>The more a language tutorial is searched, the more popular the language is assumed to be. It is a leading indicator. The raw data comes from Google Trends.

That's the problem, nobody is actively learning Cobol these days and nobody knows how much is running out there in the wild, because none of the big banks or credit companies will actually admit it.

You joke but the jobs are still out there, still being posted and companies are still hiring. https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/job/irving/apps-systems-engin...