The usual estimate is something on the order of 400 million worldwide. However some caveats apply:
There is probably around.... 12,0000 or even more.
Buddhism has about 365 million followers at the moment.
Buddhism has about 365 million followers at the moment.
6 and a half
6 million
the followers of Buddhism are buddhists
Buddhists.
there are currenlty over a billion followers of Hinduism. While & % of world's population is following Buddhism.
Followers of the Buddha are called Buddhists.
Buddhism evolved by that buddha shared his knowledge around Asia and the followers decided to become Buddhism. Today in 2012 there are not many people that believe in Buddha.
A Buddhist
726,336,585 - 1,655,757,369 as of 1/9/2012source Wikipedia
South east Asia and China