401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Buzzfeed Media Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$77M
Total assets Below avg plan size
858
Participants Near avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$90,116
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

$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.

  • #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.

#2,365
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-1.2%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$77,319,406 Top 12% higher than 88% of 123,620 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 2024

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (858 participants).

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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 873610738 · Buzzfeed Media Enterprises, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan · $77M · 858 · 88th

  • VS-ST $77M
  • VS-ST 858
  • VS-ST 88th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Vermeer-Midwest Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2365

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 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$78M
Net Assets (End of Year)$77M
Net Income-$969K
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): 0.077319406 · Participants: 858Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The 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 Vermeer-Midwest Retirement Plan in IL ($77M); by covered participants it is Prinova US LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in IL (858 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($77M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (858 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Buzzfeed Inc. 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 1.2% during 2024, from $78M to $77M. Reported net income was -$969K.
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 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile 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 Vermeer-Midwest Retirement Plan in IL ($77M, 303 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 Prinova US LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in IL (858 participants, $38M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.