Source: Crosswalk, March 13, 2026
The recent surge in Bible sales isn’t just an American trend, as new data from the United Kingdom shows a similar rise across the Atlantic.
NielsenIQ BookData found that Bible sales increased 19% in the UK and Ireland in 2025, reaching their highest level since 1998, when records began, according to reports in The Independent and GB News.
Despite the strong performance of certain titles, overall nonfiction book sales moved in the opposite direction. Spending in the non-fiction category fell to its lowest level since 2014 and was roughly 5% lower than the previous year. Unit sales also declined, dropping 6% to approximately 59 million copies. Meanwhile, adult fiction moved the other way, with spending climbing 5%.
Bible sales in the United States have surged in recent years, reaching a 21-year high in 2025 with about 19 million copies sold, according to data from Circana BookScan released in January.
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March is Bible month in France, where more than 200 bookstores are participating in a national initiative to place Scripture at the heart of public life again.
Meanwhile, consider the Ponyo Naga tribe in Myanmar. A powerful revival that began to transform their area in the 1970s. Though most Ponya Nagas are Christian, they have no Scripture in their language (Asia Harvest). Keep praying for Bible translation and engagement.