I found this to be informative for those who may want a quick reference as to the major religions and/or religious beliefs throughout the world. As a point of reference, I belong to the third category on the list.
Whenever I see one of these charts I am always amazed at the relatively small Jewish population, and yet how influential and instrumental they are in the global picture, more specifically in the Middle East. TGO
Refer to information below. Source: Wikipedia
| Religion | Population | Religious text | Type | Holy city | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 2 billion | Bible | Abrahamic | Jerusalem/Vatican City (Catholicism only) | Levant, 1st century | |
| Islam | 1.3 billion | Quran | Abrahamic | Mecca | Mecca around 610 | |
| Atheism | 1.1 billion | none | N/A | none | N/A | |
| Hinduism | 900 million | Vedas | Indian | Varanasi | Around 1700–1100 BCE, North India | |
| Chinese folk religion | 394 million | Taoic | ||||
| Buddhism | 360 million | Tripiṭaka | Indian | Bodh Gaya, | 5th century BCE, India | |
| Sikhism | 23 million | Guru Granth Sahib | Indian | Amritsar | Around 1490, Punjab | |
| Judaism | 14 million | Tanakh | Abrahamic | Jerusalem | Around 1500 BCE | |
| Spiritism | 11 million | none | 1850s | |||
| Falun Gong | 10 million | Zhuan Falun, writings by Master Li | Taoic | China | 1992 | |
| Bahá’í | 5-7 million | Aqdas | Abrahamic | Acre | Iran , in 1844 | |
| Cao Dai | 4-6 million | Caodai canon | Taoic | Tay Ninh | Vietnam | |
| Confucianism | 4-6 million | Analects | Taoic | Qufu | China 551–478 BCE | |
| New Age | 5 million | New religious movement | 19th century | |||
| Deism | Unknown | none | N/A | none | Ancient history |
