10 Religions with the World's Largest Adherents

Humans have known religion for a long time. Together with it, new religions and some ancient religions have become extinct due to the abandonment of their adherents.

But in the modern era, there are some great religions that become the belief of almost all the people of the world. And among the various religions with its various teachings, the ten religions below represent the religion with the largest adherents in the world.

10 - Jews (Approximately 18 Million Adherents)

Judaism is a unique belief shared by Jewish people / people (especially those in present-day Israel). Judaism recognizes the omnipotent God who is believed to be the creator of the universe and the savior of Israel from the cruelty of the ancient Egyptians.

9 - Sikhs (Approximately 25 Million Adherents)

Sikhism or Sikhism is a religious belief that was originally born and developed in Punjab, India. But now, Sikhs have been found throughout the world, especially areas with large Indian communities such as Malaysia or India.

8 - Shinto (Approximately 27-65 Million Adherents)

Shinto is one of the exclusive beliefs of the Japanese nation. Even the Shinto religion became the official religion of Japan since the Meiji Restoration era until the end of World War II. Shinto belief recognizes the existence of 'us' which can be analogous to god, holy spirit or other spiritual form.

7 - Traditional Chinese Confidence (Approximately 400 Million Adherents)

Traditional Chinese beliefs are a form of philosophy and theology rooted in Chinese traditions and beliefs. This belief is usually unaffiliated with a particular religion and sometimes combines or combines traditional Chinese beliefs in which there is a philosophy of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

6 - Indigenous / Traditional Religion (Approximately 450 Million Adherents)

Traditional beliefs here are meant for groups of believers rooted in local cultural traditions. Such beliefs are commonly found in areas such as Africa, Latin America and Asia. In Indonesia itself, adat trust is also still found in some areas.

5 - Buddha (Approximately 500 Million adherents)

Buddhism is often regarded as a philosophy to true enlightenment. This religion was originally taught and disseminated by Siddharta Gautama. The spread of Buddhism itself is stronger and deeply rooted in Asia such as China, Thailand and Cambodia.

4 - Hindu (Approximately 1 billion adherents)

Hinduism is one of the very old religions. Originally Hindu beliefs originated from India which was the development of the Aryan Brahmanism. Hinduism is also the oldest religion that still survive until now with its followers who are majority in India.

3 - Agnostic (About 1.1 billion adherents)

In contrast to other beliefs, Agnostic is a belief or philosophical philosophy in which the existence of god is there but man can not possibly reach and define the form of the god itself. In other words, agnostics believe in a god but do not define what god form itself is and what it is.

2 - Islam (About 1.6 billion adherents)

Islam is a religion taught by Prophet Muhammad SAW from the Bani Quraysh. Islam then became one of the greatest and most influential religions in the world with its followers scattered throughout the world. Countries like Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are the countries with the majority Muslim population.

1 - Christian (About 2.1 Billion)

Christianity is a doctrine where they believe that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Messiah who will be the savior and redeemer of mankind. Christianity itself has several great schools like catholic, protestant and orthodox. Continental Europe and America are the two continents with the largest Christians.