Judaism Date Founded: ~2000 B.C.E. Founder: Abraham Number of god(s): One Name of god(s): Yahweh (God) Leadership or Clergy: Rabbis Written Code (Holy Book): Torah (Hebrew Bible) Population Worldwide: ~14.5 million

Christianity Date Founded: ~33 C.E. Founder: Jesus Christ Number of god(s): One Name of god(s): God Leadership or Clergy: Priests, ministers, nuns Written Code (Holy Book): Bible Population Worldwide: ~2 billion

Islam Date Founded: 622 C.E. Founder: Muhammad Number of god(s): One Name of god(s): Allah (God) Leadership or Clergy: No Clergy Written Code (Holy Book): Koran (Qur’an) Population Worldwide: ~1.2 billion

Buddhism Date Founded: ~500 B.C.E. Founder: Siddhartha Gautama Number of god(s): None Name of god(s): N/A Leadership or Clergy: Buddhist Monks Written Code (Holy Book): No one sacred book Population Worldwide: ~362 million

Hinduism Date Founded: ~2000 B.C.E. Founder: No on founder Number of god(s): Many Name of god(s): 3 main-Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva Leadership or Clergy: Guru and Brahmin Priest Written Code (Holy Book): No one sacred book Population Worldwide: ~820 million

Confucianism Date Founded: ~500 B.C.E. Founder: Confucius Number of god(s): None Name of god(s): N/A Leadership or Clergy: No clergy Written Code (Holy Book): The Analects Population Worldwide: ~6.3 million