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