Bloomberg’s ad-spending spree ------------------------------- Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has spent around $58m on digital ads alone since joining the U.S. presidential race last November, compared with $40m spent by President Donald Trump since January 2019 ------------------------------- TOP DIGITAL AD SPENDERS Spending on Facebook Spending on Google Mike Bloomberg Total: $58m $27m $31m Donald Trump $40m $26m $14m Tom Steyer $26m $19m $7m Pete Buttigieg $13m $7m $6m Bernie Sanders $12m $8m $4m Elizabeth Warren $11m $7m $4m Joe Biden $6m $4m $2m Amy Klobuchar $4m $2m $1m ------------------------------- TOTAL NUMBER OF AD VARIATIONS Trump still dwarfs Democratic rivals for online presence ------------------------------- Donald Trump 465,690 49.8% Pete Buttigieg 148,897 15.9% Elizabeth Warren 80,548 8.6% Bernie Sanders 78,084 8.3% Mike Bloomberg 70,971 7.6% Others 9.7% ------------------------------- Sources: Acronym, FT Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS