‘Shark Tank’ investor Daymond John: coronavirus will ‘definitely’ lead to a baby boom

By: Vincent B.

“Shark Tank” investor Daymond John says that quarantines, lockdowns and fear of public places will have one very good side effect: a coronavirus baby boom.

“We definitely will see a baby boom, 100 percent,” the Brooklyn-born FUBU founder told TMZ when asked about the possibility.

“Yeah, we absolutely will. It’s like when the blackout happened in New York and everybody stayed at home. It’s a whole bunch of babies nine months later.”

John, 51, also thinks Americans stuck working from home as they hide from the virus stand to benefit from the time shaved off their commutes.

“What are [Americans] going to do when they stay home? You know, if Twitter’s going to close down and say, ‘Hey, everybody’s gotta work from home,’ and you save three hours every single day,” he said.

“Are you still educating yourself, getting a digital curriculum [to see] how you can better your family, or eat healthier, or things like that?”

John said the spread of the virus could even potentially boost manufacturing and give homebound entrepreneurs time to mull a new business idea.

“The reality is, the problem is here,” he went on. “How are you going to adjust it to yourself to get a solution for yourself?