Major religious groups

The 2020 global percentage of adherents by religion.[1]
  1. Christianity (28.8%)
  2. Islam (25.6%)
  3. Unaffiliated (24.2%)
  4. Hinduism (14.9%)
  5. Buddhism (4.10%)
  6. Other religions (2.40%)

The world's principal religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups, though this is not a uniform practice. This theory began in the 18th century with the goal of recognizing the relative degrees of civility in different societies,[2] but this concept of a ranking order has since fallen into disrepute in many contemporary cultures.

  1. ^ "How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ Masuzawa, Tomoko (2005). The Invention of World Religions. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-50989-1.
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