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The number of adherents to Buddhism is usually given as about 500 million worldwide.

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6%, though understanding buddhism it is not visual , tangible or a thing to count

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Buddhism in the world is practiced by an estimated 488 million, 495 million, or 535 million people as of the 2010s, representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population.

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Approximately a billion

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About 330 million.

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