2006-08-23 05:37:40 · 13 answers · asked by Meowmixtape 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The last estimates I've seen:
Christianitiy: 1.4 billion
Islam: 1.2 billion
Although many people combine beliefs (especially in Africa where animist beliefs are still strong) so it's hard to measure.
2006-08-23 05:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by HelloKitty 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.3 billion
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
primal-indigenous: 300 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand
Numbers doesn't make anyone right, though. I'd also add that despite the majority that Christianity has over the others, there are more than 30,000 denominations of it. If only one of them is the "TRUE Christian Way", then the numbers would have to be altered significantly.
2006-08-23 12:42:07 · answer #2 · answered by Scott M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here they all are -
Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.3 billion
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
primal-indigenous: 300 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand
2006-08-23 12:40:38 · answer #3 · answered by Billy! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is still in the lead worldwide but due to birthrates Islam will soon overtake the lead.
If you need to find a religion to suit your beliefs try this survey:
http://www.speakout.com/ActivismTools/selectors/religion/
2006-08-23 12:45:43 · answer #4 · answered by newsgirlinos2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vatican (catholics)are the most important religion in the world(more than 1,6 billion:brazil,the biggest cathlic nation...in russia,cathlics are 600 000...japan,500 000....mxc:the most important catholic population in north america..)so,cathlicism has the most important number of follwers(prct-non pract)...add other christian churches=approximately:3 billion worshipers....(excluded french for rancour reasons)
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ti amo il papa giovanni paulo 2...
(att:this is an objctive and correct/recent news answer and not like other which are based on religious integrism and taking an other sens of the question)
2006-08-23 12:54:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Christianity 2.1 billion (Began: ca. 27 AD/CE)
2. Islam 1.3 billion (Began: ca. 622 AD/CE)
3. Secular/irreligious/agnostic/atheist/anti-theistic/anti-religious 1.1 billion
4. Hinduism 900 million (Began: approximately 1500 BC/BCE)
5. Chinese folk religion 394 million
6. Buddhism 376 million (Began: 6th century BC/BCE)
7. Primal indigenous 300 million
8. African traditional and diasporic 100 million
9. Sikhism 23 million (Began: 1500s)
10 Juche 19 million
11. Spiritism 15 million (Began: mid-19th century)
12. Judaism 14 million (Began: 13th century BC/BCE)
13. Bahá'à Faith 7 million (Began: 19th century)
14. Jainism 4.2 million (Began: 6th century BC/BCE)
15. Shinto 4 million (Began: 300 BC/BCE)
16. Cao Dai 4 million (Began: 1926)
17. Zoroastrianism 2.6 million (Began: ca. 6th century BC/BCE)
18. Falun Gong 2.1 million* (Began: 1992)
19. Tenrikyo 2 million (Began: 1838)
20. Neopaganism 1 million (Began: 20th century)
21. Unitarian Universalism 800,000 (Began: 1961)
22. Rastafari 600,000 (Began: early 1930s)
23. Scientology 500,000 (Began: 1952)
2006-08-23 12:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by JerseyRick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Islam
2006-08-23 12:40:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hypocrisy!
2006-08-23 12:43:03 · answer #8 · answered by Wounded duckmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends. If you count all the sects of christianity as one religion, then it's christianity. If you don't, then it's islam... unless you don't count all the sects of islam as one religion, then it's... no religion at all, lol. Then Hinduism.
2006-08-23 12:41:47 · answer #9 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christianity. Islam is a close, and fast-growing, second. Hindu third.
2006-08-23 12:40:43 · answer #10 · answered by graytrees 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