BuzzFeed (BZFDW) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed posted quarterly Research & Development of $2.3 million for Q1 2026, down 23.87% year-on-year from $3.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.81% on a QoQ basis from $2.4 million in Q4 2025.
BuzzFeed (BZFDW) has 6 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $2.3 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 23.87% year-over-year to $2.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.1 million (down 5.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $10.8 million, down 0.57% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $2.3 million, down from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $10.3 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $2.3 million in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $2.8 million (2025), against an average of $3.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development soared 48.59%; it then tumbled 67.32% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $3.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 39.87% to $2.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 2.88% to $2.3 million in 2024, then grew by 2.32% to $2.4 million in 2025, then declined by 1.81% to $2.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.3 million (Q1 2026), $2.4 million (Q4 2025), and $2.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,554.43 Bn | 4,338.81 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 17.03 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,602.78 Bn | 1,521.60 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 17.70 Bn |
| 3 | Spotify Technology | 119.86 Bn | 109.62 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 387.52 Mn |
| 4 | 33.71 Bn | 30.94 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 207.25 Mn | |
| 5 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 67.40 Mn |
| 6 | 12.76 Bn | 11.46 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 380.79 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.59 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -61.44 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.64 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 478.30 Mn |
| 9 | Match | 8.43 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 116.81 Mn |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | - | - | 9.21 Mn | 2.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.70 Mn |