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Drone Delivery at Scale: Deliveries, Markets, FAA Approvals and Drones per Pilot (live data, 17 Nov 2023 to 18 Oct 2026). https://robottraining.jobs/research/drone-delivery-scale (accessed 18 Oct 2026)","frozen_at":null,"report":"drone-delivery-scale","method":1,"edition":null,"window":{"from":"2023-11-17","to":"2026-10-18","days":1067},"computedAt":"2026-10-18T20:07:26.237Z","summary":"14 drone delivery services: deliveries made, markets, approvals, partners, fleets, how many drones one person oversees, and pauses; 70 facts, each linked to its source.","stats":[{"id":"subjects","value":"14","label":"drone delivery services","figure":"subjects"},{"id":"facts","value":"70","label":"sourced facts","figure":"facts"}],"findings":[{"id":"most-documented","figure":"subjects","text":"Wing is the most documented of the 14 drone delivery services (15 sourced facts)."},{"id":"deliveries","figure":"deliveries","text":"Zipline reports the most deliveries on record: 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