Only geniuses can figure out how many triangles there are in this puzzle

A riddle that was recently published on social networks, challenged the surfers to find out how many shapes are hidden in it. Can you figure it out?

How many triangles can you see?  (photo credit: MAARIV)
How many triangles can you see?
(photo credit: MAARIV)

The following riddle challenged viewers to count all the triangles they see in the image. 

In the picture, there are black lines that create several shapes on a white background. Try to count how many triangles there are in the drawing. Most readers were unable to find out the exact number. The solution will be waiting for you at the bottom of the article.

How many triangles can you see?  (credit: MAARIV)
How many triangles can you see? (credit: MAARIV)

How many triangles are in the image?

Did you manage to calculate how many triangles there are in the puzzle? Note that there are three sets of parallel lines.

In addition, there are the same number of triangles in the top half as in the bottom half of the image.

If there are 11 triangles in half the picture, that means that there are a total of 22 triangles in the drawing.