UK - Bible Sales Doubled in 5 Years

New data from Nielsen BookScan has revealed that UK Bible sales in 2025 reached their highest point since records began in 2008. Annual sales more than doubled from £2.69m in 2019 to £6.3m in 2025, while sales have shot up by 106 percent in volume—the number of copies sold—over the past five years.

According to a Bible Society study, Christians aged 18-24 were the group most likely to be reading the Bible regularly. Despite their digital native status, they’re using physical copies at almost the same rate as Bible apps.

Amid a chaotic world and uncertain times, it is, says Reverend Pat Allerton, a period of unprecedented hope within the Church. “I’ve been a Christian nearly 30 years, and last year was my most enjoyable year in ministry,” he says. “There’s an openness from people as everything else in the world shakes. I really think this is the beginning of a Christian revival in not just this nation, but around the world.”

-the-independent.com, 24 February 2026

Commentary: This article gives believers much reason to rejoice: Bible sales have doubled in the last five years, and it is by individuals. Also encouraging is the fact that “they’re using physical copies at almost the same rate as Bible apps.” The written word of Scripture is the most powerful thing in the world to convict sinners of their need for salvation.

Of course, one needs to be alert to counterfeit faith, as another part of the article states: “the proportion of British 18- to 24-year-olds who say they don’t believe in God but do believe in some kind of ‘spiritual greater power’ more than doubled year-on-year from January 2025 to 2026.” Yet, “Shifting attitudes have resulted in 68 percent of UK evangelicals aged 18 to 24 feeling more confident in sharing their faith.”

As Reverend Allerton says, “Amid a chaotic world and uncertain times, it is a period of unprecedented hope within the Church.” Quietly and without much fanfare, the Lord continues to build His Church: “I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18b).

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