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(13%) practice some form of Taoist-defined folk faith. Further
in detail, 12 million people have passed some formal initiation
into Taoism, or adhere exclusively to it." 6
o Adherents.com notes that: "Taoism and Confucianism (mixed
with Buddhism) are major cultural and philosophical
influences in many East Asian nations. Religious Taoism in still
very significant in Taiwan." 7
o ChartsBin.com reports precicely 6,111,056 people as of
2006. 8
o Patheos.com and ReligionFacts.com report 20 million
followers of Taoism. 9,10
Note 5: We have included Wicca even though their numbers are
small because such a large percentage of our site's visitors are of
that faith. There is no reliable measure of their numbers. Some
Wiccans believe that their faith can be traced back to the origins of