2015 was another banner year for BuzzFeed. The company known for its viral content received a $200 million investment, upped its reach to encompass more than one billion views per month, and continued to share its impressive insights into the world of data science.
Out of all that output, what were the highlights of BuzzFeed’s year? Its video team has provided some answers. It has come up with a list of the top ten most “impactful” BuzzFeed videos of the year, based on the effects they had on viewers.
The entries that cracked BuzzFeed’s top ten list reinforce some of the principles the company has held close to itself as it continues to grow. Some of the videos, including an exploration of life as an intersex person
and a segment where second-generation immigrants discuss their parents, show how BuzzFeed strives to provide content that resonates with specific subcultures that may be underserved on the Internet. The top video is indicative of that mission as well; it supports young LGBT people as they come out to their immigrant parents.Other videos on the list show BuzzFeed’s knack for branded content. A collaboration with CleanPath ended up as the seventh-most impactful BuzzFeed video of the year, and a texting-and-driving PSA came in tenth.
To see BuzzFeed’s full list, click here.
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