Companies using COBOL
We have found 23,943 companies that use COBOL. The companies using COBOL are most often found in United States and in the Computer Software industry. COBOL is most often used by companies with 10-50 employees and 1M-10M dollars in revenue. Our data for COBOL usage goes back as far as 4 years and 6 months.
Who uses COBOL?
| Company | Website | Country | Revenue | Company Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J & D RESOURCES, INC | jdresources.com | United States | 1M-10M | 10-50 |
| Woodbury University | woodbury.edu | United States | 10M-50M | 1000-5000 |
| Airgas | airgas.com | United States | >1000M | >10000 |
| Burroughs, Inc. | burroughs.com | United States | 200M-1000M | 1000-5000 |
| Rheem Manufacturing Company Inc. | rheem.com | United States | >1000M | >10000 |
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COBOL Market Share and Competitors in Programming Languages
We use the best scanning techniques combined with advanced data science to monitor the market share of over 5,000 technology products, including Programming Languages. In the Programming Languages category, COBOL has a market share of about 0.7%. Other major and competing products in this category include:
What is COBOL?
COBOL (an acronym for common business-oriented language) is a compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. It is imperative, procedural and since 2002, object-oriented. COBOL is primarily used in business, finance and administrative systems for companies and governments.
Top Industries that use COBOL
Looking at COBOL customers by industry, we find that Computer Software (16%), Information Technology and Services (9%) and Higher Education (5%) are the largest segments.
| Industry | Number of companies |
|---|---|
| Computer Software | 3800 |
| Information Technology and Services | 2156 |
| Higher Education | 1206 |
| Financial Services | 933 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 930 |
| Insurance | 926 |
| Banking | 858 |
| Government Administration | 685 |
| Retail | 644 |
| Education Management | 483 |
Top Countries that use COBOL
53% of COBOL customers are in United States and 5% are in United Kingdom.
| Country | Number of companies |
|---|---|
| United States | 12757 |
| United Kingdom | 1252 |
| India | 950 |
| Canada | 826 |
| Italy | 659 |
| Brazil | 657 |
| France | 544 |
| Spain | 520 |
| Australia | 388 |
| Netherlands | 367 |
Distribution of companies that use COBOL based on company size (Employees)
| Employees | Number of companies |
|---|---|
| 1-10 Employees | 1359 |
| 10-50 Employees | 3559 |
| 50-200 Employees | 3526 |
| 200-500 Employees | 2300 |
| 500-1000 Employees | 1680 |
| 1000-5000 Employees | 3088 |
| 5000-10000 Employees | 1173 |
| >10000 Employees | 2055 |
Distribution of companies that use COBOL based on company size (Revenue)
| Revenue (in USD) | Number of companies |
|---|---|
| 0M-1M | 1547 |
| 1M-10M | 4556 |
| 10M-50M | 4034 |
| 50M-100M | 1814 |
| 100M-200M | 1492 |
| 200M-1000M | 2942 |
| >1000M | 3202 |
