Five investors normally sit on the main panel in the British show Dragon's Den.
The standard Den setup places five Dragons behind the panel while an entrepreneur presents a business proposal. The contestant states the amount of money requested and the percentage of equity offered, after which the investors ask questions and decide whether to make an offer.
Individual episodes can vary when a Dragon is absent or when guest investors appear, but five is the established size of the principal panel. This is why the programme's visual identity usually shows five chairs and five potential sources of funding.
The number is sometimes confused with other versions of the format, which may use different panel sizes. It is also separate from the number of investors who ultimately make a deal: not every Dragon invests, and several may jointly back one entrepreneur.