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OrganizationWorth
(billion USD)		CountryReligion/BeliefNotes
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 265.0Flag of the United States.svg  United States Non-Trinitarian Christianity (Mormonism) Includes everything from investments, operating assets (ecclesiastical buildings) and Real estate, mostly from USA. [1]
Catholic Church in Germany 47.24 to 265.62Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Catholicism Some sources suggest a value as high as $265.62 billion, while others put it closer to $47.24 billion due to limited public data on the Church's finances. Former totals the value of land, real estate, investments and holdings of the Catholic Church and its institutions. [2] [3]
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) 31.11Flag of India.svg  India Hinduism Holdings reportedly includes 10.25 tonnes of gold deposits in banks, 2.5 tonnes of gold jewelry, $1.9 billion in various banks and 960 properties across India. [4]
Muhammadiyah 27.96Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Sunni Islam Roughly converted from 400 trillion rupiah as of 2023; mostly in the form of land and buildings (mosques, schools, universities, hospitals). [5]
Catholic Church in France 23.0[ failed verification ]Flag of France.svg  France Catholicism [6] [ failed verification ]
Catholic Church in Australia 23.25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Catholicism Extrapolated figure from calculating assets and investments in the state of Victoria. [7]
Seventh-day Adventist Church 15.6Flag of the United States.svg  United States Adventism As of 1998. [8]
Church of England 13.84Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Anglican Endowment funds. [9]
Church of Sweden 11.41Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lutheran FY2012. Largely of assets that are in forests, buildings and securities. Another 3.07 billion as annual income. [10]
Trinity Church 6.0Flag of the United States.svg  United States Anglican [11] [12] [13]
Opus Dei (part of the Catholic Church)3.0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Catholicism [14]
Church of Scientology 2.0Flag of the United States.svg  United States Scientology [15] [16]
Holy See (Vatican) Unknown [17] Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Catholicism Not available due to widespread properties globally. [18] [19] [20]

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