How many followers of Buddhism are there?

Answer 1

As with most counts it is a guestimate (for example, how many times has someone stopped you and asked what religion you follow?). Buddhism is generally thought to be the 4th largest religion.

Most sources say the number of Buddhists in the world is between 230 million and 500 million. Extremely high numbers of over a billion are also presented by some references who claim that many Chinese (who are officially atheists by state decree) are actually Buddhists.

Answer 2

Various sources put the number of Buddhists in the world at between 230 million and 500 million making it the world's fourth-largest religion.

This religion is only exceeded in numbers by Christianity, Islam and Hinduism.

Hope this helps, Sources listed below.

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Answer 3

There are somewhere between 400 Million to 1.5 Billion Buddhists (about 1 out of every 6 - 8 people). There is no accurate number because no one goes around asking everyone on Earth which religion they are every year. It is the fourth largest religion.

Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in Europe and North America.

Answer 4

Like most religionous membership data the numbers of adherents iis at best an estimate. For Buddhism the numbe is generally given as 300 to 500 million. This does not account for the potential that many of the populations of states such as China which ban religious adherence may follow Buddhism.
There is no exact count of how many followers any religion has, since no one goes around asking everyone what they follow, but estimates are that there are between 400 Million to 1.5 Billion Buddhists. Buddhism is the 4th largest religion and the fastest growing in Europe and North America.

Answer 5

There is no exact count of how many followers any religion has, since no one goes around asking everyone what they follow, but estimates are that there are between 400 Million to 1.5 Billion Buddhists. Buddhism is the 4th largest religion and the fastest growing in Europe and North America.

Answer 6

There is no exact count of how many followers any religion has, since no one goes around asking everyone what they follow, but estimates are that there are between 400 Million to 1.5 Billion Buddhists. Buddhism is the 4th largest religion and the fastest growing in Europe and North America.

Answer 7

There is between 300-500 million followers.

Answer 8

About 400,000.

6% of the worlds population

Answer 9

There are approximately 300 million Buddhists (followers of Buddhism) in the world. That's 6% of the world population!

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