---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts, John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095) and Templeton Religion Trust (grant 34765). This publication does […]"
date: "2026-02-12"
authors:
  - name: "Yunping Tong"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/yunping-tong/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2026/02/12/acknowledgments-religious-diversity-around-the-world/"
categories:
  - "Global Religious Demographics"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Religious Characteristics of Demographic Groups"
  - "Religious Demographics"
  - "Religious Identity & Affiliation"
datasets:
  - name: "Dataset of Global Religious Composition Estimates for 2010 and 2020"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/dataset-of-global-religious-composition-estimates-for-2010-and-2020/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the [Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/religious-demographics/pew-templeton-global-religious-futures-project/), which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts, John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095) and Templeton Religion Trust (grant 34765). This publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.

Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at [pewresearch.org/religion](http://pewresearch.org/religion).

#### Primary researchers

Yunping Tong, *Senior Researcher*

#### Research team

Alan Cooperman, *Director of Religion Research*
Conrad Hackett, *Associate Director of Research and Senior Demographer*
Anne Shi, *Senior Researcher*
Stephanie Kramer, *Senior Researcher*
Isaac Lamoreaux, *Research Assistant*

#### Editorial and graphic design

Dalia Fahmy, *Senior Writer/Editor
*Anna Jackson, *Editorial Specialist
*Rebecca Leppert, *Writer/Editor*
Bill Webster, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*

#### Communications and web publishing

Hannah Taber, *Communications Manager*
Talia Price, *Communications Associate*
Justine Coleman, *Associate Digital Producer*
Nick Zanetti, *Associate Engineer*

In addition, the project benefited greatly from the guidance of Andrew Mercer, principal methodologist.

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