Data report
Shark Tank Statistics
Every number on this page is computed from our index of 1,496 aired Shark Tank US pitches, Season 1 through Season 17: deal rates, deal sizes, what each shark has committed, how hard the Tank negotiates, and how many of the companies are still in business. Updated August 2, 2026.
How many Shark Tank companies are still in business?
72.2%
still in business as of August 2026
Of the 544 deal-closing companies we track whose current status we have checked individually, 393 (72.2%) are still in business as of August 3, 2026, 124 (22.8%) are confirmed out of business, and 27 (5%) sit in between: acquired, rebranded, dormant, or genuinely unclear.
Age is the great killer. Among verified companies from Seasons 1 to 8, 159 of 285 (55.8%) are still in business; from Season 9 onward it is 234 of 259 (90.3%). Every company in this cohort closed a deal on air, and every one has its own dated update article in our company update archive, with the evidence behind its status call. Some of the show's most famous outcomes came from pitches the sharks passed on; see the companies that thrived without a deal.
Across the whole 1,496-company index, 1,132 companies (75.7%) are listed as still selling, but that broader flag is directional only; older records default to active until reviewed. The verified figures above come solely from companies we have actually checked.
The headline numbers
- 1,496
- Pitches aired
- 923
- Deals made on air
- 61.7%
- Overall deal rate
- $264.4M
- Committed on air
- $291K
- Average deal
- $200K
- Median deal
Across 17 seasons, 923 of 1,496 aired pitches closed a deal in the Tank, a 61.7% deal rate, with $264,416,166 committed on air in total. The average closed deal is $291K, but the median is $200K: a handful of very large deals pull the average up. All figures are deals as aired; terms can change or fall through in due diligence after the episode.
Deal rate by season
The Tank has become far friendlier. Season 1 closed deals on just 42.2% of aired pitches. Season 17 closed 76.1%, the highest of any season so far. The climb was steady rather than sudden: since Season 9 the rate has never dropped below 65%.
Share of aired pitches that closed a deal on air, by season.
Season by season: the full table
| Season | Aired | Pitches | Deals | Deal rate | Committed on air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2009-2010 | 64 | 27 | 42.2% | $4.9M |
| Season 2 | 2011 | 36 | 19 | 52.8% | $4.0M |
| Season 3 | 2012 | 60 | 28 | 46.7% | $4.9M |
| Season 4 | 2012-2013 | 103 | 52 | 50.5% | $9.5M |
| Season 5 | 2013-2014 | 116 | 60 | 51.7% | $16.3M |
| Season 6 | 2014-2015 | 116 | 66 | 56.9% | $26.1M |
| Season 7 | 2015-2016 | 116 | 66 | 56.9% | $20.9M |
| Season 8 | 2016-2017 | 96 | 59 | 61.5% | $19.7M |
| Season 9 | 2017-2018 | 96 | 65 | 67.7% | $18.8M |
| Season 10 | 2018-2019 | 92 | 63 | 68.5% | $21.6M |
| Season 11 | 2019-2020 | 96 | 63 | 65.6% | $19.2M |
| Season 12 | 2020-2021 | 100 | 71 | 71% | $21.8M |
| Season 13 | 2021-2022 | 96 | 64 | 66.7% | $21.3M |
| Season 14 | 2022-2023 | 87 | 62 | 71.3% | $17.2M |
| Season 15 | 2023-2024 | 87 | 59 | 67.8% | $15.3M |
| Season 16 | 2024-2025 | 64 | 45 | 70.3% | $11.9M |
| Season 17 | 2025-2026 | 71 | 54 | 76.1% | $10.8M |
| All seasons | 1,496 | 923 | 61.7% | $264.4M |
Each season links to its full pitch list. Browse the season guide for every episode.
Deal rate and deal size by category
Food & Drink dominates the Tank by volume with 318 pitches, roughly one in every 5 pitches aired. Deal rates are surprisingly even across the big categories, but deal sizes are not: the table shows the average on-air deal in each category, and the spread between the cheapest and priciest categories is wide.
Share of each category's pitches that closed a deal on air. Categories ordered by pitch count.
