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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.

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

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%
202211,130-7.27%
2023 YTD2,732TBD

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 YTD45,825TBD

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 YTD325TBD

Submissions Reported

YearCount% Change
2013224,206-15.17%
2014242,227+8.04%
2015275,577+13.77%
2016292,457+6.13%
2017290,334-0.73%
2018282,535-2.69%
2019291,759+3.26%
2020318,538+9.18%
2021326,231+2.42%
2022318,256-2.44%
2023 YTD76,983TBD
* An asterisk indicates an expansion year when Duotrope added a new category of listings.
Note: These statistics are calculated every 6 hours. Last compiled: 25 March 2023 2:54 PM UTC (6 hours, 18 minutes ago).

Duotrope By the Numbers

7,506
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 Arkana: A literary journal of mysteries and marginalized voicesArkana: A literary journal of mysteries and marginalized voices

Our All-Time Data Collections:
3,814,707 submission reports
29,474 themes & deadlines
2,153 interviews with editors & agents

Activity in the Past Week:
5,589 submissions reported
1,426 listings checked We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
1,767 listings updated
245 listings audited We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
23 new listings added
Most recent update:
1 hour(s) ago


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