According to an article at riseofthevegan,com:

“Veganism is growing rapidly around and the world, and now we know that six percent of Americans identify as vegan - up from only one percent in 2014 according to a highly regarded industry report released this month.”

That claim represents the highest percentage of vegans in the US population that I have ever read. Most often I read statistics that estimate the percentage of the US population enjoying strictly vegan diet to be less that 1%.

Vegan Lifestyle Around the World

According to VeganSociety.com:

“At least 542,000 people in Britain are now following a vegan diet and never consume any animal products including meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs and honey. This is a whopping increase since the last estimate of 150,000 ten years ago.”

According to a recent article in The Guardian:

“Spanish people have a reputation as diehard meat eaters. But in recent years, as the number of vegan or vegetarian restaurants in Spain has doubled, there are signs of change.” The author continues, “The idea that we should, at the very least, eat less meat is increasingly common in Spain, as in many other parts of Europe.”

MercyForAnimals.com reports that nearly 10% of the population of Sweden enjoy a vegan lifestyle.

Google Trends shows massive 90 per cent increase in ‘vegan’ searches

www.plantbasednews.com reports:

The internet is the first stop for many when it comes to research, and data released by Google Trends

shows a huge leap in the number of UK searches for ‘vegan’ between 2015 and 2016 (it’s too early to look at commensurate data for 2017).

Despite it being difficult to find a definitive answer for the specific number of people enjoying a vegan lifestyle in the world, research I performed indicates a significant upward trend in the interest in and adoption of a vegan nutrition over the past 5 years.