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by John Wilson on November 8th, 2005

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In recorded history, what religion has been the most popular (% of world population) for the longest period of time?

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  • by prustage on June 24th, 2006

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    Here is the current "Top 20" chart rundown:

    Christianity 2,039 million 32%
    Islam 1,226 million 19%
    No religion 925 million 14%
    Hinduism 828 million 13%
    Chinese folk rel. 390 million 6%
    Buddhism 364 million 6%
    Tribal Religions 232 million 4%
    New religions. 103 million 2%
    Sikhism 23.8 million <1%
    Judaism 14.5 million <1%
    Spiritism 12.6 million <1%
    Baha'i Faith 7.4 million <1%
    Confucianism 6.3 million <1%
    Jainism 4.3 million <1%
    Zoroastrianism 2.7 million <1%
    Shinto 2.7 million <1%
    Taoism 2.7 million <1%
    Other 1.1 million <1%
    Wicca 0.5 million? <1%

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    • Thanx, That's realy helpful.

      Happy Hunting =]

      Ellei

      by Ellei on January 18th, 2009

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