{"id":470555,"date":"2026-03-12T00:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/470555\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T00:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:41:10","slug":"bible-sales-hit-a-three-decade-high-in-the-united-kingdom-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/470555\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Sales Hit a Three-decade High in the United Kingdom Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Bible sales rose sharply in the United Kingdom and Ireland last year, a trend that corroborates with broader signs of renewed interest in Christianity across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to NielsenIQ BookData, spending on Bibles increased 19% in 2025, the highest level recorded since tracking began in 1998.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The increase also fits with recent data showing rising church engagement in England and Wales. Bible Society\u2019s 2025 report, The Quiet Revival, found that monthly church attendance grew from 8% in 2018 to 12% in 2024. Among 18- to 24-year-olds, it rose from 4% to 16%.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ireland has seen similar movement. A new report commissioned by the Irish Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference found that the most recent 2023\/24 data shows \u201ca strong uptick in religious affiliation\u201d and \u201creligious practice.\u201d The report also found that 35% of Irish adults and 25% of Irish young adults say they attend religious services at least monthly.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Of course, that doesn\u2019t mean every Bible purchase came from a new believer or a returning churchgoer. Still, the sales increase does not appear to be happening in isolation. Recent reporting in the UK has connected the rise in Bible sales with growing spiritual curiosity, particularly among younger adults.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Philip Stone, head of publisher account management at NielsenIQ BookData, said the rise in Bible sales \u201chighlights sustained demand for escapism and insight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bible sales rose sharply in the United Kingdom and Ireland last year, a trend that corroborates with broader&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":470556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-470555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/470556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}