Religions in the World
The Indian subcontinent was the source of major religions including Hinduism, Jainism Buddhism and Sikhism. Islam is widely considered as the fastest growing religion in Europe due primarily to immigration and above average birth rates. Buddhism has always been seen as the most peaceful religion.
List of Major Religions in the World
The table and the pie chart gave the list of religions around the world. We have divided it into two categories one is major religion and other is Medium Size Religion
What are Major Religions in the World?
| Religion | Number of followers (in millions) | Cultural tradition | Founded |
| Christianity |
2,200 |
Abrahamic religions | Middle East |
| Islam |
1,703 |
Abrahamic religions | Middle East |
| Hinduism |
1,100 |
Indian religions (Dharmic) | Indian subcontinent |
| Buddhism |
488 |
Indian religions (Dharmic) | Indian subcontinent |
Religions in the World pie chart statistics list
List of Medium-Sized Religions in the World
|
Religion |
Other name |
Number of followers (in millions) |
Cultural tradition |
Founded |
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Taoism |
Daoism |
12–173 |
Chinese religions |
China |
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Shinto |
100 |
Japanese religions |
Japan |
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Falun Gong |
80–100 |
Chinese religions |
China, 20th century |
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Sikhism |
30 |
Indian religions (Dharmic) |
Indian subcontinent, 15th century |
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Judaism |
17 |
Abrahamic religions |
Levant (Middle East) |
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Korean shamanism |
Muism/Sinism/Shingyo |
5–15 |
Korean religions |
Korea |
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Caodaism |
5–9 |
Vietnamese religions |
Vietnam, 20th century |
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Babi & Baha’i faiths |
5–7.3 |
Abrahamic religions |
Iran, 19th century |
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Tenriism |
5 |
Japanese religions |
Japan, 19th century |
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Jainism |
4.2 |
Indian religions (Dharmic) |
Indian subcontinent, 7th to 9th century BC |
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Cheondoism |
3–4 |
Korean religions |
Korea, 19th century |
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Hoahaoism |
1.5–3 |
Vietnamese religions |
Vietnam, 20th century |
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Zoroastrianism. |
2.6 |
are Parsees who now thought to live in the Middle East |
Religions in the World – Question and Answers
Which religion in the world has the most followers?
The Indian subcontinent was the source of major religions including Hinduism, Jainism Buddhism and Sikhism. We have listed below the religions with the most followers in order: (1) Christianity: About 2.3 billion followers. About 50% of Christians are Roman Catholics.
What is the fastest growing religion in Asia?
Islam is widely considered as the fastest growing religion in Europe due primarily to immigration and above average birth rates. Between 2010-2015 the Muslim fertility rate in Europe was (2.1), On the other hand, the fertility rate in Europe as a whole was (1.6).
Which is the most powerful god in Hindu?
The Vaishnava, Shaiva and Shakta schools profess Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and the Divine Mother Shakti as the supreme power respectively.
What is a pantheistic God?
Pantheism is the belief that all reality is identical with divinity, or that everything composes an all-encompassing, immanent God.
Who is the greatest god in the world?
The other two gods that are in the triumvirate are the Brahma and Vishnu Hindu gods.
Who is the God of powerful?
Shiva is ‘shakti’ or power, Shiva is the destroyer, the most powerful god of the Hindu pantheon and one of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity. Known by many names -Mahadeva, Mahayogi, Pashupati, Nataraja, Bhairava, Vishwanath, Bhava, Bhole Nath – Lord Shiva is perhaps the most complex of Hindu deities.
What is it called when someone believes in all religions?
Omnism is the recognition and respect of all religions; those who hold this belief are called monists (or Omnists)
What is the immanence of God?
Another meaning of immanence is the quality of being contained within, or remaining within the boundaries of a person, of the world, or of the mind. This meaning is more common within Christian and other monotheist theology, in which the one God is considered to transcend his creation.
Who is the strongest God?
He is the most powerful Olympian god, after Zeus. Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus, he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, to share the power of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead.
Who is better Zeus or Poseidon?
Zeus and Poseidon are both similar in the ways that they both think that they’re realm is better than each other and they also are both stronger in their own realm; However, they are different in the way that Zeus is the Ruler of the Olympian gods and Poseidon is just the god of the sea.
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