Duotrope's State of the Stats (Past Five Years)

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We are strong believers 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.

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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 4.5 hours.)

Year	Count	% Change
2015	8,538	-0.64 %
2016	10,335	+21.05 %
2017	10,051	-2.75 %
2018	11,192	+11.35 %
2019	10,680	-4.57 %
2020 YTD	709	TBD

Listing Updates

Year	Count	% Change
2015	82,930	+37.19 %
2016	142,147	+71.41 %
2017	134,005	-5.73 %
2018	142,333	+6.21 %
2019	126,668	-11.01 %
2020 YTD	8,109	TBD

New Listings Added

Year	Count	% Change
2015	1,801	+14.79 %
2016	2,466	+36.92 %
2017	1,473	-40.27 %
2018	2,760	+87.37 %
2019	1,782	-35.43 %
2020 YTD	122	TBD

Submissions Reported

Year	Count	% Change
2015	275,989	+13.76 %
2016	292,844	+6.11 %
2017	290,756	-0.71 %
2018	283,102	-2.63 %
2019	292,624	+3.36 %
2020 YTD	19,388	TBD

Note: These statistics are calculated every 6 hours. Last compiled: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 7:24:41 PM UTC.

Duotrope By the Numbers

7,231
That's the number of current fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art publishers and agents that we list. Learn more.

Sample Listing: Copper Nickel

Our All-Time Data Collections:
2,801,254 submission reports
20,277 themes & deadlines
1,769 interviews with editors & agents

Activity in the Past Week:
6,656 submissions reported
1,766 listings checked We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
1,095 listings updated
250 listings audited We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
39 new listings added
Most recent update:
1 hour(s) ago

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