List of religions

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This is a list of the 309 best-known religions, ranked by reach: how many Wikipedia languages and sister sites have a page about each one.

#	Name	Year
1	ChristianityAbrahamic monotheistic religion	33
2	BuddhismIndian religion
3	HinduismReligion widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent
4	JudaismAbrahamic monotheistic ethnic religion of the Jews	501 BC
5	TaoismReligious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
6	ZoroastrianismIranian religion founded by Zoroaster	1500 BC
7	JainismIndian religion	501 BC
8	ConfucianismChinese ethical and philosophical system
9	ShintoA polytheistic and animistic religion originating in Japan
10	Baháʼí FaithMonotheistic religion revealed by Bahāʾullāh	1863
11	AnimismReligious worldview
12	LutheranismForm of Protestantism commonly associated with the teachings of Martin Luther	1517
13	Reformed ChristianityBranch of Protestantism	1519
14	RastafariMonotheistic Abrahamic religion
15	QuakersChristian denominational family (1652–)	1652
16	CatharismChristian dualist movement that thrived in some areas of Southern Europe	1100
17	WiccaModern syncretic pagan religion	1954
18	Religion of ancient EgyptSystem of polytheistic beliefs and rituals of ancient Egyptian
19	Modern paganismGroup of contemporary religious movements based on ancient European and Middle Eastern religions
20	TengrismOriginal religion of the Turkic and Mongolic peoples
21	Indian religionsReligions that originated in the Indian subcontinent	5001 BC
22	UnitarianismBelief that God is a singular person
23	Historical Vedic religion1500–500 BC Indo-Aryan religion of northwest India
24	Chinese folk religionTraditional Han Chinese religious belief systems
25	ThelemaOccult philosophy developed by Aleister Crowley	1904
26	Sumerian religionFirst religion of Mesopotamia region which is tangible by writing
27	CandombléAfro-Brazilian religion
28	YarsanismReligion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century
29	ArminianismTheological movement
30	Din-e IlahiSyncretic religion propounded by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582	1580
31	YazidismAncient monoteistic religion
32	DiscordianismReligion and subsequent philosophy based on the veneration or worship of Eris
33	Germanic paganismEthnic religion practiced by the Germanic peoples from the Iron Age until Christianisation
34	Unitarian UniversalismLiberal religion formed in 1961 by the merger of the Unitarians and the Universalists	1961
35	ZurvanismExtinct branch of Zoroastrianism
36	Proto-Indo-European mythologyMyths attributed to the Proto-Indo-Europeans
37	AtenismMonotheistic religion
38	BrahmanismSouth Asian religion
39	HanifIslamic term for a pre-Islamic Arabian monotheist
40	HeathenryModern Pagan religion modelled on pre-Christian Germanic traditions
41	Modern AsatruNeopagan religion inspired by Norse religion
42	Soka GakkaiJapanese Buddhist religious movement	1930
43	MazdakismAncient Iranian religion
44	KemetismContemporary revival of Ancient Egyptian religion primarily practised by those of African descent
45	Ancient Mesopotamian religionReligion
46	Cult of ReasonState religion during the French Revolution
47	DruidryModern spiritual or religious movement that promotes connection and reverence for the natural world
48	LaVeyan SatanismAtheistic religion founded by Anton LaVey, in which Satan is a symbol of human freedom, but not believed to be a separately existing supernatural being
49	Imperial cult of ancient RomeWorship of deceased and deified emperors in ancient Roman religion
50	HomaranismoProposed world religion	1906
51	SamaritanismMonotheistic Abrahamic religion
52	Hellenistic JudaismForm of Judaism in classical antiquity
53	Anglo-catholicismAnglicanism that emphasises its Catholic heritage
54	Western esotericismRange of related ideas and movements that have developed in the Western world
55	Australian Aboriginal mythologyRitual and traditional history of the indigenous peoples of Australia
56	EckankarReligious movement founded in 1965 by Paul Twitchell
57	UmbandaBrazilian syncretic religion
58	HoodooSpiritual practices, traditions and beliefs
59	Native American ChurchIndigenous religion in the USA	1900
60	AriosophyIdeological systems of an esoteric nature, pioneered by Guido von List and Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
61	IfáYoruba religion and system of divination
62	LuciferianismWorship of Lucifer
63	Grapevine crossSymbol of the Georgian Orthodox Church
64	SallekhanaJain ritual for religious death
65	KadamRenowned Dharma practice & bodhicitta teachings later known as lojong & lamrim
66	Chaos magicBelief system
67	Nichiren ShōshūBranch of Nichiren Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century
68	SarnaismIndigenous religion of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, in central-northeastern India, based on nature worship
69	Dianic WiccaNeopagan female-centered goddess ritual	1971
70	Haitian VodouSyncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora	1800
71	Jewish RenewalMovement to reinvigorate modern Judaism with Kabbalistic, Hasidic, musical and meditative practices
72	Low churchChristian denominations without much ritual or emphasis on Church authority, and narrowly evangelical in their teaching
73	SanamahismReligious or philosophical tradition of Meetei origin
74	Second Temple JudaismJewish religion c. 516 BCE–70 CE
75	CollyridianismAncient group alleged to have worshipped Mary mother of Jesus as a goddess
76	Drukpa LineageDrukpa Kargyud Rinpoches
77	Polytheistic reconstructionismAttempts to re-establish historical polytheistic religions
78	Three teachingsTerm referring to Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism collectively, considered as a harmonious aggregate
79	Traditional Berber religionSet of beliefs and deities adhered to by the ancient Berbers
80	Coconut ReligionSyncretistic religion founded by Nguyễn Thành Nam in southern Vietnam in 1963, based on elements of Buddhism and Christianity	1963
81	Nicene ChristianitySet of Christian doctrinal traditions reflecting the Nicene Creed
82	TheophilanthropyDeistic sect in Revolutionary France
83	BwitiSpiritual practice of central Africa
84	Gardnerian WiccaTradition in Wiccan religion
85	GottgläubigReligious movement in Nazi Germany of those who broke away from Christianity but kept their faith in a higher power or divine creator
86	MazdaismAncient Persian religion at the origin of Zoroastrianism
87	Native American religionsThe systems of faith and worship of the Native Americans
88	ModekngeiReligious community in Palau, western Pacific
89	Santo DaimeSyncretic religion
90	Theology of Huldrych ZwingliTheological view that considered scripture a higher authority then the church fathers
91	WintiSurinamese religion
92	DaoyuanChinese salvationist folk religious movement	1916
93	Mongolian shamanismAnimistic and shamanic religion practiced in Mongolia
94	Roman polytheistic reconstructionismModern movement reviving traditional Roman religion
95	Alexandrian WiccaTradition of Wicca founded by Alex Sanders
96	Cross and CrownChristian symbol
97	DetachmentPhilosophy of avoiding unnecessary pain influenced by Stoic and Buddhist schools
98	HypsistariansMonotheistic religion found in Asia Minor between 200 BCE and 400 CE, combining elements of Judaism and Paganism
99	Louisiana VoodooSet of spiritual folkways that developed from the traditions of the African diaspora
100	Palo MayombeGroup of closely related religions or denominations