The 12 major religions of the world are:

1. Bahai
2. Buddhism
3. Christianity
4. Confucianism
5. Hinduism
6. Islam
7. Jainism
8. Judaism
9. Shinto
10. Sikhism
11. Taoism
12. Zoroastrianism

These religions are the most prominent spiritual traditions that still exist and account for 83% of the global population. However, there are many smaller or less well-known religions that exist as well. Infoplease provides overviews of nine of these classical religions.