Seeking God
Every Day.
Months before the pandemic began, God was already at work in our world. Only He knew that COVID-19 restrictions would require the global Church to find digital ways to seek Him daily in community.
2020 has been full of unprecedented times, but we’ve also seen God move in unprecedented ways:
This year, the amount of people turning to God and His Word increased.
450,000,000
Total Bible App Installs
52,000,000+ installs in 2020
Because God had already positioned and prepared our team, we were honored to take part in providing spiritual resources for people in crisis.
So right now, let’s reflect on God’s faithfulness by celebrating all that He’s done through the YouVersion Community in 2020.
Prayer
“The ability to share prayer requests, praise, and also pray for others has really helped the feelings of fear and isolation. The Holy Spirit has used it to give me prayers and inspiration to encourage others to lean into God during these uncertain and difficult times.”
—Donna
YouVersion Prayer was created to help people have honest conversations with God, in community. And since its launch in March 2020, this is what’s happened:
24,700,000
Prayers created
Verse of the Day Stories
Have you ever tried to study God’s Word but you didn’t know how to begin? Through reflection questions, daily prayers, Bible Plans, and video content from global leaders, Verse of the Day Stories is helping thousands of people like Blake draw closer to God.
Bible App for Kids
“We have a 6-year-old daughter who loves to read. However, we could never get her interested in reading the Bible. That is, not until we uploaded the Bible App for Kids. Now she asks to read through it and share it with her friends. So as a 6-year-old, she is sharing the Gospel of Christ.”
—Johnnie & Blanche
22,400,000
Bible App for Kids installs in 2020
The YouVersion team, along with our partners at OneHope, is rejoicing over how God is using Bible App for Kids to provide comfort and support to children navigating uncertain times.
169,795,483
Bible App for Kids story completions
How can we wrap our minds around these giant numbers? By remembering what they represent:
Moments when people reached out to God, and He touched their hearts.
Verse of the Year
The Bible verse shared, bookmarked, and highlighted most often by the global YouVersion Community during 2020.
Verse of the Year
The Bible verse shared, bookmarked, and highlighted most often by the global YouVersion Community during 2020.
524,671,698
Total Verses Shared
Engagement by Country
The countries showing the greatest increase in Bible engagement during 2020.
1,434,325,448
Plan Days Completed
7,524,281,910
Audio Chapters Played
99,835,565
Videos Played
2,538,414,155
Highlights, Bookmarks, & Notes
Bible for Everyone
Since 2017, the YouVersion Community in partnership with Life.Church has helped provide funding for Bible translation projects that have the potential to reach over 7.5 million people who have never had God’s Word in their heart language. And this is only the beginning of what we believe God is going to accomplish in the years to come.
Since 2017
$3,700,000
Raised for Bible Translation
46,000+
People Contributed
In one of the hardest years, God’s light has brightly shined. Let’s continue to celebrate what God is doing by committing to finishing 2020 strong!
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