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YouVersion Bible App Saw Nearly 800,000 Installations on First Sunday of 2025

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – The hugely popular YouVersion Bible App was installed nearly 800,000 times on January 5 this year alone, the Christian Post reports. Launched in 2008 by the US-based Life.Church ministry, YouVersion is available in 2,100 languages and has been installed on 850 million devices worldwide.

In an interview with the Christian Post YouBobby Gruenewald, founder of YouVersion and a pastor at Life.Church said the app “saw 18.2 million people engage in the Bible and more than 798,000 installs” on the first Sunday in 2025. “What’s interesting to us is that this year’s increase is even higher than this same time last year, and it’s a trend we’re seeing globally,” Gruenewald said.

Notably, the app has seen the largest number of installations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. This included a 198% increase in activity in Ethiopia, a 94% increase in Egypt, a 74% increase in Turkey, a 65% increase in Ghana, and a 48% increase in Pakistan, CP reports.

One of YouVersion’s most popular features is Bible Plans, an option that provides “daily devotional content rooted in Scripture” and helps users “study, understand, meditate on, and apply biblical truths to their lives.”

“Every week, we add new plans in multiple languages to help people continue to engage in the Bible every day,” Gruenewald explained. “This year, we will be making it easier for people to find meaningful Bible Plan content that’s specific to where they are in their faith journey. Every time someone opens the Bible is an opportunity for the power of God’s Word to change their life.”