The table below lists the number of entries for each category in the CQ WW DX Contest SSB 2013.
| 1500 W | 100 W | 5 W | Total | |
| Single Op All Bands | 960 | 2104 | 118 | 3182 |
| Single Op Single Band (160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10) |
489 | 1049 | 134 | 1672 |
| Single Op Assisted All Bands | 974 | 765 | 24 | 1763 |
| Single Op Assisted Single Band (160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10) |
472 | 396 | 49 | 917 |
| Overlay – Rookie (All Bands) | 29 | 227 | 256 | |
| Overlay – Classic (All Bands) | 295 | 500 | 795 | |
| Multi-Op Single-Transmitter | 375 | |||
| Multi-Op Two-Transmitter | 115 | |||
| Multi-Op Multi-Transmitter | 68 | |||
| Checklog | 376 | |||
There were a total of 8,468 logs submitted this year – a new record.
This is the first year for the Overlay categories.