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World Religions
| Religion |
Date
Founded |
Sacred
Texts |
Members |
%
of World |
| Atheists |
No
date |
None |
211
million |
4% |
| Baha'i
Faith |
1863
CE |
Most
Holy Book |
4
million |
<1% |
| Buddhism |
523
BCE |
The
Tritaka |
362
million |
6%
(stable) |
| Chinese
folk religions |
270
BCE |
None |
188
million |
4% |
| Christianity |
30
CE |
The
Bible |
2,015
million |
33%
(dropping) |
| Confucianism |
520
BCE |
Lun
Yu |
5
million |
<1% |
| Hinduism |
1,500
BCE |
The
Veda |
786
million |
13%
(stable) |
| Islam |
622
CE |
Qur'an
& Hadith |
1,215
million |
20%
(growing) |
| Jainism |
570
BCE |
Siddhanta,
Pakrit |
3
million |
<1% |
| Judaism |
No
consensus |
Torah,
Talmud |
18
million |
<1% |
| New
Asian religions |
Various |
Various |
106
million |
2% |
| No
religion |
No
date |
None |
925
million |
15%
(dropping) |
| Other |
Various |
Various |
19
million |
<1% |
| Sikhism |
1500
CE |
Guru
Granth Sahib |
16
million |
<1% |
| Shamanism |
Prehistory |
Oral
Tradition |
12
million |
<1% |
| Shinto |
500
CE |
Kojika,
Nohon Shoki |
3
million |
<1% |
| Spiritism |
|
|
7
million |
<1% |
| Tribal
Religions |
Prehistory |
Oral
tradition |
91
million |
2% |
| Zoroastrianism |
No
consensus |
Avesta |
0.2
million |
<1% |
the above information is adapted from
http://www.religioustolerance.org