Since its creation in 2008, the YouVersion Bible App has seen hundreds of millions of people engage with Scripture, conveniently at their fingertips. At the close of another record-breaking year of downloads and app engagement, YouVersion has announced the verse of the year.
“In many cases, our anxiety comes from holding onto worries that we aren’t meant to carry,” said YouVersion founder and CEO Bobby Gruenewald in a press release.
YouVersion Verse of the Year: Philippians 4:6
YouVersion has recorded more than 735 million unique installs around the world—literally. According to its website and in appreciation to its partners, the app offers “3,100 Bible versions in 2,000 languages for free, and without advertising.”
The app uses analytics to offer incredible insights into the lives of millions of users. “The words ‘prayer’ and ‘peace’ were among the top in-app search terms this year, two themes that we also see in the Verse of the Year,” reported YouVersion.
In 2024, one verse has received more engagement than any other verse; people have turned specifically to Philippians 4:6.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God,” the verse says.
While Gruenewald addressed that people aren’t meant to carry worries, he reflected more deeply on the verse itself, saying, “To me, this verse being sought out the most this year is an illustration that our community is seeking God in prayer and choosing to trust him to carry their burdens—and we’re seeing that supported in the data.”
This announcement follows Isaiah 41:10 being named YouVersion’s verse of the year in 2023. Last year, a remarkable number of people were also searching for peace.
YouVersion is seeing a rise in Bible engagement. Within its family of apps, people around the world can find access to God’s Word. The Bible App offers a robust experience, including reading plans and commentary.
The Bible App Lite includes a similar collection but is optimized for offline use in areas of device or data limitations. The Bible App for Kids is focused on making Scripture applicable and interactive for the younger generation.
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The Bible App allows people to share prayer requests with friends in the app, indicate that they have prayed, and engage in guided prayer sessions.
