The best-selling book of all time has gone up even more in popularity since last year.
According to new data from Circana Bookscan, Bible sales rose 22% through October of this year compared to this time in 2023.
The Bible sales surge comes even as a Gallup Poll shows a decline in religiosity in the U.S. Americans identifying with a Christian religion hit a low of 68% last year. Gallup found that 87% of adults in the U.S. identified as Christian about half a century ago.
Publishers say a flock of young and first-time buyers are one of the reasons for more Bibles flying off the shelves.
President of the Texas Pastor Council Dave Welch also credits a rise in anxiety that people are dealing more with in recent years over numerous things such as the higher cost of living.
"Rising uncertainty and fears are turning a lot of people who are now motivated in restoring the bible in their lives," said Welch. "The bible is encouragement and the word that is breathed by God himself to give to us to live by."
It's also possible however that Christianity could become a minority religion by 2045. Pew research says about 28% of American adults are now religiously unaffiliated and if that trend continues downward, that possibility becomes more likely. Welch said the Bible speaks to all generations and has timeless principles within it.
"The more we live by those principles, the more blessed we are as a people and that is certainly our hope for America," he said.
Billions of copies of the Bible have been sold to people. Welch said the version of the bible that people get is ultimately up to them but as long as they use it as an anchor in their life, they can find peace.
"The Bible is a timeless source of truth that has been a source of comfort and encouragement for generations now," Welch added.
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