Steven Bartlett was the youngest Dragon when he joined the British television programme Dragon's Den in 2021.
Bartlett joined the panel as a technology entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded Social Chain, a social-media marketing agency, and later became widely known for The Diary of a CEO podcast and its related media work.
His appointment brought a younger, digital-business perspective to the programme. Many of his discussions with entrepreneurs centred on online audiences, branding, technology and the ability to build a scalable company rather than simply selling a single product.
The distinction is about the age of a new Dragon at the time he joined the panel. It does not mean Bartlett was the youngest entrepreneur ever to pitch in the Den, and the ages of investors in later line-ups can change the comparison.