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Religions of the World

Christianity:

• Date founded: 30 AD
• Sacred texts: The Bible
• Membership: 2.30 Million
• Percentage of world: 32%
• Status:  Dropping

Islam:

• Date founded: 622 AD
• Sacred texts: Qura’an and Hadith
• Membership: 1.570 Million
• Percentage of world: 22%
• Status: Growing

Hinduism:

• Date founded: 1500 BC with truly ancient roots
• Sacred texts: Bhagwad Gita, Ramyana, Upanishads and Rig Veda
• Membership: 950 Million
• Percentage of world: 13%
• Status: Stable

No religion:

• Sacred texts: None
• Membership: 775 Million
• Percentage of world: 12%
• Status:  Dropping

Chinese Folk religion:

• Date founded: 270 BC
• Sacred texts: None
• Membership: 350 Million
• Percentage of world: 6%
• Status:  Stable

Budhism:

• Date founded: 523 BC
• Sacred texts:The Tripitaka and Sutras
• Membership: 350 Million
• Percentage of world: 6%
• Status: Stable

 

Tribal religions, Shamanism, Animism:

• Date founded: Prehistory
• Sacred texts: Oral Tradition
• Membership: 232 Million
• Percentage of world: 4%

 

Atheists:

• Date founded: No date
• Sacred texts: None
• Membership: 150 Million
• Percentage of world: 2%

 

Sikhism:

• Date founded: 1500 AD
• Sacred texts: Guru Granth Sahib
• Membership: 23.8 Million
• Percentage of world: <1%

 

Judaism:

• Date founded: 1300 BC
• Sacred texts: Torah, Tanach and Talmud
• Membership: 14.5 Million
• Percentage of world: <1%

 

Bahali Faith:

• Date founded: 1863 AD
• Sacred texts: Alkitab alaqdas
• Membership: 7.4 Million
• Percentage of world: <1%

 

Confucianism:

• Date founded: 520 BC
• Sacred texts: Lun Yu, The Analects
• Membership: 6.3 Million
• Percent: <1%

 

Jainism:

• Date founded: 570 BC
• Sacred texts: Sidhanta, Pakrit
• Membership: 4.3 Million
• Percent: <1%

 

Zoroastrianism:

• Date founded: 600 – 6000BC
• Sacred texts: Avesta
• Membership: 2.7 Million
• Percent: <1%

 

Shinto:

• Date founded: 500 AD
• Sacred texts: Kojiki, Nohon Shoki
• Membership: 2.7 Million
• Percent: <1%

 

Taoism:

• Date founded: 550 BC
• Sacred texts: Tao-te-Ching
• Membership: 2.7 Million
• Percent: <1%