost Production FilmMonetizedOnItsOwnCapitalizedCostProduction	4513000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Film Monetized On Its Own Capitalized Cost Production FilmMonetizedOnItsOwnCapitalizedCostProduction	3690000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Film Monetized On Its Own Capitalized Cost FilmMonetizedOnItsOwnCapitalizedCost	4513000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Film Monetized On Its Own Capitalized Cost FilmMonetizedOnItsOwnCapitalizedCost	3690000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Film Monetized On Its Own Amortization Expense FilmMonetizedOnItsOwnAmortizationExpense	0
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Film Monetized On Its Own Amortization Expense FilmMonetizedOnItsOwnAmortizationExpense	0
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	218000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	816000
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	331000
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	173000
CY2022Q1	bzfd	Noncash Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses Related To Property And Equipment NoncashAccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesRelatedToPropertyAndEquipment	402000
CY2021Q1	bzfd	Noncash Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses Related To Property And Equipment NoncashAccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesRelatedToPropertyAndEquipment	384000
CY2022Q2	bzfd	Number Of Days Granted For Employees To Accept Voluntary Buyout Proposal NumberOfDaysGrantedForEmployeesToAcceptVoluntaryBuyoutProposal	P45D

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