New magazine starts in the Masthead 2009 Tally are down considerably from previous years, as expected. The 2008 Tally noted 74 launches, in 2009 there is a total of 17. This also marks the first time in the past 10 years of the Tally with more magazine stops than starts.

The number of magazine closures stayed close to the 2008 totals, with 37 books closing. Of those, at least seven continue to publish online.

Follow the link to the 2009 Tally, which includes trends and analysis, the Tally by the numbers and all the magazine starts and stops from 2009.