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Major world religions

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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)
  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.