401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$65M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,155
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$56,174
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc. · New York · Information & Media

$65M in assets, 1,155 participants

Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc.'s Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $65M in total assets and 1,155 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,488 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $65M for 1,155 participants (~$56,174/participant), up 4.4% in 2022.

#2,488
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
+4.4%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$64,881,051 Top 10% higher than 90% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,155 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 873610738 · Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan · $65M · 1,155 · 90th

  • NET $65M
  • BOOK 1,155
  • VS-ST 90th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EBSA ind #2488

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Boh Company, LLC, Boh Bros.Retirement Savings Plan for …$65MAdolfson & Peterson, Inc. Salary Savings PlanAdolfson & Peterson, Inc. Sa…$65MBuzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan$65MBrown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBrown, Edwards & Company, L.…$65MTurnpoint 401(k) Plan$65M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$62M
Net Assets (End of Year)$65M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN873610738
Plan Effective Date2017-01-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$77M 19.171013428866928% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$65M$70M$75M$80M 202220232024 $64.9M $77.3M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,155 $65M
2023 1 1,089 $78M
2024 1 858 $77M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.064881051 · Participants: 1155Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in VA ($65M); by covered participants it is First Bancorp Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan in NC (1,155 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,155 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 4.4% during 2022, from $62M to $65M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $65M to $77M.
Where does Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in VA ($65M, 415 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is First Bancorp Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan in NC (1,155 participants, $108M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 873610738.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.