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Major world religions

There are generally considered to be twelve major world religions:

  1. Christianity 2.1 billion (Catholicism: 1 billion; Protestantism: 775 million, Eastern Orthodoxy: 240 million) [The arithmetic is incorrect on this line. Could someone with access to the data correct it?]
  2. Islam 1.1 billion
  3. Hinduism 1.05 billion
  4. Confucianism 400 million
  5. Buddhism 350 million
  6. Taoism 50 million
  7. Shinto 30 million
  8. Judaism 12 million
  9. Sikhism 9 million
  10. Jainism 6 million
  11. Bábí and Bahá'í faiths
  12. Zoroastrianism

Source of statistics: Worldwatch Institute

See also: Religions of the world.


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