Steven Bartlett was the youngest investor ever appointed to the BBC television programme Dragon's Den when he joined in 2022.
Bartlett joined the panel for the programme's twentieth series. He was already known as a technology entrepreneur, investor and podcast host, bringing a background rooted in digital businesses and social-media platforms rather than the retail and manufacturing careers associated with several earlier Dragons.
His appointment marked a generational change in the panel. Bartlett was born in 1992, making him substantially younger than the investors who had dominated the programme's original era. His questions often reflect attention to online growth, brand communities and digital customer acquisition.
The phrase “youngest Dragon” refers to age at appointment, not to the youngest entrepreneur ever to pitch in the Den. Those are different records and should not be treated as interchangeable.