How Many Religions Are There in the World

There are 20 major religions that we listed. The exact number is more than we listed because there are a lot of beliefs and religions all around the world.

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Major Religions Chart

Religion Date Founded Sacred Texts Membership
Christianity 30 CE The Bible 2,039 million
Islam 622 CE Qur’an & Hadith 1,570 million
Hinduism 1500 BCE with truly ancient roots Bhagavad-Gita,
Upanishads, & Rig Veda
950 million
No religion None 775 million
Chinese folk religion 270 BCE None 390 million
Buddhism 523 BCE The Tripitaka 350 – 1,600 million
Tribal Religions,
Shamanism,
Animism
Prehistory Oral tradition 232 million
Atheists No date None 150 million
New religions. Various Various 103 million
Sikhism 1500 CE Guru Granth Sahib 23.8 million
Judaism Note 3 Torah, Tanach, & Talmud 14.5 million
Spiritism 12.6 million
Baha’i Faith 1863 CE Alkitab Alaqdas 7.4 million
Confucianism 520 BCE Lun Yu 6.3 million
Jainism 570 BCE Siddhanta, Pakrit 4.3 million
Zoroastrianism 600 to 6000 BCE Avesta 2.7 million
Shinto 500 CE Kojiki, Nohon Shoki 2.7 million
Taoism Note 4 550 BCE Tao-te-Ching 2.7 million
Other Various Various 1.1 million
Wicca Note 5 800 BCE, 1940 CE None 0.5 million?

Source : religious tolerance


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