 Sociologist and political economist Max Weber has argued that Protestant Christian countries are wealthier because of their Protestant work ethic.According to a study from 2015, Christians hold the largest amount of wealth (55% of the total world wealth), followed by Muslims (5.8%), Hindus (3.3%) and Jews (1.1%).According to the same study it was found that adherents under the classification Irreligion or other religions hold about 34.8% of the total global wealth.