Data report
Shark Tank Statistics
About three in five pitches reach an agreement on air. A typical recorded offer is much smaller than the biggest deals suggest, and some packages combine equity cash with financing. Here is what the US pitch index shows about deal rates, amounts and the sharks involved.
Updated October 6, 2026 · Index through Season 18
How often do founders get a deal?
939 of 1,513 pitches with known outcomes recorded an accepted deal, a 62.1% rate. The rest comprise 573 no-deal outcomes and 1 non-equity gift.
- 1,513
- Indexed pitches
- 939
- Accepted on-air deals
- 62.1%
- Deal rate: known outcomes
- $200K
- Median recorded amount
A typical recorded agreement is smaller than the average suggests. The median amount is $200K, while the mean is $289K across 939 deals with dollar terms. Large offers pull up the mean. Those recorded amounts total $271,342,166.
Deal rate by season
Season 1 recorded accepted deals on 42.2% of its pitches; Season 17 reached 75%. The chart compares seasons with complete outcome fields, while the ongoing Season 18 appears separately in the table.
Deal rate means accepted on-air deals divided by known outcomes, including non-equity gifts. An unknown result is not a no-deal result. Seasons with incomplete outcomes are omitted from this chart.
Season by season: the full table
| Season | Aired | Pitches | Known outcomes | Deals | Gifts | Deal rate | Recorded amounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2009-2010 | 64 | 64 | 27 | 0 | 42.2% | $4.9M |
| Season 2 | 2011 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 52.8% | $4.0M |
| Season 3 | 2012 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 46.7% | $4.9M |
| Season 4 | 2012-2013 | 103 | 103 | 52 | 0 | 50.5% | $9.5M |
| Season 5 | 2013-2014 | 116 | 116 | 60 | 0 | 51.7% | $16.3M |
| Season 6 | 2014-2015 | 116 | 116 | 66 | 0 | 56.9% | $26.1M |
| Season 7 | 2015-2016 | 116 | 116 | 66 | 0 | 56.9% | $20.9M |
| Season 8 | 2016-2017 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 0 | 61.5% | $19.7M |
| Season 9 | 2017-2018 | 96 | 96 | 65 | 0 | 67.7% | $18.8M |
| Season 10 | 2018-2019 | 92 | 92 | 63 | 0 | 68.5% | $21.6M |
| Season 11 | 2019-2020 | 96 | 96 | 63 | 0 | 65.6% | $19.2M |
| Season 12 | 2020-2021 | 100 | 100 | 71 | 0 | 71% | $21.8M |
| Season 13 | 2021-2022 | 96 | 96 | 64 | 0 | 66.7% | $21.3M |
| Season 14 | 2022-2023 | 87 | 87 | 62 | 0 | 71.3% | $17.2M |
| Season 15 | 2023-2024 | 87 | 87 | 59 | 0 | 67.8% | $15.3M |
| Season 16 | 2024-2025 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 0 | 75% | $12.5M |
| Season 17 | 2025-2026 | 72 | 72 | 54 | 0 | 75% | $14.1M |
| Season 18 | 2026 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 81.3% | $3.0M |
| All seasons | 1,513 | 1,513 | 939 | 1 | 62.1% | $271.3M |
Each season links to its full pitch list. Browse the season guide for every episode.
Deal rate and deal size by category
Food & Drink has the most pitches: 319, roughly one in every 5 entries. Compare a category's deal rate with its typical recorded amount in the table; a high rate and a large average describe different features of the pitches.
Share of each category's known outcomes with an accepted deal on air. Categories ordered by pitch count.
Category table with average deal sizes
| Category | Pitches | Known outcomes | Deals | Gifts | Deal rate | Average deal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 319 | 319 | 194 | 0 | 60.8% | $309K |
| Home & Lifestyle | 263 | 263 | 178 | 1 | 67.7% | $242K |
| Fashion & Beauty | 241 | 241 | 139 | 0 | 57.7% | $236K |
| Sports & Outdoors | 156 | 156 | 101 | 0 | 64.7% | $305K |
| Kids & Education | 136 | 136 | 91 | 0 | 66.9% | $213K |
| Tech & Software | 73 | 73 | 41 | 0 | 56.2% | $312K |
| Health & Wellness | 72 | 72 | 43 | 0 | 59.7% | $443K |
| Pet Products | 62 | 62 | 36 | 0 | 58.1% | $249K |
| Business Services | 42 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 52.4% | $340K |
| Other | 39 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 71.8% | $288K |
| Media & Entertainment | 31 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 67.7% | $394K |
| Electronics | 19 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 47.4% | $264K |
| Automotive | 17 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 76.5% | $420K |
| Green & CleanTech | 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 52.9% | $289K |
| Liquor & Alcohol | 14 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 64.3% | $475K |
| Travel | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 41.7% | $1.1M |
Average deal is the mean on-air amount among that category's accepted on-air deals with recorded amounts. Every category links to its product list, or start from all categories.
The sharks by the numbers
Mark Cuban has the most recorded participations among the six main profiles: 259 agreements. The table distinguishes deal count from attributed amount, and shows how many records support each average. The guest-shark records add 179 participations.
Amounts attributed to each main shark in the recorded split. Shared deals count once for every named participant.
| Shark | On-air deals | Attributed amount | Average recorded amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Cuban | 259 | $65.3M | $252K259 recorded amounts |
| Lori Greiner | 246 | $49.4M | $215K230 recorded amounts |
| Kevin O'Leary | 148 | $32.8M | $240K137 recorded amounts |
| Barbara Corcoran | 148 | $21.6M | $151K143 recorded amounts |
| Robert Herjavec | 142 | $38.0M | $279K136 recorded amounts |
| Daymond John | 125 | $21.8M | $178K123 recorded amounts |
Amount averages use positive recorded participant amounts; missing shares stay unassigned. Each shark links to its full list of recorded agreements; compare them all on the sharks page.
Deals with royalties or more than one shark
The index flags 91 accepted agreements with a royalty component (9.7% of deals). It also lists 684 solo-shark agreements and 255 with two or more named participants. The amount and equity alone do not describe these structures; use the royalty-deal list or an individual pitch record for the available terms.
How to read these figures
The figures use the stored US pitch index through 2026-10-14. Australia is counted separately. “Deal” means a recorded accepted on-air agreement, not completed funding. Later closing, changed terms and business outcomes require a separate company follow-up.
Headline amounts can combine equity cash and financing. For example, dbest's recorded package combines $350,000 for 20% equity with a $2,000,000 credit facility at 15% interest. Its cash-for-equity offer and its credit facility are different parts of the proposal. Company-hosted reprint attributed to Erica Abott, June 8, 2021: $350,000 for 20% equity plus $2 million financing at 15% interest.
Main and guest participant amounts add to $258,522,156, compared with $271,342,166 at company level. 46 offers have a company amount but no participant allocation. The company amounts are not fully assigned to individual sharks in the stored records, and missing shares are not assumed equal. Royalty and loan details are incompletely captured, so their flags do not describe every financing arrangement.
Citing this page
Include the date and the relevant base when quoting a rate or average:
Shark Tank Index. "Shark Tank Statistics." https://sharktankindex.com/shark-tank-statistics/. Content updated October 6, 2026; index through Season 18.
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See the pitches behind the numbers
Product records show the available asks, on-air outcomes, named sharks and special terms.