Bloomberg is a privately held financial-data, software, and media company headquartered in New York City. Its flagship Bloomberg Terminal delivers real-time market data, analytics, news, and an integrated equity-trading platform to subscribers across banks, hedge funds, asset managers, corporate treasuries, and government institutions. The company also operates Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Businessweek magazine, and a research arm under Bloomberg Industry Group, with Bloomberg Law serving the legal-research market.
Founded in 1981 by Michael Bloomberg with Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, and Charles Zegar, the firm popularized a single proprietary terminal that combined market data, messaging, and analytics for Wall Street professionals. The bundled subscription model and entrenched user network distinguish Bloomberg from competing financial-data platforms, while the company has expanded the underlying dataset into legal, regulatory, and ESG coverage.
