Top ten cults in the world

From The Top 10 of Everything 1998
Top ten cults in the world, in decreasing order:

01 Christianity
02 Islam
03 Hinduism
04 Buddhism
05 Sikhism
06 Judaism
07 Confucianism (5,254,000 adherents)
08 Baha'ism
09 Jainism
10 Shintoism

In the US, in decreasing order

01 Protestant
02 Roman Catholic
03 Afican-American Christian
04 Orthodox Christian (5,602,000 members)
05 Jewish
06 Muslim
07 Episcopalian
08 Buddhist
09 Hindu
10 Baha'i

Fastest Growing

01 Sikh  18,900%
02 Hindu  810%
03 Muslim 537.5%
04 Buddhist  290%
05 Baha'i 117%
06 Evangelical Christian  42.8%
07 Orthodox Christian 28.4%
08 Roman Catholic  14.2%
09 Jewish  -16.4%
10 Episcopalian  -27.3%

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