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How Many Lines of COBOL Code Are Estimated to Be in Production Today?
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- Estimates suggest over 200 billion lines of COBOL code are still actively running.
- Approximately 220 million new lines of COBOL are written each year.
- The majority of global financial transactions touch COBOL systems.
- Many critical government and healthcare systems rely on this aging codebase.
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