Thus Muslims are a local (in India) large minority only and a growing world wide majority, Christians are a local (in India) large minority and a dropping world majority.
Thus Hindus are only a local majority and a world-wide large minority.
It is a point for all hyphenated-secularists to note! Hindus have no country other than India left!
Source for Table : http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm
| Religion | Date Founded | Sacred Texts | Membership 5 | % of World 6 |
| Christianity | 30 CE | The Bible | 2,039 million | 32% (dropping) |
| Islam | 622 CE | Qur’an & Hadith | 1,570 million | 22% (growing) |
| Hinduism | 1500 BCEwith truly ancient roots*This date should be something like 17000 BCE or earlier – Satya | Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, & Rig Veda*All Vedas, Puranas, Upapuranas and Itihasas must also be included – Satya | 950 million | 13% (stable) |
| No religion (Note 1) |
- | None | 775 million | 12% (dropping) |
| Chinese folk religion | 270 BCE | None | 390 million | 6% |
| Buddhism | 523 BCE | The Tripitaka (consisting of the Vinaya, the Sutras, and the Abhidharma) | 350 – 1,600 million (2) | 6% (stable?) |
| Tribal Religions, Shamanism, Animism | Prehistory | Oral tradition | 232 million | 4% |
| Atheists | No date | None | 150 million | 2% |
| New religions. | Various | Various | 103 million | 2% |
| Sikhism | 1500 CE | Guru Granth Sahib | 23.8 million | <1% |
| Judaism | Note 3 | Torah, Tanach, & Talmud | 14.5 million | <1% |
| Spiritism | 12.6 million | <1% | ||
| Baha’i Faith | 1863 CE | Alkitab Alaqdas | 7.4 million | <1% |
| Confucianism | 520 BCE | Lun Yu | 6.3 million | <1% |
| Jainism | 570 BCE | Siddhanta, Pakrit | 4.3 million | <1% |
| Zoroastrianism | 600 to 6000 BCE*This religion is post Upanishads – Satya | Avesta | 2.7 million | <1% |
| Shinto | 500 CE | Kojiki, Nohon Shoki | 2.7 million | <1% |
| Taoism Note 4 | 550 BCE | Tao-te-Ching | 2.7 million | <1% |
| Other | Various | Various | 1.1 million | <1% |
| Wicca Note 5 | 800 BCE, 1940 CE | None | 0.5 million? | <1% |
