Christianity is the largest religion in the world, it has 2.2 billion people that follows the religion. the believers are christians. Europe, North and South America, and Southern Africa are the places were this religion is practiced. There are many different denominations such as Baptist, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox. the founder is Jesus Christ, their holy book is called the Bible.
Islam is the second largest religion in the world with 1.5 billion followers. They are called muslims. Indonesia, Middle East, and North America are the places where this religion is practiced. there are two denominations of this religion called Sunnis and Shitte, Shitte has 10% of the followers while Sunnis has 75-90%. They're holy book is called the Quran.
Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with 1.1 billion followers. The followers are called Hindus. India and Niger are the places where this religion is practiced. They're holy book is the Vedas. They don't have a distinct father it's more like a way of life than a strict set of rules. They also belief in reincarnation.
Buddhism might be the fourth biggest religion in the world but the estimates vary from 500 million to 1.5 billion followers. They are called Buddhists. Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan are the places where these religions are practiced. There are four denominations, Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and Amidist. They follow the 8 noble truths to reach Nirvana, which is complete enlightenment.
Judaism is the ninth largest religion in the world with 14-18 million followers. The follower are called Jews and the places where this religion is practiced are Israel and the United States. they are monotheistic (believe in one God). They go by the first five books of the Bible, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
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