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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 YTD4,306TBD

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 YTD44,856TBD

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 YTD615TBD

Submissions Reported

YearCount% Change
2013138,787-18.56%
2014144,113+3.84%
2015158,950+10.30%
2016165,006+3.81%
2017161,141-2.34%
2018157,247-2.42%
2019162,118+3.10%
2020178,039+9.82%
2021185,653+4.28%
2022175,483-5.48%
2023162,642-7.32%
2024 YTD64,148TBD
* An asterisk indicates an expansion year when Duotrope added a new category of listings.
Note: These statistics are calculated every 6 hours. Last compiled: 17 May 2024 4:01 AM UTC (5 hours, 40 minutes ago).

Duotrope by the Numbers

7,559
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 Joyland MagazineJoyland Magazine

Our All-Time Data Collections:
2,442,379 submission reports
32,654 themes & deadlines
2,256 interviews with editors & agents

Activity in the Past Week:
3,037 submissions reported
1,566 listings checked We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
2,721 listings updated
260 listings audited We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
20 new listings added
Most recent update:
4 hour(s) ago


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