Chain of custody

Sources

Every number in this database comes from one of 157 organisations. We do not republish other aggregators; the chain of custody always ends at the body that first published the figure.

Publishers
157
Tier-1 sources
67
Publisher types
5

Governments and regulators

National statistical offices, ministries and industry regulators.

Organisation Tier Data points Documents Homepage
Census Bureau (U.S. Census Bureau) Government T1 Official 534 11 Website ↗
NBS China (National Bureau of Statistics of China) Government T1 Official 410 27 Website ↗
ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine) Government T1 Official 346 608 Website ↗
ECB (European Central Bank) Government T1 Official 308 29 Website ↗
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Government T1 Official 200 15 Website ↗
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) Government T1 Official 194 25 Website ↗
BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) Government T1 Official 105 12 Website ↗
DEFRA (UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) Government T1 Official 76 1 Website ↗
NHSA (National Healthcare Security Administration) Government T1 Official 61 6 Website ↗
ONS (Office for National Statistics) Government T1 Official 57 10 Website ↗
CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) Government T1 Official 49 6 Website ↗
StatCan (Statistics Canada) Government T1 Official 46 6 Website ↗
FBI IC3 (Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center) Government T1 Official 44 1 Website ↗
Ofcom (Office of Communications) Regulator T1 Official 37 4 Website ↗
State Council of China Government T1 Official 37 7 Website ↗
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) Government T1 Official 34 5 Website ↗
BTS (U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics) Government T1 Official 26 2 Website ↗
MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce of China) Government T1 Official 25 2 Website ↗
Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt) Government T1 Official 24 5 Website ↗
CBS (Statistics Netherlands) Government T1 Official 23 2 Website ↗
NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Government T1 Official 17 2 Website ↗
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Government T1 Official 15 4 Website ↗
DfT (UK Department for Transport) Government T1 Official 14 2 Website ↗
MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) Government T1 Official 13 2 Website ↗
USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Government T1 Official 12 2 Website ↗
BoE (Bank of England) Government T1 Official 11 1 Website ↗
ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) Regulator T1 Official 11 1 Website ↗
BNetzA (Bundesnetzagentur) Regulator T1 Official 10 1 Website ↗
Sport England Government T1 Official 10 1 Website ↗
EIOPA (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) Regulator T1 Official 8 1 Website ↗
NCSES (National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics) Government T1 Official 8 2 Website ↗
TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) Regulator T1 Official 8 1 Website ↗
CSO (Central Statistics Office Ireland) Government T1 Official 7 2 Website ↗
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Government T1 Official 5 4 Website ↗
EMA (European Medicines Agency) Government T1 Official 5 3 Website ↗
MLIT Japan (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) Government T1 Official 4 1 Website ↗
Sodir (Norwegian Offshore Directorate) Government T1 Official 4 1 Website ↗
SCIO (State Council Information Office of China) Government T1 Official 4 1 Website ↗
Argonne National Laboratory Government T1 Official 3 1 Website ↗
CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Government T1 Official 3 2 Website ↗
CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China (via State Council Information Office)) Government T1 Official 2 2 Website ↗
European Commission Government T1 Official 2 1 Website ↗
MOTIR (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (Republic of Korea)) Government T1 Official 2 1 Website ↗
EBA (European Banking Authority) Government T1 Official 1 1 Website ↗
Federal Reserve Government T1 Official 1 1 Website ↗
IBEF / DGCA (India Brand Equity Foundation (citing Directorate General of Civil Aviation)) Government T2 Official 1 1 Website ↗
JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization) Government T1 Official 1 1 Website ↗
KBA (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt) Government T1 Official 1 2 Website ↗
MOEA (Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan, China)) Government T1 Official 1 1 Website ↗
MARAD (U.S. Maritime Administration) Government T1 Official 1 2 Website ↗

Industry associations

Trade bodies that publish figures for their sector.

