Religion↕ | Followers (B)↕ | Founded↕ | Origin Region↕ | Sacred Text↕ | Key Figure↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christianity | 2.4 | 1st century CE | Middle East | Bible | Jesus Christ |
Islam | 1.9 | 7th century CE | Arabian Peninsula | Quran | Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) |
Hinduism | 1.2 | ~1500 BCE | Indian Subcontinent | Vedas, Bhagavad Gita | Various (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva) |
Buddhism | 0.5 | 5th century BCE | Indian Subcontinent | Tripitaka | Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) |
Sikhism | 0.03 | 15th century CE | Punjab (South Asia) | Guru Granth Sahib | Guru Nanak |
Judaism | 0.015 | ~2000 BCE | Middle East | Torah, Talmud | Abraham, Moses |
Shinto | 0.004 | Ancient | Japan | Kojiki, Nihon Shoki | No single founder |
Taoism | 0.012 | 4th century BCE | China | Tao Te Ching | Laozi |
Confucianism | 0.006 | 5th century BCE | China | Analects | Confucius |
Jainism | 0.005 | 6th century BCE | India | Agamas | Mahavira |
Zoroastrianism | 0 | ~1000 BCE | Persia (Iran) | Avesta | Zoroaster |
Baha'i Faith | 0.008 | 19th century CE | Persia (Iran) | Kitab-i-Aqdas | Baha'u'llah |
Druze | 0.001 | 11th century CE | Egypt / Levant | Rasa'il al-Hikma | Hamza ibn Ali |
Rastafari | 0.001 | 1930s | Jamaica | Bible (King James) | Haile Selassie |
Tenrikyo | 0.002 | 1838 | Japan | Ofudesaki | Nakayama Miki |
Wicca | 0.001 | 1954 | England | Book of Shadows | Gerald Gardner |
Cao Dai | 0.004 | 1926 | Vietnam | Thanh Ngon Hiep Tuyen | Ngo Van Chieu |
Mandaeism | 0 | 1st century CE | Mesopotamia (Iraq) | Ginza Rabba | John the Baptist (revered) |
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