Five Dragons sit on the panel in a standard episode of the British version of Dragons' Den.
The programme's format places entrepreneurs in front of a panel of wealthy investors, who listen to a pitch and then question the business owner about sales, costs, valuation and the investment requested. The five-investor arrangement creates the possibility of competing offers or several Dragons joining a deal.
The exact people in those seats change across series. Guest Dragons and replacement investors have appeared, so the panel's membership is not fixed even though its usual size is five.
Some special episodes or promotional material may show a different number of investors, which can cause confusion. The standard format, however, is built around five Dragons facing the entrepreneur in the den.