Which is the largest religion? Which religion is the youngest?

Answer 1

Christianity is currently the largest religion in the world. It is followed by about 33% of all people -- a percentage that has remained stable for decades. ...
http://www.google.com/search?q=largest+religion&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

The newest religion! They are being started all the time.

Answer 2

You need to be more detailed in your question. Do you mean major religion or can a branch of a religion apply? The largest major religion in the world is Christianity. The largest individual branch of any religion is Roman Catholicism (which has 1 billion followers in the world). No idea what the youngest religion is as new religions spring up literally every day. There are thousands of branches of Protestant Christianity in the USA alone.

Answer 3

I would think Christianity is the largest religion... though it does appear it is losing ground. The youngest religion is Wicca... it was started in the late 40's (officially) in England... it came to America in the late 50's - early 60's. The earliest writings concerning Wicca directly is fiction books, one written by Gerald Gardner (the original founder of Wicca) in the late 30's (I think it came out in 39, but I could be wrong). The concepts behind Wicca are older than Christianity, but the religion itself is still very young.

Answer 4

Christianity is still the largest numerically. The youngest major world religion is the Baha'i Faith. My religion, the worship of the Great Goddess, Isis, is the oldest continuously practiced religion on earth.

Answer 5

Religion is a collection of ideology by mankind over the period of time. Religion is used by the mankind for the benefit of mankind himself. Its is self-regulated, self-imposed restriction. To define which is the largest religion or the youngest religion largely depends its usage. Some religion are being followed religiously by mankind since time immemorial. Some set of rules are created currently so as to form or lead a way for mankind to adhere.

Answer 6

The religion with the highest number of adherents is Christianity. Of the religions nowadays recognised as "World Religions", the Baha'is are the youngest.

Answer 7

"The youngest of the world’s independent religions, the Faith founded by Bahá’u’lláh ".

"Founded a century and a half ago, the Bahá’í Faith is today among the fastest-growing of the world’s religions. With more than five million followers, who reside in virtually every nation on earth, it is the second-most widespread faith, surpassing every religion but Christianity in its geographic reach. Bahá’ís reside in more than 100,000 localities around the world, an expansion that reflects their dedication to the ideal of world citizenship."

Answer 8

Youngest official religion?

Possibly Pastafarianism (Worship of the Flying Spaghetti Monster) ..... or if we're being a bit more serious, though only a bit... Jedi.


Largest is Christianity. Theres no escaping that. Its had its filthy claws dug firmly into this planet for centuries... though its on the decline... and gradually being beaten back by the even more grubby claws of Islam.

Answer 9

I just thought up a religion in my head just now, so it would be the youngest. Though, now I've forgotten it.

From the CIA World Factbook:
Christians 33.03% (of which Roman Catholics 17.33%, Protestants 5.8%, Orthodox 3.42%, Anglicans 1.23%), Muslims 20.12%, Hindus 13.34%, Buddhists 5.89%, Sikhs 0.39%, Jews 0.23%, other religions 12.61%, non-religious 12.03%, atheists 2.36% (2004 est.)

Answer 10

I think Christianity, with Islam right behind.
As for the youngest, Harri-Krishna I think is, it got started in the 60's