Ranking of the religions with the most followers in the world
This list presents in order the largest religious groups in the world, indicating in each one of them the estimated number of followers.
# | Religion | Followers [source] | Cultural Tradition | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christianity | 2,400,000,000 | Abrahamic religions | Middle East |
| 2 | Islam | 1,900,000,000 | Abrahamic religions | Arabia (Middle East) |
| 3 | Hinduism | 1,200,000,000 | Indian religions | Indian subcontinent |
| 4 | Buddhism | 500,000,000 | Indian religions | Indian subcontinent |
| 5 | Folk religion | 400,000,000 | Regional | Worldwide |
| 6 | Shinto | 100,000,000 | Japanese religions | Japan |
| 7 | Taoism | 12,000,000 - 173,000,000 | Chinese religions | China |
| 8 | Vodou | 60,000,000 | African religions | Benin (Dahomey) |
| 9 | Sikhism | 30,000,000 | Indian religions | Indian subcontinent, 15th century |
| 10 | Judaism | 14,500,000 | Abrahamic religions | The Levant (Middle East) |
| 11 | Spiritism | 5,000,000 - 15,000,000 | New religious movements | France |
| 12 | Korean shamanism | 5,000,000 - 15,000,000 | Korean religions | Korea |
| 13 | Caodaism | 5,000,000 - 9,000,000 | Vietnamese religions | Vietnam, 20th century |
| 14 | Confucianism | 6,000,000 - 7,000,000 | Chinese religions | China |
| 15 | Baháʼí Faith | 5,000,000 - 7,300,000 | Abrahamic religions | Iran, 19th century |
| 16 | Jainism | 4,000,000 - 5,000,000 | Indian religions | Indian subcontinent, 7th to 9th century BCE |
| 17 | Cheondoism | 3,000,000 - 4,000,000 | Korean religions | Korea, 19th century |
| 18 | Hoahaoism | 1,500,000 - 3,000,000 | Vietnamese religions | Vietnam, 20th century |
| 19 | Tenriism | 1,200,000 | Japanese religions | Japan, 19th century |
| 20 | Druze | 1,000,000 | Abrahamic religions | Egypt, 9th century |