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Most estimates put the number of adherents to Buddhism at around 400 million, about 6% of the worlds population. This number is difficult to confirms as several governments such as China prohibit the open practice of religions.

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There is probably not a concrete statistic to answer this since China has officially no religion. Confucianism is more of a philosophy than a religion an it has been embodied in Chinese culture ever since Kung Fu Tse of Confucius preached his teachings. All of China follows Confucianism as it is a matter of national tradition. Not only Confucianism but taoism and Buddhism are also a very important part of Chinese culture. This works as a mixture of doctrines and Chinese people doesn't care to follow only one of this doctrines.

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At the moment, only about 1% of the world's population practices Confucianism. This equates to about 10 million people throughout the world.

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At this moment it only 1% of the world population that practice confucianism, but that 1% is equivalent to 6.3 million people.

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According to religioustolerance.org, there are 837 million followers of Hinduism in the world, about 13 percent of the world's population.

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Less than 1% practice pure Confucianism, but about 80% practice "Triple Religion", consisting of Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism (including ancestor worship, as well).

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