Bloomberg

Organization

A financial data and media company whose terminal is described as outdated and expensive, presenting a massive market opportunity for a more modern, AI-powered competitor like Perplexity.


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Summary

Bloomberg L.P. is a global financial information, software, and media company co-founded and majority-owned by Michael Bloomberg. Renowned for its flagship product, the Bloomberg Terminal, the company provides trusted data, news, and insights to connect influential communities across the global financial ecosystem. Michael Bloomberg served as its CEO for two distinct periods (1981-2001 and 2014-2023). The company has a significant global presence with thousands of employees and hundreds of thousands of terminal subscribers, generating billions in revenue. Its prominent position in the market is such that it is considered a target for disruption by emerging technologies like 'agentic browsers,' as discussed in recent technological analyses.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Type

    Financial information, software, and media company

  • Key Product

    Bloomberg Terminal

  • Headquarters

    New York, NY, USA

  • Revenue (2018)

    Approximately $10 billion

  • Global Presence

    Dozens of locations worldwide, including Bangkok

  • Products/Services

    Financial information, software, media, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Message, Bloomberg Tradebook

  • Number of Employees (2019)

    20,000+

  • Terminal Subscribers (2019)

    More than 325,000

  • Number of Employees (LinkedIn)

    10,001+

Timeline
  • Michael Bloomberg forms his company, initially named IMS. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1981-XX-XX

  • Michael Bloomberg begins his first tenure as CEO of Bloomberg L.P. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1981-XX-XX

  • IMS is renamed Bloomberg L.P. (Source: web_search_results)

    1986-XX-XX

  • Michael Bloomberg concludes his first tenure as CEO of Bloomberg L.P. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2001-XX-XX

  • Michael Bloomberg re-assumes the position of CEO at Bloomberg L.P. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2014-XX-XX

  • Bloomberg L.P. has revenues of approximately $10 billion. (Source: web_search_results)

    2018-XX-XX

  • Bloomberg L.P. has more than 325,000 terminal subscribers worldwide and employs 20,000 people. (Source: web_search_results)

    2019-XX-XX

  • Michael Bloomberg concludes his second tenure as CEO of Bloomberg L.P. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2023-XX-XX

  • An 'agentic browser' like Perplexity is suggested as a potential challenger to Bloomberg's market position. (Source: related_documents)

    2024-XX-XX

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician. He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P., and was its CEO from 1981 to 2001 and again from 2014 to 2023. He served as the 108th mayor of New York City for three terms, from 2002 to 2013, and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Bloomberg grew up in Medford, Massachusetts, and graduated from Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, and Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. He began his career at the securities brokerage firm Salomon Brothers before forming his own company in 1981. That company, Bloomberg L.P., is a financial information, software and media firm that is known for its Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg spent the next twenty years as its chairman and CEO. According to Forbes, as of May 2025, Bloomberg's estimated net worth stood at US$104.7 billion, making him the 18th richest individual in the world. Bloomberg, who has signed the Giving Pledge, has given away $17.4 billion to philanthropic causes in his lifetime. After a brief stint as a full-time philanthropist, he re-assumed the position of CEO at Bloomberg L.P. by the end of 2014. A lifelong Democrat before seeking elective office, Bloomberg switched his party registration in 2001 to run for mayor as a Republican. He was elected the 108th mayor of New York City in 2001. He won a second term in 2005, and left the Republican Party two years later. Bloomberg campaigned to change the city's term limits law, and was elected to his third term in 2009 as an Independent on the Republican ballot line. Pursuing socially liberal and fiscally moderate policies, Bloomberg developed a technocratic managerial style. As the mayor of New York, Bloomberg established public charter schools, rebuilt urban infrastructure, and supported gun control, public health initiatives, and environmental protections. He also led a rezoning of large areas of the city, which facilitated massive and widespread new commercial and residential construction after the September 11 attacks. Bloomberg is considered to have had far-reaching influence on the politics, business sector, and culture of New York City during his three terms as mayor. He has also faced significant criticism for the city's stop and frisk program, support for which he reversed with an apology before his 2020 presidential run. In November 2019, four months before Super Tuesday, Bloomberg officially launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in the 2020 election. He ended his campaign in March 2020, after having won only 61 delegates. Bloomberg self-funded $935 million for his candidacy, which set the record for the most expensive presidential primary campaign and highest spending in any political capacity by a single individual in U.S. history. In 2024, Bloomberg received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. As of 2025, Bloomberg is the last individual to win or hold citywide office in New York City as a Republican.

