How many people meditate globally?

No single global figure exists. WIN World Survey (2024): India 79%, US 54%, Mexico 55% meditate ‘at least sometimes’ (broad definition). Stricter data: US 18.3% past-year, UK 16% ever learned, Germany 15.1% lifetime, France 9% weekly. India’s estimated 234 million IDY 2023 participants dwarfs all others.