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On average, there are 4 business builders for every professional software developer in enterprises.

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