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Shares rank 9 of 15 online magazines by recommenders
People recommend it for well-written, informative journalism and its terminal for professionals, but critics cite a high price, paywalls, and intrusive nag screens.
People recommend it for well-written, informative journalism and its terminal for professionals, but critics cite a high price, paywalls, and intrusive nag screens.
29 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 18
- approval share
- 38%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well-written, informative articles
“Don't Bloomberg & FT have a number of well-written, informative articles every month?”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results” “usually well written and interesting angles”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “The Dance Floor Is Disappearing in a Sea of Phones” Solid, factual reporting
“Bloomberg had a decent article about transformers and their lead time.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware” “One of the only news sources focused on facts and meaningful stuff.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “A brief history of the Bloomberg terminal”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Expensive subscription, not worth price
“That's a couple thousand dollars a year, just to have a handful of mainstream news sites.”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “South Africa is at risk of becoming a mafia state” “I have never found it compelling enough to visit for the price on a regular basis”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results” “a Bloomberg.com subscription is ONLY $39.99/month”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results” - Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “The desperation of NYTimes”
Nag screens and ad blocker issues
“Expensive subscription news like WSJ, Bloomberg and it's been a while but even FT require ad blockers even if you're subscribed.”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “The A in AGI Stands for Ads” “then get two nag screens? Dumbass website.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Why Musicians Are Manufacturing Sold-Out Shows” “no option other than accept was allowed”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Microsoft's $450B Jump Is Biggest in Stock Market History” Paywall blocks articles without subscription
“won't even let you read article without sub”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Microsoft to Stop Sharing Revenue with Main AI Partner OpenAI” “you couldn't pay me to read Bloomberg”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results” Grouped with worst paywall offenders
“the worst offenders: Wall Street Journal, Financial Times (FT) and Bloomberg most notably”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: "Marking" Paywalled Articles Posted on HN” “news sites are the worst for this. bloomberg, nbc, etc. have 20+ domains”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Every Fucking Website” “like WSJ, Bloomb, FT, and many other bad actors”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “Michael Burry's Manifesto: Why I'm Short Palantir”
Other online magazines people recommend
The four most recommended other online magazines, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 87 | 75 | 54% | 12 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| New York Times subscription | 68 | 190 | 26% | 12 | 10 yrs8 owners | — |
| LWN.net subscription | 53 | 14 | 79% | 11 | 22 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Quanta Magazine | 36 | 20 | 64% | 11 | — | — |
| Bloomberg subscriptionThis page | 11 | 18 | 38% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
28 of the 30 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's ridiculous and broken and it's ok to complain about it.”
“despite the ownership, Bloomberg”
“One of the only news sources focused on facts and meaningful stuff.”
“That's a couple thousand dollars a year, just to have a handful of mainstream news sites.”
“Bloomberg and Economist seem to be doing OK, so it is possible.”
“I have never found it compelling enough to visit for the price on a regular basis”
“Don't Bloomberg & FT have a number of well-written, informative articles every month?”
“*binding arbitration agreement required”
“a Bloomberg.com subscription is ONLY $39.99/month”
“you couldn't pay me to read Bloomberg”
“Bloomberg due to the Bloomberg terminal”
“news sites are the worst for this. bloomberg, nbc, etc. have 20+ domains”
“no option other than accept was allowed”
“I found them all but unwatchable.”
“Bloomberg via Apple (attempted to quit)”
“Paid journalism is still often good”
“Bloomberg is crazy expensive.”
“Bloomberg will send a confirmation code to the email which you have to get out of the feed.”
“won't even let you read article without sub”
“then get two nag screens? Dumbass website.”
“most things in Bloomberg don't need to be in Bloomberg.”
“Bloomberg and Reuters usually take 20 to 45 minutes to get a verified headline out.”
“usually well written and interesting angles”
“like WSJ, Bloomb, FT, and many other bad actors”
“the worst offenders: Wall Street Journal, Financial Times (FT) and Bloomberg most notably”
“Bloomberg had a decent article about transformers and their lead time.”
“Expensive subscription news like WSJ, Bloomberg and it's been a while but even FT require ad blockers even if you're subscribed.”
“Did Bloomberg distinguish between these cases? It doesn't sound like it.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.