Post by M. Hawbaker on Nov 12, 2021 16:20:40 GMT
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 in popularity, becoming the most-downloaded Bible app in the infancy of the iPhone (which was first released in 2007) and iPad (which debuted in 2010).
Thus far in 2021, approximately 64 billion Bible chapters have "been read or listened to," which is an increase of 21 percent compared to 2020 and 56 percent compared to 2019, according to the news release from Life.Church, the app's creator.
The eye-popping number represents installations on 500 million unique devices, Life.Church said.
The YouVersion app includes 2,600 versions of Bible text in more than 1,760 languages. The YouVersion team distributes new Bible translations on the app "as soon as they're completed," thanks to a partnership with publishers and Bible societies, according to the news release. "God is actively at work" around the world through the app, the website said.
www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/youversion-bible-app-celebrates-500-million-worldwide-installs-god-is-actively-at-work.html
