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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest    
Schedule of redeemable non controlling interest

    

2021

    

2020

Balance as of January 1

$

848

$

28

Allocation of net income for the three months ended March 31

60

383

Balance as of March 31

908

411

Merger of BuzzFeed Japan and HuffPost Japan

510

Allocation of net income for the three months ended June 30

85

323

Balance as of June 30

 

1,503

 

734

Allocation of net income for the three months ended September 30

67

62

Ending balance as of September 30

$

1,570

$

796

The table below presents the reconciliation of changes in redeemable noncontrolling interest (in thousands):

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

Beginning balance

$

28

$

(245)

$

726

Allocation of net (income) loss

 

820

 

273

 

(971)

Ending balance

$

848

$

28

$

(245)