Peter Jones was the only original Dragon's Den panel member to appear in every series of the long-running UK programme.
Jones joined the original investor line-up when Dragon's Den began in 2005. Other early Dragons, including Duncan Bannatyne, Rachel Elnaugh, Simon Woodroffe and Doug Richard, were associated with particular periods rather than the complete run. Jones’s continuing presence made him the panel’s most consistent link with the programme’s launch.
His business interests include technology, media, retail and consumer brands, which gives him a broad investment profile in the Den. He is also known for asking entrepreneurs to justify their valuations with sales and profit evidence.
This fact is about appearances across the programme’s series, not about the number of businesses Jones has backed. A Dragon may make many investments in one period, but that does not determine how long that person remained on the panel.