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 "name": "Formats, link sources and devices people use for transcription (WhipScribe production)",
 "url": "https://whipscribe.com/proof/what-people-bring",
 "measured_at": "2026-10-26",
 "window": {
  "from": "2026-07-28",
  "to": "2026-10-25",
  "days": 90,
  "timezone": "UTC"
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   "test file": 101,
   "internal person": 24,
   "internal API key": 928,
   "direct API integration": 536
  },
  "jobs_over_account_cap": 262,
  "accounts": 4107,
  "jobs_kept": 5299,
  "finished_60s_plus": 3469
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 "min_cell": 20,
 "min_accounts": 5,
 "account_cap": 20,
 "cite": "WhipScribe, \"What people bring to transcribe: formats, links and devices\", measured 2026-10-26, https://whipscribe.com/proof/what-people-bring",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "verdict": "54% of what people bring to WhipScribe is an uploaded file and 45% a link; M4A and MP3 are 68% of uploads, and YouTube is 45% of links.",
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   {
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    {
     "os": "Android",
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    {
     "os": "Mac OS X",
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    {
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