World’s Religion Breakdown
These religions are ranked by the number of followers they have
Religion | Date Founded | Sacred Texts | Membership 5 | % of World 6 |
Christianity | 30 CE | The Bible | 2,039 million | 32% (dropping) |
Islam | 622 CE | Qur’an & Hadith | 1,570 million | 22% (growing) |
Hinduism | 1500 BCE with truly ancient roots | Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, & Rig Veda | 950 million | 13% (stable) |
No religion (Note 1) |
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None | 775 million | 12% (dropping) |
Chinese folk religion | 270 BCE | None | 390 million | 6% |
Buddhism | 523 BCE | The Tripitaka (consisting of the Vinaya, the Sutras, and the Abhidharma) | 350 – 1,600 million (2) | 6% (stable?) |
Tribal Religions, Shamanism, Animism | Prehistory | Oral tradition | 232 million | 4% |
Atheists | No date | None | 150 million | 2% |
New religions. | Various | Various | 103 million | 2% |
Sikhism | 1500 CE | Guru Granth Sahib | 23.8 million | |
Judaism | Note 3 | Torah, Tanach, & Talmud | 14.5 million | |
Spiritism | 12.6 million | |||
Baha’i Faith | 1863 CE | Alkitab Alaqdas | 7.4 million | |
Confucianism | 520 BCE | Lun Yu | 6.3 million | |
Jainism | 570 BCE | Siddhanta, Pakrit | 4.3 million | |
Zoroastrianism | 600 to 6000 BCE | Avesta | 2.7 million | |
Shinto | 500 CE | Kojiki, Nohon Shoki | 2.7 million | |
Taoism Note 4 | 550 BCE | Tao-te-Ching | 2.7 million | |
Other | Various | Various | 1.1 million | |
Wicca Note 5 | 800 BCE, 1940 CE | None | 0.5 million? |
Other Older Reports Also Show That
Other Reports About Distribution Of Different religions in different countries