Organisation Tier Data points Documents Homepage
FIDE (World Chess Federation) Industry association T2 Official 926 7 Website ↗
worldsteel (World Steel Association) Industry association T2 Official 107 7 Website ↗
SIA (Semiconductor Industry Association) Industry association T2 Official 80 15 Website ↗
GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council) Industry association T2 Official 74 6 Website ↗
IATA (International Air Transport Association) Industry association T2 Official 61 8 Website ↗
NRF (National Retail Federation) Industry association T2 Official 58 11 Website ↗
AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute) Industry association T2 Official 52 8 Website ↗
SEMI Industry association T2 Official 48 11 Website ↗
GSMA Industry association T2 Official 36 8 Website ↗
IHA (International Hydropower Association) Industry association T2 Official 29 7 Website ↗
IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) Industry association T2 Official 25 2 Website ↗
IRU (International Road Transport Union) Industry association T2 Official 20 2 Website ↗
Cefic Industry association T2 Official 15 2 Website ↗
WSC (World Shipping Council) Industry association T2 Official 15 4 Website ↗
WSTS (World Semiconductor Trade Statistics) Industry association T2 Official 14 3 Website ↗
ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) Industry association T2 Official 13 1 Website ↗
CTIA Industry association T2 Official 12 1 Website ↗
CADPA (China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association) Industry association T2 Official 12 1 Website ↗
ACC (American Chemistry Council) Industry association T2 Official 11 2 Website ↗
DIA Industry association T2 Official 11 1 Website ↗
ESA (Entertainment Software Association) Industry association T2 Official 11 1 Website ↗
API (American Petroleum Institute) Industry association T2 Official 8 8 Website ↗
IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) Industry association T2 Official 8 1 Website ↗
SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) Industry association T2 Official 8 2 Website ↗
IFPMA Industry association T2 Official 7 1 Website ↗
RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) Industry association T2 Official 7 1 Website ↗
AHLA (American Hotel & Lodging Association) Industry association T2 Official 6 3 Website ↗
NAR (National Association of Realtors) Industry association T2 Official 6 2 Website ↗
ACI (Airports Council International) Industry association T2 Official 5 1 Website ↗
ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers' Association) Industry association T2 Official 5 1 Website ↗
ETC (European Travel Commission) Industry association T2 Official 5 3 Website ↗
VFA Industry association T2 Official 5 1 Website ↗
CAAM (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers) Industry association T2 Official 4 1 Website ↗
EUROFER Industry association T2 Official 4 2 Website ↗
ICCA (International Council of Chemical Associations) Industry association T2 Official 4 1 Website ↗
ACI World (Airports Council International World) Industry association T1 Official 3 1 Website ↗
SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) Industry association T2 Official 3 1 Website ↗
CPCA (China Passenger Car Association) Industry association T2 Official 1 1 Website ↗
ENTSO-E Industry association T2 Official 1 1 Website ↗
IBC (Insurance Bureau of Canada) Industry association T2 Official 1 1 Website ↗
JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association) Industry association T2 Official 1 1 Website ↗
OFV (Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken) Industry association T2 Official 1 1 Website ↗

Companies

Company filings and results releases, used for figures only the company itself publishes.

