401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Buzzfeed Media Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $77M
- Total assets
- 858
- Participants
- 88th
- Percentile by assets
- $90,116
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Buzzfeed Media Enterprises, Inc. · New York · Information & Media
$77M in assets, 858 participants
Buzzfeed Media Enterprises, Inc.'s Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $77M in total assets and 858 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.
- 88th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #2,365 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Where Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets
Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $77M for 858 participants (~$90,116/participant), down 1.2% in 2024.
- $77M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 858
- covered participants
- 88th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $90,116
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $969K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$969K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,089 in the plan year 2023 filing to 858 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $78M in the plan year 2023 filing to $77M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution
By assets, Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan outranks 88% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 0.8x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $78M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $77M |
| Net Income | -$969K |
| Employer EIN | 873610738 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2017-01-04 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Buzzfeed Media Enterprises, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,155 | $65M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,089 | $78M |
| 2024 | 1 | 858 | $77M |
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Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
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- The Pepsico Savings Plan $14.9B · 137,398
- The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $12.8B · 23,227
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- Vermeer-Midwest Retirement Plan (IL) $77M · 303
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- Cargotec Holding, Inc. 401(k) Plan (OH) $77M · 1,144
- Assisi Retirement Plan (IN) $77M · 691
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