United States securities and exchange commission logo January 19, 2022 Rhonda Powell Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary BuzzFeed, Inc. 111 East 18th Street New York, New York 10003 Re: BuzzFeed, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed January 11, 2022 File No. 333-262105 Dear Ms. Powell: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Patrick Faller, Staff Attorney, at (202) 551-4438 or Joshua Shainess, Legal Branch Chief, at (202) 551-7951 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology cc: Aman Singh