World Religion As You Know

Christianity is an Abrahamic religion that began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the mid-1st century. Originating in Judea, it quickly spread to Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Egypt, Ethiopia and India, and by the end of the 4th century had become the official state church of the Roman Empire. Following the Age of Discovery, Christianity spread to the Americas, Australasia, sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world through missionary work and colonization.

Christianity has played a prominent role in the shaping of Western civilization. It is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, who serves as the focal point for the religion. Its the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion followers, or 33% of the global population, known as Christians.

Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as the Messiah (the Christ) was prophesied in the Old Testament.

Throughout its history, Christianity has weathered schisms and theological disputes that have resulted in many distinct churches and denominations. Worldwide, the three largest branches of Christianity are the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the various denominations of Protestantism. The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches broke communion with each other in the East–West Schism of 1054; Protestantism came into existence in the Reformation of the 16th century, splitting from the Catholic Church.

List of the world different religion and their population/percentage 

Religion Adherents Percentage

Christianity 2.4 billion 33.50%

Islam 1.6 billion 22.32%

Secular /Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist 1.1 billion 15.35%

Hinduism 1 billion 13.95%

Chinese traditional religion[c] 394 million 5.50%

Buddhism 376 million 5.25%

Ethnic religions excluding some in separate categories 300 million 4.19%

African traditional religions 100 million 1.40%

Sikhism 30 million 0.32%

Spiritism 15 million 0.21%

Judaism 14 million 0.20%

Bahá'í 7.0 million 0.10%

Jainism 4.2 million 0.06%

Shinto 4.0 million 0.06%

Cao Dai 4.0 million 0.06%

Zoroastrianism 2.6 million 0.04%

Tenrikyo 2.0 million 0.02%

Neo-Paganism 1.0 million 0.01%

Unitarian Universalism 0.8 million 0.01%

Rastafarianism 0.6 million 0.01%

total 7167 million 100%