2006-06-20 15:43:06 · 15 answers · asked by Steve B 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are in the world
Christianity 2.1 billion
Islam 1.3 billion
Secular/Irreligious/Agnostic/A... 1.1 billion
Hinduism 900 million
Chinese folk religion 394 million
Buddhism 376 million, not including Chinese folk Religion (see also Buddhism by country)
Primal indigenous ("Pagan") 300 million
African traditional and diasporic 100 million
Sikhism 23 million
Juche 19 million
Spiritism 15 million
Judaism 14 million
Bahá'í Faith 7 million
Jainism 4.2 million
Shinto 4 million (see below)
Cao Dai 4 million
Tenrikyo 2 million
Neo-Paganism 1 million
Unitarian Universalism 800,000
Rastafari movement 600,000
Scientology 500,000
Zoroastrianism 180,000 to 250,000
2006-06-20 16:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by Layla 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Major Western religions are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Major Eastern religions are Hinduism and Buddhism.
A good sixth of the world consider themselves not religious at all.
2006-06-20 15:49:00 · answer #2 · answered by LCG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity- 2 billion
Islam- 1 billion
Hinduism- 600 million
Jewish- 8 million (usually gets a lot of attention even though it's like #8 as far as adherents go)
2006-06-20 15:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity, Judiasm, Buddism, and Islam.
2006-06-20 15:47:07 · answer #4 · answered by Alexanderthegreat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity, Judaism, Islam - the three most populous
2006-06-20 15:46:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity, Atheism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism , and muhammadism
2006-06-20 15:47:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
usually I mean Judiasm, Christianity, Islamic faiths, and sometimes Hinduism.
2006-06-20 15:47:24 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
2006-06-20 15:46:51 · answer #8 · answered by arabian_hottie_16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholics and the Jewish religion. both have very nice beliefs. Catholics believe Jesus was born and Jewish people are still waiting.
2006-06-20 15:52:32 · answer #9 · answered by TINKERBELLE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats funny.
2006-06-20 15:45:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