History 111  David C. Hanson, Virginia Western Com. College Major World Religions

Religion	Founded	Primary Regions	Est. Followers
Christianity	030	Americas, Europe	1.8 billion
Islam	620	Middle East and Africa	1.5 billion
Hinduism	1000 BCE	Indian subcontinent	1.2 billion
Buddhism	450 BCE	Indian, East Asia	400 million
Judaism	1000 BCE	Israel, North America, Europe	20 million
Sikhism	1400	India, Southeast Asia	15 million
Jainism	400 BCE	India and East Africa	10 million
Bahá'í Faith	1840	India, Iran, Africa	7.6 million
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