Where do Buddhists live in the world today?

Answer 1

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 2

Buddhism is primarily found in Asian countries, where it was originally founded by Siddhartha Gautama, born in Nepal. As one source says, "Today, Buddhism has spread to almost all the countries of the world, with the population of Buddhists estimated to be around 350 million. Out of these, almost half the number practice Mahayana tradition. The largest population of Buddhist is in China, while, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar have the highest proportion of Buddhists in their population. The religion is also becoming quite widespread in America, Australia and United Kingdom."

Answer 3

Buddhism is practiced around the world with major centres in Asia. In western countries it is among the fastest growing religions. Overall there are an estimated range 350millions 1 billion Buddhists world wide, 4th in size following Christianity, Islam and Hinduism.

Answer 4

Most of them are in Asian countries such as China or India.

Answer 5

With the possible exception of some strict moslem countries Buddhism is found almost everywhere in the world.