BuzzFeed (BZFD) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026)
BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Shares Outstanding of 55.09 million for Q2 2026, up 44.7% from 38.08 million a year earlier and up 46.4% from the prior quarter.
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BuzzFeed (BZFD) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, BuzzFeed posted Shares Outstanding of 37.84 million, up 1.2% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 66.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 37.39 million in FY2024 (+4.5%), 35.77 million in FY2023 (+3.6%), 34.54 million in FY2022 (+410.8%) and 6.76 million in FY2021 (+126.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 484.8%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 2.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 37.62 million (Q1 2026), 37.84 million (Q4 2025) and 37.21 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 279.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 162.04 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 94.17 Mn | 28.93 Mn | 13.50 Mn | 55.09 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.38 Mn |
API Access
BuzzFeed Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "BZFD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();