The study, based on four recent polls, reveals the shocking level of support for the caliphate around the world.
Ryan Mauro of the Clarion Project, which carried out the research, warned that "ISIS is only a fraction of what it could potentially become".
He said: "If we don't act quickly, this is still going to grow – and what we're looking at today is going to look like the good old days compared to the future."
More than 8.5million people view ISIS positively, and around 42million view them somewhat positively, according to the data. » | Tom Parfitt | Wednesday, July 1, 2015
