And, according to a report from Recode's Jason Del Ray, Amazon CEO and world's richest person Jeff Bezos called Bloomberg earlier this year to gauge his fellow billionaire's interest in a presidential run.
Recode noted that Bezos has largely avoided electoral politics, and it is not clear whether he would actively support Bloomberg's candidacy.
Bloomberg's prospective entry into the Democratic primary comes amid continued polling and fundraising strength for Sen.
Bloomberg, who would likely run as a moderate, is entering the race as doubts about former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign emerge among more establishment and centrist factions in the Democratic Party.
Billionaire investor and founder of Omega Partners Leon Cooperman told CNBC on Friday that he would back the former NYC mayor now that he is in the race.
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