Category table with average deal sizes
| Category | Pitches | Deals | Deal rate | Average deal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 318 | 193 | 60.7% | $310K |
| Home & Lifestyle | 260 | 176 | 67.7% | $240K |
| Fashion & Beauty | 239 | 138 | 57.7% | $236K |
| Sports & Outdoors | 155 | 100 | 64.5% | $311K |
| Kids & Education | 133 | 88 | 66.2% | $214K |
| Tech & Software | 73 | 41 | 56.2% | $312K |
| Health & Wellness | 70 | 41 | 58.6% | $458K |
| Pet Products | 61 | 34 | 55.7% | $236K |
| Business Services | 42 | 22 | 52.4% | $340K |
| Other | 39 | 27 | 69.2% | $317K |
| Media & Entertainment | 29 | 19 | 65.5% | $409K |
| Electronics | 18 | 8 | 44.4% | $294K |
| Automotive | 17 | 13 | 76.5% | $420K |
| Green & CleanTech | 17 | 9 | 52.9% | $294K |
| Liquor & Alcohol | 14 | 9 | 64.3% | $475K |
| Travel | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | $1.1M |
Average deal is the mean on-air amount among that category's closed deals with recorded terms. Every category links to its product list, or start from all categories.
The sharks by the numbers
Mark Cuban leads the main six on both volume and dollars: 259 on-air deals and $65.3M of his own money committed. Shark deal counts add up to more than the show's total deal count because 250 deals (27.1% of all deals) were split between two or more sharks; each partner is counted once. Guest sharks have taken part too: 42 different guests account for 169 deal participations and $28.1M committed.
Each main shark's own committed dollars across their on-air deals, as aired.
| Shark | On-air deals | Committed | Average check | Average equity taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Cuban | 259 | $65.3M | $252K | 17% |
| Lori Greiner | 241 | $48.5M | $215K | 15.7% |
| Barbara Corcoran | 146 | $20.4M | $149K | 22% |
| Kevin O'Leary | 145 | $32.0M | $241K | 15.4% |
| Robert Herjavec | 140 | $37.6M | $280K | 18.4% |
| Daymond John | 125 | $21.6M | $178K | 25.5% |
Per-shark amounts and equity come from each deal's on-air split. Every shark links to their full deal list, or compare them all on the sharks page.
How hard do the sharks negotiate?
Hard. Of the 890 closed deals where both an ask valuation and a deal valuation are recorded, 81.6% closed below the valuation the founder walked in with, and the median closed deal lands 42.9% below the ask valuation. Only 12.6% of deals closed exactly at the ask. The same squeeze shows up in equity: founders offered an average of 12.4%, and the sharks took an average of 23.5%.
Closed deals grouped by how the on-air deal valuation compares to the valuation implied by the founder's opening ask.
| Outcome vs the ask valuation | Deals | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Valuation cut by more than half | 267 | 30% |
| Cut between 25% and 50% | 365 | 41% |
| Cut by up to 25% | 94 | 10.6% |
| Closed at the ask valuation | 112 | 12.6% |
| Closed above the ask | 52 | 5.8% |
| All deals with recorded terms | 890 | 100% |
Royalty deals, loans, and shark team-ups
85
Deals with a royalty component
9.2% of all on-air deals include a per-unit or revenue royalty.
673
Solo-shark deals
The other 250 deals brought in two or more sharks as partners.
0
Deals flagged as pure loans
Our index does not consistently capture loan or venture-debt components inside equity deals, so treat this one as a floor, not a count.
Royalty structures are a Kevin O'Leary trademark, but far from exclusive to him. See every royalty deal in Shark Tank history for the complete list and how the structures work.
Methodology and sources
- Dataset: 1,496 aired Shark Tank US pitches, Season 1 through Season 17 (episodes aired through 2026-04-22), compiled from the aired episodes and maintained as this site's product index. Australian pitches are tracked separately and excluded from every figure on this page.
- As-aired terms: all deal figures reflect the handshake on air. Deals routinely change or fall through in due diligence afterward, and those changes are not reflected here.
- Coverage gaps: 15 closed deals lack recorded dollar terms and are excluded from deal-size and negotiation figures (each figure states its own base where it differs from the full count).
- Verified status: the still-in-business figures come from the 544 companies with a published update article in our company update archive (all of them closed an on-air deal, so the cohort measures survival after a shark handshake). Each was researched individually (live storefront checks, archived-site history, press and tracking coverage) and classified as still in business, out of business, or in between (acquired, rebranded, dormant, or conflicting sources). Statuses were last reviewed August 3, 2026; articles pending editorial review are left out of the cohort.
- Advisory fields: outside that verified cohort, the index-wide still-selling flag is reviewed on a rolling basis, not in real time, and defaults to active on older records. It is phrased as "listed as" throughout. Loan components inside equity deals are not consistently captured.
- Freshness: this page is recomputed from the underlying index on every site build. Last build: August 2, 2026.
Citing this page
Journalists, students, and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with attribution. A ready-made citation line:
Shark Tank Index. "Shark Tank Statistics." sharktankindex.com/shark-tank-statistics/. Data through Season 17, updated August 2, 2026.
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See the deals behind the numbers
Every pitch in this dataset has its own page: ask, deal terms, the sharks involved, and where the product is today.