dʒəhˈoʊvəz wˈɪtnəsᵻz əfˈɪʃəl stɐtˈɪstɪks ˈoʊnli kˈaʊnt æz mˈɛmbɚz ðoʊz hˌuː səbmˈɪt ɹᵻpˈoːɹts fɔːɹ pɹˈiːtʃɪŋ æktˈɪvᵻɾi, jˈuːʒuːəli ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪn lˈoʊɚ mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp nˈʌmbɚz ðɐn ðoʊz fˈaʊnd baɪ ɛkstˈɜːnəl sˈɜːveɪz.
Jehovah's Witnesses' official statistics only count as members those who submit reports for preaching activity, usually resulting in lower membership numbers than those found by external surveys.