Worldwide, the YouVersion community saw more people than ever before engaging with God’s Word through the Bible App. And this past year — as in every year — we continue to be amazed and humbled at all that God is doing through YouVersion. Thank you for doing your part to share the Bible with others. And let us together give honor to Him:
“To him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.”
—Ephesians 3:20–21, English Standard Version
More Bible App installs than ever. At the end of 2011, the Bible App had been installed more than 37 million times. Then in just one year, during 2012, installs of the Bible App more than doubled, to over 75 million! December 2012 alone set a new one-month record of 4 million installs.
More Reading Plans completed than ever. From 2009 to 2011, the YouVersion community completed 1.15 million Reading Plans. In just 2012 alone, together we completed 4.8 million! Besides new installations, December 2012 set another all-time one-month record: 562,514 Reading Plans completed. And we’re kicking off 2013 right, too, with more than 1 million Reading Plans started in just 8 days, between December 30 and January 6.
More of God’s Word. In 2012, the YouVersion community spent 23.6 billion minutes reading inside the Bible App. Compare that to all-time total minutes of 39 billion minutes so far, and it’s obvious that 2012 was a great year for getting into God’s Word. It was a great year for sharing verses, too: more than 31 million times, on Facebook and Twitter and through SMS and email messages.
Last but not least, here were the YouVersion community’s top 10 most bookmarked verses of 2012:
- Philippians 4:6
- Proverbs 3:5
- Jeremiah 29:11
- Romans 12:2
- Philippians 4:7
- Proverbs 3:6
- Philippians 4:13
- Matthew 6:33
- 1 Corinthians 13:4
- 1 Corinthians 13:7
Of course, these numbers gain their real meaning when we consider what’s truly behind them: the changed lives of literally millions of people. Perhaps best of all, because of the following promise that we have from God’s Word, we honestly believe that this is just the beginning:
“The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.”
—Isaiah 55:10–11, New Living Translation
Video is the newest addition to the Bible App, coming in the next release for iPhone/iPad, Android, and even at Bible.com!
