How many people are there in the world who believe in Taoism? Who is the founder of Taoism?

First of all, the scope of "Taoist believers" must be clarified. Currently, Taoism in our country is divided into Quanzhen and Zhengyi. Statistics show that there are more than 20,000 Quanzhen Taoist priests who have become monks, and there should be more Zhengyi, but there are no statistics.

The recognized founder of Taoism is Zhang Daoling in the late Eastern Han Dynasty

The founding symbol is Zhang Daoling’s founding of the Five Pecks of Rice religion

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