The founder and CEO of the world's most popular biblical app says that record-breaking engagements indicate God's global movement and is increasingly open to the Bible, unlike what we see in recent memory. Easter Sunday marks a record day for the popular Youversion Bible app, with 18.95 million users engaged in the Bible all over the worldan increase of 12% in the previous Easter.
However, this was not the only record for 2025.reflecting There is a growing global trend of the popularity of God's Word.
“It was clearly It's very humble to be part of somethingclearly, God is doing it,” Youversion founder and CEO Bobby Gruenenewald told the headline of Crosswalk. “…it's been a record year for the Bible app and has great momentum that's right A building that we think is happening worldwide. ”
Meanwhile, Bible sales have skyrocketed on both sides of the Atlantic. Last fall, the Wall Street Journal reported a 22% year-over-year increase in US Bible sales, according to Circana Bookscan. At about the same time, the publishing division of the Southern Baptist Convention focused on a 30% spike in Bible sales. Sales in the UK have almost doubled over the past five years, according to the Christian publisher SPCK Group.
“It's not just our app,” Gruenewald said. “That's what God is doing worldwide in His words. And now it's really open to the Bible and In Church And Something we have never seen in recent history. ”
A Barna survey released this year found that 66% of US adults have made a personal commitment to Jesus, who remains important in their lives. The first 12-point jump since 2022. Partially It renewed spiritual interest among Gen Z and Millennials. Similar findings have been found in other countries.
“That level of openness is new, and what you're looking at is what's happening on university campuses here in the US and elsewhere in the world. This kind of revival is erupting,” Grunewald said.
Grueneauld's My own The church has experienced about 50 voluntary baptisms after the recent service. The world's popularity I was chosen He said.
“These are just anecdotes, still, When you string them all together, you can recognize that God is doing something,” he said. “We can be part of it, but we do I think the Bible app has become nothing but Really An important and important tool for this generation at this moment. ”
Speaker and author Jenny Allen I said Last week, the headline on Crosswalk believes a revival broke out all over the world.
“I think the revival is here,” Allen said. “I don't think it's coming – I think it's here.”
Allen helps lead the Uniteus College Campus Movement, which began at Auburn University in 2023, with thousands of students packing the arena. Night of worship.
“For all darkness, for all anxietydepression – loneliness certainly creates a lot of despair for God,” she said. “And we're going to these campuses., and we asks, “Are you worried? Are you lonely? “And all the lights light up and the phone Can be raised. And it's sad – it's the whole room. But when we lay out the gospel, they want Jesus. It's a special time to be alive. ”
Allen said, “Yes, I think there is. Fresh hunger for Godand I believe he is blessing it and pouring out his spirit. I saw it in Asbury [in 2023]and it just spreads out there. ”
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Michael Foot For 20 years, I have covered the intersection of faith and news. His stories appear in the Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Leaf, Toronto Star, Knoxville News Sentinel.
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It was originally published on April 30, 2025.
