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Who is Shark Tank’s richest cast member of all time? Net worths, ranked – from billionaire Mark Cuban and ‘Queen of QVC’ Lori Greiner, to entrepreneurs Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John

The panel of potential investors in ABC’s Shark Tank, featuring Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary and Kevin Harrington. Photo: Handout
The panel of potential investors in ABC’s Shark Tank, featuring Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary and Kevin Harrington. Photo: Handout

  • ABC’s successful business reality TV show Shark Tank – a franchise of Dragon’s Den – has seen many investors or ‘Sharks’ since it aired in 2009, including Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner and Kevin Harrington
  • But did you know that Barbara Corcoran took her staff out on a shopping spree and Robert Herjavec used to wait tables? Not to mention, Daymond John began his entrepreneurial journey by selling knit caps in Brooklyn?

Today’s Shark Tank investors are some of the richest businesspeople in the US, but before Mark Cuban became a main panellist in season two and Lori Greiner went from guest to a permanent cast member in season four, there were quite a few other successful “Sharks”.

Shark Tank is an American business reality TV show that premiered in 2009 on ABC. Photo: ABC
Shark Tank is an American business reality TV show that premiered in 2009 on ABC. Photo: ABC

Here’s how the wealthiest Shark Tank investors of all time rank …

7. Barbara Corcoran – US$100 million

Real estate whizz Barbara Corcoran. Photo: @barbaracorcoran/Instagram
Real estate whizz Barbara Corcoran. Photo: @barbaracorcoran/Instagram
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According to Forbes, Barbara Corcoran is known for turning US$1,000 into a US$6 billion real estate business. Outside of the show, Corcoran shares her business expertise and advice on two podcasts and has published a book on how she became a successful businesswoman.

 

Corcoran has invested in more than 80 companies and, although she’s not the richest Shark, she might be the most generous. According to Entrepreneur, she recently took her staff out on a shopping spree in New York City.

6. Lori Greiner – US$150 million

Lori Greiner, the “Queen of QVC”. Photo: @lorigreinershark/Instagram
Lori Greiner, the “Queen of QVC”. Photo: @lorigreinershark/Instagram
Before joining Shark Tank as a guest in season three, Lori Greiner was known for being a jewellery designer, earning herself the nickname “Queen of QVC”.
Lori Greiner on the cover her book. Photo: @ikeepreading_/Twitter
Lori Greiner on the cover her book. Photo: @ikeepreading_/Twitter

Lori Greiner is an investor in some of the most successful products to come from the show, including the Squatty Potty and Scrub Daddy. After investing more than US$9.5 million in businesses that appeared on the TV show (not including the US$700,000 she paid up for Legacy Shave in a recent episode of Shark Tank), Greiner is worth an estimated US$150 million, per The Strive. The Good Place Entertainment production company owner has been a favourite on the show.

5. Robert Herjavec – US$200 million

ABC’s Shark Tank stars Robert Herjavec. Photo: Getty Images
ABC’s Shark Tank stars Robert Herjavec. Photo: Getty Images