BuzzFeed, Inc.

229 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor

New York, New York 10036

March 28, 2023

VIA EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F. Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Marion Graham

Re:              BuzzFeed, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-3

Filed March 21, 2023

File No. 333-270729

Dear Ms. Graham:

Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-270729) filed by BuzzFeed, Inc. (the Company) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2023 (the Registration Statement).

The Company hereby requests the Registration Statement be made effective at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 30, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter, in accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Sincerely,

/s/ David Arroyo

Name: David Arroyo

Title: Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary

cc:               Valerie Ford Jacob, Esq.

Michael A. Levitt, Esq.

(Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP)