South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
YouVersion, creator of the world’s most downloaded Bible App, is marking another year of growth with more installs, more daily engagement, and a wave of searches for comfort in the Bible App. This is especially notable across Sub-Saharan Africa, where daily use of the YouVersion Family of Apps rose by […]
YouVersion, creator of the world’s most popular Bible App, hit new records throughout Holy Week, with an average of 18.7 million people engaging with the Bible each day through its Family of Apps. On Easter Sunday, Bible engagement surged to more than 21.6 million people, a new record for the […]
Originally published in The Christian Post YouVersion founder and CEO Bobby Gruenewald says artificial intelligence holds enormous promise. But when it comes to answering questions about God and Scripture, he believes the technology is not yet ready. As the head of the digital Bible platform that now reports more than […]
Originally published in Christian Today Isaiah 41:10 had the highest international engagement on YouVersion during 2025, the Bible platform has announced. Isaiah 41:10 is a popular verse in times of need, encapsulating God’s promise to always be with His people and encouraging them to rely on Him. It reads, “So do not […]
By Bobby Gruenewald In 2008, I stood in line at an airport security line at Chicago O’Hare, frustrated with my own inconsistency in reading the Bible and wondering how we could leverage technology to solve a problem that millions struggled with. That moment of curiosity sparked an idea that would […]
This month, YouVersion will celebrate an extraordinary milestone: one billion device installs across its family of Bible apps. From a simple idea in an airport security line to one of the most downloaded apps in history, YouVersion’s journey reflects a growing global hunger for Scripture and the power of technology […]
Originally published in Worthy News The founder of YouVersion, the world’s most popular Bible app, says unprecedented engagement with Scripture reflects a global spiritual revival. On Easter Sunday 2025, 18.95 million people used the app — an all-time high and a 12% jump over the previous year. “This has been […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The popular Bible app YouVersion has revealed its most popular verse of the year for 2024, with more users engaging in that verse than others. In a statement on Monday, YouVersion stated that Philippians 4:6 saw “higher engagement than any other verse this year”. “Do not […]
Originally published in Christian Today The most shared, bookmarked, and highlighted Bible verse on YouVersion this year is a popular portion of Scripture from Isaiah in which God tells His people not to fear. YouVersion, the Bible app, revealed today that its verse of the year for 2022, based on […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines The Bible app YouVersion celebrated a major milestone this week with its 500 millionth install, making it the only faith-based app ever to reach that mark. The 13-year-old app launched in 2008 as one of only 200 free apps in the iOS App Store and quickly grew […]