Vaishnavism  	world  	555,152,512  	9.56%  	-  	-  	1996  	

The World Almanac & Book of Facts 1998 (K-111 Reference Corp.: Mahwah, NJ), [Source: 1997 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 654.  	Hinduism:Vaishnavite:
"Hindus. 70% Vaishnavites, 25% Shaivites, 2% new-Hindus and reform Hindus. " Hinduism world total: 793,075,000. Total world population: 5,716,425,000.

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Major Branches of Hinduism
Branch 	Number of Adherents
Vaishnavites 	580,000,000
Shaivites 	220,000,000
neo-Hindus and reform Hindus 	22,000,000
Veerashaivas (Lingayats) 	10,000,000

http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#Hinduism


Major Branches of Major World Religions Ordered by Number of Adherents

Branch  	Religion  	Number of Adherents
Catholic 	Christianity 	1,050,000,000
Sunni 	Islam 	940,000,000
Vaishnavites 	Hinduism 	580,000,000

http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#AllBranches