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East Asian Origins
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| 400,000,000 | 4000 BCE | China | ||
| 5,000,000 | 500 BCE | China | ||
| 1,000,000 | 400 BCE | Japan | ||
| 3,000,000 | 500 BCE | Japan | ||
| 20,000,000 | 550 BCE | China | ||
| 10,000,000 | 650 CE | China / Japan | ||
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Indian Origins
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| 350,000,000 | 563 BCE | India | ||
| Buddhism | 185,000,000 | 100 CE | India | |
| Buddhism | 124,000,000 | 100 BCE | India / Sri Lanka | |
| Buddhism | 6,000,000 | 500 CE | India | |
| 1,000,000,000 | 2500 BCE | India | ||
| Hinduism | 220,000,000 | 150 BCE | India | |
| Hinduism | 0 | 300 CE | India | |
| Hinduism | 580,000,000 | 300 CE | India | |
| 6,000,000 | 550 BCE | India | ||
| 23,000,000 | 1450 CE | India | ||
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Near Eastern Origins
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| 2,100,000,000 | 33 CE | Palestine | ||
| Christianity | 200,000,000 | 33 CE | Roman-Byzantine Empire | |
| Christianity | 13,500,000 | 1830 CE | United States | |
| Christianity | 27,000,000 | 451 CE | Middle East | |
| Christianity | 500,000,000 | 1517 CE | Germany | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 15,500,000 | 1850 CE | United States | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 110,000,000 | 1870 CE | Africa | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 4,500,000 | 1525 CE | Switzerland | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 70,000,000 | 1534 CE | England | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 100,000,000 | 1609 CE | Holland, England, and United States | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 700,000 | 1832 CE | United States | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 105,000,000 | 1900 CE | United States | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 64,000,000 | 1517 CE | Germany | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 70,000,000 | 1744 CE | England | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 75,000,000 | 1529 CE | Switzerland | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 300,000 | 1654 CE | England | |
| Christianity / Protestantism | 1,200,000 | 1957 CE | United States / England | |
| Christianity | 1,000,000,000 | 33 CE | Roman-Latin Empire | |
| 1,500,000,000 | 622 CE | Arabian peninsula | ||
| Islam | 150,000,000 | 632 CE | Middle East | |
| Islam | 9,000,000 | 675 CE | Middle East | |
| Islam | 940,000,000 | 632 CE | Middle East | |
| 14,000,000 | 2000 BCE | Canaan | ||
| Judaism | 4,500,000 | 1886 CE | Europe | |
| Judaism | 2,000,000 | 1851 CE | Europe | |
| Judaism | 4,000,000 | 1810 CE | Europe | |
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New Religions
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| 6,500,000 | 1863 CE | Persia | ||
| 400,000 | 1879 CE | United States | ||
| 250,000 | 1966 CE | United States | ||
| 7,000,000 | 1931 CE | United States | ||
| 3,500,000 | 1960 CE | United States | ||
| 1,000,000 | 1965 CE | Multiple sources | ||
| 500,000 | 1954 CE | United States | ||
| 250,000 | 1825 CE | United States |
