KEY POINTS
- There have been very few digital media companies to grace CNBC’s annual Disruptor 50 list in its 10 year history, in part because it is such a difficult business to make money in.
- BuzzFeed, which made CNBC’s inaugural Disruptor 50 list in 2013, started in 2006 with the mission of making viral social media content, including widely shared lists, videos and memes.
- Now that it’s public 10 years later, the question remains whether BuzzFeed can build off its roots as a tech start-up and build a large media company.
