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As of 4 November 2026, 13,122 writers & independent publishing companies are based in United Kingdom; 4 are hiring right now and London has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 13,122
- Hiring now
- 4 · 0 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Novelist author sites · 5,677
- Top city
- London · 476
- Parent market
- Media & content · 157,266
Writers & independent publishing in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Novelist author sites | 5,677 | 43% |
| Personal essay blogs | 1,879 | 14% |
| Poetry author sites | 986 | 8% |
| Other writers & independent publishing | 932 | 7% |
| Freelance writer portfolios | 878 | 7% |
| Single book promo sites | 837 | 6% |
| Book review blogs | 644 | 5% |
| Personal creator sites | 432 | 3% |
| Self help book publishing | 386 | 3% |
| Book publishers | 358 | 3% |
| General content farms | 291 | 2% |
| Arts & culture media | 276 | 2% |
| Politics & opinion media | 259 | 2% |
| Astrology & faith content | 204 | 2% |
| Childrens book publishers | 196 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 12,611 · 2 |
| 2-10 employees | 426 · 2 |
| 11-50 employees | 63 · 0 |
| 51-200 employees | 16 · 0 |
| 201-500 employees | 4 · 0 |
| 501-1000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 476 | 4% |
| South Hackney | 45 | 0% |
| Somers Town | 42 | 0% |
| Edinburgh | 35 | 0% |
| Glasgow | 34 | 0% |
| Oxford | 23 | 0% |
| Newington | 20 | 0% |
| Ladbroke Grove | 18 | 0% |
| Cardiff | 17 | 0% |
| Manchester | 17 | 0% |
| City of Westminster | 16 | 0% |
| Poole | 16 | 0% |
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The stack of writers & independent publishing in United Kingdom
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Other segments of media & content in United Kingdom
Media & content in United Kingdom, the whole market →
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Travel blogs guides · 9,700 →
Creator channels & influencers · 8,578 →
Books publishing & retail · 8,079 →
Games development & publishing · 3,490 →
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13,122 writers & independent publishing companies are based in United Kingdom; 4 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/media_content/united-kingdom/writers_and_independent_publishing)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Writers & independent publishing in United Kingdom: questions
How many writers & independent publishing companies are there in United Kingdom?
13,122 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Media & content → Writers & independent publishing → leaf niches such as novelist author sites, personal essay blogs, poetry author sites. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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