Web Search Results
  • Bloomberg - LinkedIn

    Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, delivering trusted data, news, and insights that bring transparency and efficiency, and fairness to markets. We help connect influential communities across the global financial ecosystem via reliable technology solutions that enable our customers to make more informed decisions and foster better collaboration. We challenge the status quo through constant innovation. We collaborate broadly because we know that other perspectives [...] # Bloomberg N/A Financial Services • New York, NY • 2,028,224 followers • 10,001+ employees [...] Bloomberg (3w Edited): 📍 Blending tradition with innovation. Bloomberg's Bangkok office is a celebration of Thai craftsmanship and contemporary design. Locally sourced materials and techniques bring warmth and character to a space built for collaboration and clarity. From the carefully designed pantry—a vibrant workplace hub—to subtle weave work details throughout the workspace, form and function come together to create something distinctly Bloomberg, and distinctly Bangkok. #TeamBloomberg

  • Michael Bloomberg - Wikipedia

    Bloomberg is an environmentalist and has advocated policy to fight climate change at least since he became the mayor of New York City. In September 2023, the New York Times called Bloomberg "perhaps the world's single largest funder of climate activism." At the national level, Bloomberg has consistently pushed for transitioning the United States' energy mix from fossil fuels to clean energy. In July 2011, Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $50 million to Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign, [...] In 1986, IMS renamed itself Bloomberg L.P. Over the years, ancillary products including Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Message, and Bloomberg Tradebook were launched. Bloomberg, L.P. had revenues of approximately $10 billion in 2018. As of 2019, the company has more than 325,000 terminal subscribers worldwide and employs 20,000 people in dozens of locations. [...] Bloomberg is a private pilot. He owns six airplanes: three Dassault Falcon 900s, a Beechcraft B300, a Pilatus PC-24, and a Cessna 182 Skylane. Bloomberg also owns two helicopters: an AW109 and an Airbus helicopter and as of 2012 was near the top of the waiting list for an AW609 tiltrotor aircraft. In his youth he was a licensed amateur radio operator, was proficient in Morse code, and built ham radios.

  • Bloomberg - Business News, Stock Markets, Finance, Breaking ...

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  • Bloomberg Television - YouTube

    #business#stockmarket#stocks#investing#bonds#investment#money#news#new#politics#bloombergtv#politics == Bloomberg Global News brings you live coverage of the markets open and close, plus everything you need to know across business, finance, technology, politics and more daily. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg: Visit for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with us on... Twitter: Facebook: [...] Programming schedule (EST): 12:00 AM - 5:00 AM: Bloomberg Global Business News 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM Bloomberg Brief 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Bloomberg Surveillance 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Bloomberg Open Interest 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Bloomberg Intelligence 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Balance of Power 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Bloomberg Businessweek Live 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Balance of Power 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Bloomberg Originals Stream link: @markets [...] Play all ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All the latest news and analysis on global markets, stocks, bonds and commodities Image 24 0:40 0:40 Now playing Image 25

  • Bloomberg Business News Live - YouTube

    #bloomberg @markets #business #stockmarket #stocks #investing #bonds #investment #money #news #new #politics #bloombergtv #politics == Bloomberg Global News brings you live coverage of the markets open and close, plus everything you need to know across business, finance, technology, politics and more daily. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg: Visit for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. [...] ### Description 31966550 views Posted: 18 Oct 2024 Programming schedule (EST): 12:00 AM - 5:00 AM: Bloomberg Global Business News 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM Bloomberg Brief 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Bloomberg Surveillance 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Bloomberg Open Interest 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Bloomberg Intelligence 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Balance of Power 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Bloomberg Businessweek Live 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Balance of Power 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Bloomberg Originals Stream link: [...] # Bloomberg Business News Live ## Bloomberg Television 2750000 subscribers 50469 likes

Location Data

Bloomberg, Stranda, Møre og Romsdal, Norge

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Coordinates: 62.0850275, 7.0284987

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