| Company type | Private, limited partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology, mass media |
| Founded | October 1, 1981 |
| Founders | Michael Bloomberg Thomas Secunda Duncan MacMillan Charles Zegar |
| Headquarters | Bloomberg Tower 731 Lexington Avenue, |
Number of locations | 167 offices (2019) |
Key people | Peter Grauer (chairman) Michael Bloomberg (co-founder & CEO) |
| Revenue | |
| Owner | Michael Bloomberg (88%) Merrill Lynch |
Number of employees | 20,000 |
| Website | bloomberg |
Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 along with a 12% ownership investment by Merrill Lynch. It is the world leader in financial market information. It has terminals which combine news and data with messaging, and are in trading rooms all round the world.
The company has become very big and made Michael Bloomberg wealthy, but many employees, especially women, felt that it was a very difficult company to work for.
Started the company the day after I left Salomon Brothers, October 1, 1981, so we're coming on our fifteenth year – anniversary.