People in the world mostly follow which of the following religion:

Question

People in the world mostly follow which of the following religion:

1. A. Buddhism
2. B. Islam
3. C. Christianity (Correct answer)
4. D. Hinduism

Correct Answer

Option C — Christianity

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Christianity.

Key Points

• Christianity is the most widely followed religion in the world, with roughly 2.3 billion adherents, about 31% of the global population.
• Islam is second at around 1.9 billion, followed by Hinduism at about 1.2 billion and Buddhism at roughly 500 million.

Additional Information

• Hinduism is the oldest of the four and the majority religion in India, while Islam is the fastest growing globally.
• Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, and India the largest Hindu population.
• India's religious composition at the 2011 Census: Hindu 79.8%, Muslim 14.2%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Jain 0.4%.