The main religions of the world

Principal religions of the world
This is the top eight religions of the world arranged according to the numbers of followers.

Religion	Cultural tradition	Number of followers in millions	Regions
Christianity	Abrahamic religions	2,000 – 2,200	Predominant in the Western world (Europe, the Americas, Oceania), Sub-Saharan Africa, the Philippines, and South Korea. Minorities worldwide.
Islam	Abrahamic religions	1,570–1,650	Middle East, Northern Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, Western Africa, Malay Archipelago with large population centers existing in Eastern Africa, Balkan Peninsula, Russia and China.
Hinduism	Indian religions	828–1,000	South Asia, Bali, Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, and among the overseas Indian communities
Buddhism	Indian religions	400–1,500	South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and some regions of Russia.
Folk religions	Folk religions	600?	Africa, Asia, Americas
Chinese folk religions(including Taoism andConfucianism)	Chinese Religions	400?	East Asia, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia.
Shinto	Japanese Religions	27–65	Japan
Sikhism	Indian religions	24–28	Indian subcontinent, Australasia, Northern America, Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom and Western Europe.
Judaism	Abrahamic religions	14–18	srael and the worldwide Jewish diaspora (mostly North America, South America, Europe, and Asia).