Topic summary
Protestant
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Protestantism.
Historically speaking however, Protestantism includes only the denominations that emerged directly during the Protestant Reformation, thus excluding any denomination that emerged after this period. In 2004, Hans Hillerbrand estimated a total Protestant population of 833,457,000, while the World Christian Database estimated 637,856,000 Protestants and 426,370,000 Independents (mostly non-denominational Pentecostals who do not self-identify as Protestants) in early 2026.