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In some organizations, business users outnumber professional developers by as much as 10 to 1.

Publisher	Nokod
Report	2026 State of Security in Business-Built Applications and AI Agents Survey
Published	27 April 2026
Topics	Workforce, Citizen Development, Enterprise AI, Enterprise

Published by Nokod in 2026 State of Security in Business-Built Applications and AI Agents Survey, 27 April 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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