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Religions with the Most Followers

(subject to error of unknown percentage given the imperfection
 with which sociologists can count such scattered populations) 

Christianity, 2.1 billion, 33 percent
Islam, 1.3 billion, 20 percent
Non-religious, 1.1 billion, 16 percent
Hinduism, 781 million, 14 percent
Chinese traditional, 394 million, 6 percent
Buddhism, 324 million, 6 percent
African animist, 300 million, 6 percent
Sikhism, 23 million, 0.4 percent
Juche (North Korea), 19 million, 0.3 percent
Judaism, 14 million, 0.2 percent
Baha'ism, 7 million, 0.1 percent