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Duotrope's State of the Stats

We believe strongly in transparency. That's why we provide so many statistics on publishers. We're also willing to shine that light on ourselves. Our State of the Stats provides the number of submissions reported, new listings added, contacts received, and listing updates over the past several years and the year-to-date.

Contacts Received

(We make an effort to respond to each contact within one business day. Our mean average response time for the past 12 months has been 5.3 hours.)

YearCount% Change
20138,089+20.32%
20148,593+6.23%
20158,538-0.64%
201610,335+21.05%
201710,051-2.75%
201811,193+11.36%
201910,680-4.58%
202011,809+10.57%
202112,002+1.63%
202211,128-7.28%
202310,545-5.24%
2024 YTD2,634TBD

Listing Updates

YearCount% Change
201347,970+38.04%
201460,448+26.01%
201582,930+37.19%
2016 *100,292+20.94%
201795,131-5.15%
2018 *103,473+8.77%
201989,223-13.77%
202094,032+5.39%
202196,918+3.07%
202299,333+2.49%
202398,173-1.17%
2024 YTD22,840TBD

New Listings Added

YearCount% Change
20131,781-24.18%
20141,569-11.90%
20151,801+14.79%
2016 *2,466+36.92%
20171,473-40.27%
2018 *2,760+87.37%
20191,782-35.43%
20201,927+8.14%
20211,865-3.22%
20221,532-17.86%
20231,497-2.28%
2024 YTD355TBD

Submissions Reported

YearCount% Change
2013138,798-18.55%
2014144,119+3.83%
2015158,952+10.29%
2016165,003+3.81%
2017161,152-2.33%
2018157,267-2.41%
2019162,140+3.10%
2020178,047+9.81%
2021185,680+4.29%
2022175,498-5.48%
2023162,740-7.27%
2024 YTD44,972TBD
* An asterisk indicates an expansion year when Duotrope added a new category of listings.
Note: These statistics are calculated every 6 hours. Last compiled: 19 March 2024 8:30 AM UTC (1 minutes, 34 second(s) ago).

Duotrope by the Numbers

7,547
That's the number of current fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art publishers and agents that we list. Learn more.

Sample Listing: Recent cover image or website screenshot for MetaStellarMetaStellar

Our All-Time Data Collections:
2,423,401 submission reports
32,262 themes & deadlines
2,241 interviews with editors & agents

Activity in the Past Week:
5,769 submissions reported
1,661 listings checked We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
2,254 listings updated
299 listings audited We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
36 new listings added
Most recent update:
3 hour(s) ago


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