BBC Dragons Den: Which Dragon is the richest? (2024)
Dragons’ Den makes its long-awaited return on Thursday, January 5 and once again, entrepreneurs are hoping to secure investments from the series’ five wealthy investors. In 2023, the series celebrates its 20th year and it doesn’t show any signs of going anywhere having shifted from BBC Two to BBC Two last year.
Over the years, there have not only been many entrepreneurs to enter the Den but also, many Dragons. The series has seen numerous wealthy business owners offer financial support to up and coming entrepreneurs.
But out of this year’s line up, who is the wealthiest? Here’s everything you need to know.
The title of richest Dragon goes to Peter Jones, 56, who has been on the show since it began in 2005. He runs the investment group PJI and is worth a staggering £1.157 billion.
Then it’s fashionista Touker Suleyman, 69, with a net worth of £200 million. He is the owner of fashion brands Hawes & Curtis, Ghost and Low Profile Holdings and has over 40 years experience in retail and manufacturing.
Business owner and podcaster Steven Bartlett, 30, comes next with a net worth of £68 million. In 2014, Bartlett co-founded a social media marketing company called Social Chain. The company went public in 2019 and was originally listed on XETRA and the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange. In 2020, Bartlett exited the company.
63-year-old Deborah Meaden is next richest, with her net worth being £50 million. She currently owns luxury goods retailer The Merchant Fox.
Last and by no means least is Sara Davies, 38, is the founder and owner of Crafter’s Companion, a crafters supply company she started at university in 2005. She is worth £38 million.
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Peter David Jones CBE (born 18 March 1966) is a British entrepreneur, businessman, investor and reality television personality, with interests in mobile phones, television, media, leisure, retail, and property.
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stands out among the rest of the Dragons, both literally and metaphorically. He's the only Dragon still standing from the very first series 19 years ago, and he's also the richest. According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2023, he reportedly has a net worth of £1.2billion.
The only Dragon still standing from the very first series 19 years ago, the business mogul is also the richest and reportedly has a net worth of £1.2billion, according to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2023. He started as a youngster by setting up his tennis coaching school.
Peter Jones is the richest and longest-serving Dragon, having joined the show on its very first season. Jones has an impressive portfolio including Expansys, Data Select, Jessops, Levi Roots, Red Letter Days, Wonderland Magazine and Bladez Toyz.
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Peter Jones has the biggest net worth out of all of the Dragons at £1.157billion. He has managed to earn his huge fortune through multiple business. He set up his first business at just 16-years-old where he made personal computers.
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First business - Giving tennis lessons. Net worth - £1.157 billion. Peter Jones is the richest and longest-serving Dragon, having joined the show on its very first season.
Here was me thinking they'd spend all day listening to pitches from entrepreneurs all for their own image and the chance at making money from the companies afterwards. But no, that's definitely not the case! The Dragons are actually paid a fair whack for their time in the Den, to add to their already huge net worths.
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He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2023, Jones was worth an estimated £1.276bn.
Steven Bartlett is best known as one of the dragons on Dragons' Den, the host of podcast Diary of a CEO, and a successful entrepreneur. The multi-millionaire quietly built an empire away from the limelight before joining the BBC One show that he grew up watching in 2022.
With an original investment of £100,000 from Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis, this portable whiteboard roll became a smash hit. The Magic Whiteboard was created by husband and wife Neil and Laura Westwood and has since become the two Dragons' most successful investment.
Vhagar is the largest and arguably most powerful dragon alive. The sister of Balerion the Black Dread, Vhagar is also the only living dragon to have flown to Westeros with Aegon the Conquerer. She is too big for the Dragonpit and unclaimed at the beginning of the show.
Lord Corlys, more famously known as the Sea Snake, tells Daemon in House of the Dragon season 1, episode 2 "The Rogue Prince," that he is self-made. The House reaps huge profits from trading in the narrow sea and Blackwater Bay.
Introduction: My name is Dr. Pierre Goyette, I am a enchanting, powerful, jolly, rich, graceful, colorful, zany person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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