Key facts
- Method
- Live chat
- Notice period
- Effective at the end of the current billing period
- Auto-renewal
- Yes
- Region
- US
- Category
- Newsletters & Media
Cancellation steps
Sign in at bloomberg.com and open your account.
Open official cancel pageSelect 'Contact Support to Cancel' from the subscriptions area.
Open official cancel pageComplete the support chat or form and confirm cancellation.
Open official cancel pageSave the cancellation confirmation for your records.
Open official cancel page
Link status
Confirmation prompts
Shows 6.3/10 confirmation prompts before the final cancel. These are optional — keep selecting cancel.
Billed via Apple
If billed via Apple, cancel in iPhone Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.
Billed via Google Play
If billed via Google Play, cancel in the Play Store subscriptions list.
What happens after you cancel
Your access
Access continues until the end of the current monthly or annual billing period.
Refunds
No refunds for monthly or annual subscriptions; cancellation effective at period end.
Coming back
Resubscribe anytime; previous account and watchlists may be retained.
Free trial
No standard free trial — cancel the paid plan before it renews.
About Bloomberg
Bloomberg is a Newsletters & Media service available in US. Bloomberg renews automatically until you cancel. Cancellation requires a notice period of Effective at the end of the current billing period. Refund terms: No refunds for monthly or annual subscriptions; cancellation effective at period end.
Why Bloomberg scores 7.2/10
Before you start the cancellation steps, here is where Bloomberg actually makes you work — broken down across the six axes we score.
- Locating the cancellation option is the hardest part of leaving Bloomberg — it scores 9.4/10, meaning the link is buried in account settings or hidden behind a help article.
- The flow itself is long, running about 7.2 steps from start to finish.
- Refund and proration terms are opaque — this axis scores 8.4/10, so you often only learn what you get back at the final screen.
- Bloomberg stacks retention prompts — 6.3/10 on confirmation screens, with “are you sure?” and pause or discount offers before you are done.
- You may be pushed to contact support before cancelling (9.1/10 on this axis).
- Everything can be done online with no phone call (0.0/10).
The net result: Bloomberg lands at 7.2/10 on our Friction Score — high. Use the verified steps on this page to cancel without hitting every wall.
What the score is made of
- Find entry
- 9.4
- Steps
- 7.2
- Refund visibility
- 8.4
- Confirmation prompts
- 6.3
- Contact support
- 9.1
- Phone
- 0.0
Fees, refunds & dark patterns
Read the full policy breakdown for Bloomberg — notice period, refund rules, retention prompts and FAQ.
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