Current Statistics
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George Barna, a religious statistician, has been quoted as saying: "if research projections hold true, online worship will likely attract some 30 to 35 million adults. Listening to religious teaching online would likely draw more than 100 million adults within the decade."
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Over 25% of all Internet users have obtained religious or spiritual information online at one point of another.
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More than 3 million people a day get religious or spiritual material, up from 2 million that we reported last year.
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For comparisons sake, it is interesting to note that more people have gotten religious or spiritual information online than those who have gambled online, used web auction sites, traded stocks online, placed phone calls on the Internet, done online banking, or used Internet-based dating services.
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74% of Religion Surfers attend religious services at least once a week. Polls such as the General Social Survey, Gallup, and the National Election Study show that 26% to 39% of Americans attend religious services every week.
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41% of Internet users, many of whom had never considered themselves online seekers, said they sent or received email prayer requests.
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67% of Religion Surfers have accessed information on their own faith.
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For Religion Surfers, the Internet is a useful supplemental tool that enhances their already-deep commitment to their beliefs and their churches.
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81% of Religion Surfers describe their religious faith as very strong compared to 61% of the general public who said in a March 2000 Gallup poll that religion was very important in their life.
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