Scripture Distribution by Bible Societies
In 2008, member Bible Societies of the United Bible Societies alone distributed more than 380 million Scriptures, including
28.4 million Bibles
11.5 million New Testaments
15.3 million Portions
8.4 million New Reader Portions
299.6 million Selections
18.2 million New Reader Selections
These numbers include both Scriptures sold through Bible Societies' normal trading operations, including subsidised distribution, and Scriptures distributed for free through special projects.
| Scripture Distribution Report 2008 | ||||||
| World Distribution of Scriptures by Bible Societies | ||||||
| January - December 2008 | ||||||
Bibles |
Testaments |
Portions |
New Reader |
Selections |
New Reader |
|
Portions |
Selections |
|||||
| Africa | 5,097,088 |
315,092 |
1,035,730 |
249,494 |
6,239,777 |
100,045 |
| Americas | 11,777,392 |
2,114,430 |
6,082,480 |
4,213,878 |
240,778,185 |
16,814,709 |
| Asia-Pacific | 9,444,988 |
6,439,808 |
5,439,045 |
3,655,874 |
51,194,897 |
818,995 |
| Europe-Middle East | 2,096,752 |
2,713,476 |
2,752,102 |
267,479 |
1,291,428 |
559,605 |
| Totals (Jan - Dec 2007) | 28,416,220 |
11,582,816 |
15,309,357 |
8,148,274 |
299,604,287 |
18,293,354 |
Global Total - 381,354,308
Global Total 2007 - 391,142,319
Global
Total 2006 -
393,177,157
Global Total 2005 -
372,585,792
Global Total 2004 -
390,544,073
Global Total 2003 - 431,741,291
Global Total 2002 - 578,029,863
Global Total 2001 - 555,555,451
Global Total 2000 - 633,335,638
