The Incredibly Satisfying Death of Buzzfeed

In August 2015, Buzzfeed peaked with a massive 377,000,000 view month, these days, the channel barely gains 30,000,000 views a month, most of which coming from older established uploads. In the process, Buzzfeed has experienced less viewership, layoffs and pay-cuts, hinting at the rough seas that Buzzfeed happens to be sailing through. Many considered Ryan and Shane from Buzzfeed Unsolved to be the only thing keeping Buzzfeed afloat, with them gone, who knows what lies in the future for Buzzfeed?

This is, The Incredibly Satisfying Death of Buzzfeed.

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[fable]

I love how every single genuinely charismatic personality at Buzzfeed all had this unifying moment of looking at the company they worked for and being like "wait, _why_ do we need you again?"

[jakemitchell]

The Unsolved series was the only thing keeping Buzzfeed relevant. Now that Ryan and Shane are gone and have their own channel, there’s nothing left for Buzzfeed.

[Nagol]

One time I was reading a Buzzfeed thing and a few paragraphs seemed very relatable to me, like EXTREAMLY relatable. As if I lived through the exact thing they were talking about. Then it hit me, I did. I wrote that article. Turns out a Buzzfeed "writer" copy and pasted, word for word, a story I wrote on Reddit and passed it off as their own. Anyway that's also the day I learned that Copyright law is hardly ever enforced outside of academics (unless you got a boat load of money). Ya, Fuck you Buzzfeed.

[asper-]

in my opinion the best “i quit buzzfeed and now i’m super successful” story is the one of quinta brunson. she went from making videos for buzzfeed to winning an emmy in just 4 years.

[Imbatmn]

- try guys/ safiya left
-ryan and Shane left
- Kitchen and Jorn left
- lastly the cast of the cheap vs expensive left
All those people were the only people I would watch on buzzfeed.

[SAkURAYOWA]

Try Guys, Worth It, and Unsolved were Buzzfeed’s peak and why I watch their channel regularly. I’m happy that they all branched out and made content for their own.

[alexanderx]

Buzfeed is:
- Not serious enough to be a news source.
- Not funny enough to be an entertainment company.

There. I said it.

[pete]

I was completely shocked that Shane and Ryan remained on BuzzFeed for so long. They did exactly what everybody else did. They left BuzzFeed and started their own network: Watcher.

[ReZhorw]

From that "hiring" tweet alone. Buzzfeed deserves all the shit it's getting

[pigeon]

Buzzfeed has been perpetually stuck in the humor that was relatable to a particular group of tumblr and Instagram users in 2014

[FelixSR]

Such a well executed video.
Next you should do Screen Rant.
Same situation, with people only watching the Pitch Meetings by Ryan George.

[karlwittenburg]

As of December 2023, the stock price is now under $1 a share, and the NASDAQ has threatened to pull them from the exchange market if they can’t up above $1 by May 2024

[retahdude]

Hires mostly POC and LGBTQ employees, then lays them off and gets criticized for laying off mostly POC and LGBTQ employees is the most American thing to complain about lol

[YouTubeLover]

Usually, the fall of a YouTuber is sad, but this is different. The content is so cringy that it's actually deserved. It's insane how they actually got 20M+ subscribers when all they do nowadays is post clickbait trash.

[amalzuhair]

The way they treated all the women of Ladylike was prime example how toxic the environment was there.

[cowetareserve]

A year later and our dude CALLED IT.

Buzzfeed News has finally FALLEN!

[SkylightCiel]

I always found it so weird how the only Buzzfeed content I would consume would eventually leave the channel. I guess I understand why now.

[marlonrando]

My funniest memory of buzzfeed is how the Try Guys threw Keith an extravagant bachelors party with the company's money and then dipped out.

[karatjuicepodcast]

I think anything based on what is trendy as its main source of value will eventually NOT be the trend. I think the key is adapting your brand and strategy with the times and having the humility and awareness to pivot when the audience dictates that they no longer are intrigued & entertained by your content. These videos are very informative and always keep my attention. Great job @SunnyV2

[shermanator]

If you hire based on peoples race and gender and sexuality, when you end up dismissing those people you'll end up looking like the company you thought you hated.