there has been talk of role-playing games and Live Action Role Playing Games being at the end of their existence...

but one just has to look at the statistics and be heartened

right now, number one spot is a race for two very big RPGs & LARPs (each with many different subrules and subcultures), Christianity & Islam

With Hinduism, a much older RPG/LARP in third place

So bless you, Axial Age, for bringing us this bounty