Shark Tank’s 5 most successful products, ranked: Daymond John, Lori Greiner and Barbara Corcoran invested into Bombas, Scrub Daddy, Squatty Potty, Simply Fit Board or The Comfy – which came out on top?

May 15 , 2021

The panel of potential investors in ABC’s Shark Tank – but which products are among the five most successful and which of the “sharks” invested in them? Photo: Handout

Lori ‘QVC Queen’ Greiner has been the most frequent investor in the five top-selling Shark Tank products – even singer Doja Cat bought the Squatty Potty

Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary and Robert Herjavec didn’t invest in any of the top 5 moneymakers – but Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran did

ICYMI: Shark Tank is the wildly successful US business reality show everyone is talking about, based on the international hit Dragon’s Den.

“Warm-blooded shark” Lori Greiner might have invested in 10 of the 20 bestselling products that the “sharks” have taken stakes in, but we’re only interested in the cream of the crop today. So what are the five most successful brands featured in the show, in terms of lifetime sales, and who from the panel of entrepreneurs pumped money into them?

Bombas (US$225 million) – Daymond John

Founders Dave Heath and Randy Goldberg pitched their sock brand in season six of Shark Tank. The duo was inspired to create the most comfortable socks they could after learning that is the most requested item in homeless shelters. The brand donates one pair for every pair sold, and the business model interested Fubu fashion brand founder Daymond John. John offered US$200,000 for a 17 per cent stake in Bombas – since then the company has earned US$225million in lifetime sales after selling 42 million items.

Scrub Daddy (US$209 million) – Lori Greiner

“Warm-blooded shark” Lori Greiner. Photo: @lorigreinershark/Instagram

Greiner has said that Scrub Daddy’s versatile cleaning sponges, that firm up with cold water and go soft in warm, are one of the best investments she’s ever made. Aaron Krause pitched them in season four in hope of gaining US$100,000 from a shark for a 10 per cent stake – but Greiner invested US$200,000 for a 20 per cent stake. Scrub Daddy has earned US$209 million in lifetime sales and the brand now sells 48 different products in stores across 17 countries.