Duotrope's State of the Stats (Past Three 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.

Albuquerque, New Mexico is home to Duotrope and the International Balloon Fiesta. Photo by Mark Smith.

Duotrope By the Numbers

7,205
That's the number of current fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art publishers and agents that we list. Learn more.

Sample Listing: Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Our All-Time Data Collections:
2,585,752 submission reports
18,613 themes & deadlines
1,670 interviews with editors & agents

Activity in the Past Week:
4,608 submissions reported
1,790 listings checked We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
1,049 listings updated
273 listings audited We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
23 new listings added
Most recent update:
3 hour(s) ago

Submissions Reported

Year	Count	% Change
2016	292,945	+6.09 %
2017	290,940	-0.68 %
2018	283,395	-2.59 %
2019 YTD	95,535	TBD

Contacts Received (We make an effort to respond to each contact received within one business day.)

Year	Count	% Change
2016	10,335	+21.05 %
2017	10,051	-2.75 %
2018	11,193	+11.36 %
2019 YTD	3,647	TBD

New Listings Added

Year	Count	% Change
2016	2,466	+36.92 %
2017	1,473	-40.27 %
2018	2,760	+87.37 %
2019 YTD	617	TBD

Listing Updates

Year	Count	% Change
2016	142,147	+71.41 %
2017	134,005	-5.73 %
2018	142,333	+6.21 %
2019 YTD	42,716	TBD

Note: These statistics are calculated every 6 hours. Last compiled: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:59:23 PM UTC.

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