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  "slug": "faa-registered-drones",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-registered-drones/",
  "topic": "drones",
  "claim": "The FAA reports 837,513 drones registered in the United States.",
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    "value": 837513,
    "display": "837,513",
    "unit": "drones"
  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "United States",
    "period": "Accessed 25 Oct 2026"
  },
  "measure": "official statistic (live counter)",
  "confidence": "high",
  "source_type": "primary",
  "source": {
    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Government statistics (live counter)",
    "name": "Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)",
    "title": "FAA By the Numbers",
    "publisher": "U.S. Federal Aviation Administration",
    "published": null,
    "date_note": "Live counter; value as displayed on the access date",
    "url": "https://www.faa.gov/node/26",
    "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260930072834/https://www.faa.gov/node/26",
    "archived_at": "2026-09-30",
    "primary_note": null
  },
  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "837,513 Total Drones Registered",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "Live counter; includes recreational and commercial registrations; the value changes over time."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).",
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    "status": 403,
    "checked_at": "2026-10-25T16:31:53.880Z"
  },
  "release": null,
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). The FAA reports 837,513 drones registered in the United States [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-registered-drones/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “The FAA reports 837,513 drones registered in the United States.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-registered-drones/.",
    "mla": "“The FAA reports 837,513 drones registered in the United States.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-registered-drones/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_faa_registered_drones,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{The FAA reports 837,513 drones registered in the United States}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-registered-drones/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, FAA By the Numbers. Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. (n.d.). FAA By the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://www.faa.gov/node/26"
  }
}