Major Religions of the World
Ranked by Number of Adherents
(Sizes shown are approximate estimates,
and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not
providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical
in perspective.)
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Christianity: 2.1 billion
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Islam: 1.3 billion
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Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
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Hinduism: 900 million
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Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
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Buddhism: 376 million
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primal-indigenous: 300 million
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African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
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Sikhism: 23 million
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Juche: 19 million
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Spiritism: 15 million
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Judaism: 14 million
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Baha'i: 7 million
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Jainism: 4.2 million
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Shinto: 4 million
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Cao Dai: 4 million
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Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
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Tenrikyo: 2 million
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Neo-Paganism: 1 million
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Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
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Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
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Scientology: 500 thousand
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