# Certification Bodies

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**Important Note:** The statistical overview updates every 24 hours. As a result, the total counts on the Certification Bodies list page may differ from the data on the Analytics page.
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### Certification Bodies

This page provides valuable insights into your certification bodies, allowing you to track total counts and identify trends.

### Data Source

This section allows you to view statistical data from two sources:

* **Your Organization:** Displays data specific to your organization.
* **Global Data:** Shows anonymized global data, including your organization’s data.

### Benchmark

This tool allows you to compare your data against anonymized global data to see how it measures up on a broader scale.


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