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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 5.1 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%
2023 YTD4,788TBD

Listing Updates

YearCount% Change
201347,970+38.04%
201460,448+26.01%
201582,930+37.19%
2016 *142,147+71.41%
2017134,005-5.73%
2018 *142,333+6.21%
2019126,668-11.01%
2020134,488+6.17%
2021144,009+7.08%
2022138,606-3.75%
2023 YTD90,005TBD

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%
20221,530-17.96%
2023 YTD599TBD

Submissions Reported

YearCount% Change
2013138,806-18.56%
2014144,203+3.89%
2015159,034+10.28%
2016165,021+3.76%
2017161,162-2.34%
2018157,288-2.40%
2019162,156+3.09%
2020178,078+9.82%
2021185,804+4.34%
2022175,657-5.46%
2023 YTD73,997TBD
* An asterisk indicates an expansion year when Duotrope added a new category of listings.
Note: These statistics are calculated every 6 hours. Last compiled: 4 June 2023 7:31 AM UTC (7 hours, 24 minutes ago).

Duotrope by the Numbers

7,490
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 The Ilanot ReviewThe Ilanot Review

Our All-Time Data Collections:
2,290,287 submission reports
29,918 themes & deadlines
2,173 interviews with editors & agents

Activity in the Past Week:
3,802 submissions reported
1,841 listings checked We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
2,369 listings updated
250 listings audited We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
29 new listings added
Most recent update:
1 hour(s) ago


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