Organisation Tier Data points Documents Homepage
Reddit, Inc. Company T3 Research 84 8 Website ↗
Swiss Re Institute Company T3 Research 66 11 Website ↗
Pinterest, Inc. Company T3 Research 64 8 Website ↗
Snap Inc. Company T3 Research 64 3 Website ↗
Ookla, LLC Company T2 Official 52 1 Website ↗
Ericsson Company T3 Research 29 6 Website ↗
Spotify Technology S.A. Company T3 Research 23 4 Website ↗
Munich Re Company T3 Research 20 6 Website ↗
Alphabet Inc. Company T3 Research 18 9 Website ↗
Netflix, Inc. Company T3 Research 17 4 Website ↗
OpenAI Company T3 Research 16 5 Website ↗
GitHub Company T3 Research 12 4 Website ↗
Lufthansa Group Company T3 Research 8 1 Website ↗
Tencent Holdings Limited Company T3 Research 8 4 Website ↗
Walmart Company T3 Research 8 4 Website ↗
Airbus SE Company T3 Research 7 1 Website ↗
Nielsen (The Nielsen Company) Company T2 Official 7 1 Website ↗
Meta Platforms, Inc. Company T3 Research 6 6 Website ↗
Roche Company T3 Research 6 3 Website ↗
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) Company T3 Research 6 1 Website ↗
Marriott International Company T3 Research 5 6 Website ↗
ASML Holding N.V. Company T3 Research 4 1 Website ↗
Delta Air Lines Company T3 Research 4 1 Website ↗
GSK Company T3 Research 4 4 Website ↗
NVIDIA Corporation Company T3 Research 4 1 Website ↗
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Company T3 Research 4 1 Website ↗
Dubai Airports Company T3 Research 3 1 Website ↗
Singapore Airlines Limited Company T1 Official 3 1 Website ↗
AXA Company T3 Research 2 2 Website ↗
Anthropic Company T3 Research 2 1 Website ↗
J&J (Johnson & Johnson) Company T3 Research 2 1 Website ↗
Sanofi Company T3 Research 2 2 Website ↗
Chevron Company T3 Research 1 3 Website ↗
Hapag-Lloyd Company T3 Research 1 1 Website ↗
Boeing (The Boeing Company) Company T3 Research 1 1 Website ↗

Research firms and non-profits

Market analysts, research institutes and NGOs, using the figures in their public summaries.

Organisation Tier Data points Documents Homepage
ICCT (International Council on Clean Transportation) Non-profit T3 Research 3 1 Website ↗
Norsk elbilforening (Norwegian EV Association) Non-profit T2 Official 2 1 Website ↗

Other publishers

Organisation Tier Data points Documents Homepage
World Bank Intergovernmental T1 Official 75803 20 Website ↗
WHO (World Health Organization) Intergovernmental T1 Official 65798 20 Website ↗
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Intergovernmental T1 Official 21732 23 Website ↗
Ember Research T2 Official 20149 4 Website ↗
GCP (Global Carbon Project) Research T1 Official 14313 3 Website ↗
Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) Intergovernmental T1 Official 13246 64 Website ↗
ILO (International Labour Organization) Intergovernmental T1 Official 12992 2 Website ↗
IMF (International Monetary Fund) Intergovernmental T1 Official 2626 2 Website ↗
IEA (International Energy Agency) Intergovernmental T1 Official 544 48 Website ↗
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Intergovernmental T1 Official 178 13 Website ↗
IQVIA Institute Research T3 Research 143 9 Website ↗
Synergy Research Group Research T3 Research 75 12 Website ↗
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Intergovernmental T1 Official 53 5 Website ↗
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Academic T1 Official 25 2 Website ↗
OAG Research T3 Research 23 6 Website ↗
IRENA Intergovernmental T1 Official 22 5 Website ↗
ISO (International Sugar Organization) Intergovernmental T1 Official 19 4 Website ↗
Pew Research Center Research T2 Official 15 2 Website ↗
CIRS (Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science) Research T3 Research 14 1 Website ↗
BNEF (BloombergNEF) Research T3 Research 13 5 Website ↗
TrendForce Research T3 Research 10 3 Website ↗
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Intergovernmental T1 Official 8 1 Website ↗
IGC (International Grains Council) Intergovernmental T1 Official 7 1 Website ↗
REN21 Research T3 Research 5 2 Website ↗
Berkeley Lab (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Research T3 Research 4 1 Website ↗
SNE Research Research T3 Research 4 1 Website ↗
TeleGeography Research T3 Research 3 1 Website ↗
UN Population Division (United Nations Population Division (UN DESA)) Intergovernmental T1 Official 2 1 Website ↗

Also

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Method

How sources are tiered

Tier affects how much automated review a figure needs. A tier 1 or 2 publication with a clear locator and an unambiguous unit clears verification quickly; anything from a lower tier, or with an ambiguous period, is held for a person to read.

Being listed here is not an endorsement of a publisher's methodology. It means we have read the specific document and recorded the specific number, along with the sentence it came from.