BuzzFeed is an entertainment and social news platform that provides coverage on a wide array of topics such as animals, DIY, cooking and business. The site produces highly-shareable, daily content featuring the work of journalists, cartoon artists and the BuzzFeed community. Since its launch in 2006, BuzzFeed has disrupted the online advertising space through its content-driven publishing technology, and has reached a global audience of more than 200 million readers and viewers.
Alternatives to Buzzfeed
9gag
Company: 9GAG, Inc. | Founder: Ray Chan | CEO: Ray Chan | Since: 2008
9GAG is an online and mobile platform that features user-generated content, such as videos and images. 9GAG's platform also enables users to upload humorous content from other social media sites. Among the content categories featured in 9GAG are comedy, pranks,…
Listverse
Company: Listverse Ltd. | Founder: Jamie Frater | CEO: Jamie Frater | Since: 2007
Listverse is a website that features top 10 lists on a wide array of topics such as nature, art, lifestyle, science, and many more. Listverse publishes a new list every day targeting more than 8 million readers. The site’s publications…
Mashable
Company: Mashable, Inc. | Founder: Pete Cashmore | CEO: Pete Cashmore | Since: 2005
Mashable is an online news and entertainment website. Available in Asia, Australia, France, India, and the UK, they produce their own content, which they publish on their website. Writers and journalists can also submit their stories to be shared on…
Cracked
Company: E. W. Scripps Company | Founder: Jack O’Brien | CEO: Adam Symson | Since: 2006
Cracked.com is a humor website that provides its users with access to content such as fun videos, articles or images. The website also features a forum where users can communicate and post humorous articles. The site was founded in 2005…
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