401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$78M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,089
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$71,890
Avg per participant Below avg 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

$78M in assets, 1,089 participants

Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc.'s Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $78M in total assets and 1,089 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #2,399 in Information & Media (2,818 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, $78M for 1,089 participants (~$71,890/participant), up 20.7% in 2023.

#2,399
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+20.7%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$78,288,496 Top 10% higher than 90% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (1,089 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $78M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,155 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,089 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 873610738 · Buzzfeed Media Enterprises Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan · $78M · 1,089 · 90th

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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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)$78M
Net Income$13M
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 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.078288496 · Participants: 1089Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The 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 Resource Innovations, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($78M); by covered participants it is Lifelong Learner Holdings 401(k) Plan in CA (1,089 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,089 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.7% during 2023, from $65M to $78M. Reported net income was $13M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Resource Innovations, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($78M, 578 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 Lifelong Learner Holdings 401(k) Plan in CA (1,089 participants, $73M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.