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BuzzFeed Q2 2026 Revenue Falls 22% as Advertising Slumps 23%
BuzzFeed, Inc. reported second‑quarter 2026 revenue of $36.3 million, a 21.8% decline from the same quarter a year earlier. Advertising revenue, the largest line, dropped 23.4% to $17.299 million, while commerce revenue fell 31.4% to $8.986 million. Content revenue decreased 6.5% to $10.003 million, but for the six‑month period ending June 30 it rose 16% to $17.483 million.
The company also disclosed that responsibility for selling its advertising inventory has been transferred to Allen Media Group, the private firm controlled by chairman Byron Allen. No financial terms of the sales‑representation agreement were provided. Operating losses tripled in the quarter and adjusted EBITDA swung from a positive figure to a negative one.
These results reflect a broad contraction across all revenue streams, with the most severe drop in commerce earnings, and mark the first full quarter under Allen Media Group’s control.
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Allen Media Group · Ashish Arora · BuzzFeed, Inc. · Byron Allen · Centuri · Chris Brown · Cricut Inc. · JJ White · Kimball Shill
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Adjusted EBITDA swung from positive to negative in BuzzFeed's Q2 2026 quarter. ppc.land
- [○ 1 SOURCE] BuzzFeed reported second‑quarter 2026 revenue of $36.288 million, a 21.8% decline from the same quarter a year earlier. ppc.land
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Operating losses tripled in BuzzFeed's Q2 2026 quarter. ppc.land
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Content revenue decreased 6.5% to $10.003 million in Q2 2026. ppc.land
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Advertising revenue fell 23.4% to $17.299 million in Q2 2026. ppc.land
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Commerce revenue fell 31.4% to $8.986 million in Q2 2026. ppc.land
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Content revenue for the six months to June 30 rose 16% to $17.483 million. ppc.land
- [○ 1 SOURCE] BuzzFeed transferred responsibility for selling its advertising inventory to Allen Media Group. ppc.land