Somewhere in the neighborhood of 61,320,000. That's according to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of Gideons, and the International Bible Society.
Some have estimated that 100 million Bibles are sold worldwide annually. It is further estimated that since publications, there have been over 6 billions Bibles sold.
Too many, There was an average of 60 Bibles sold every second in 2009. To address the question, it is not possible to know that, even if a database knew how many bibles have ever been sold, (none do), it would be impossible to know how many were destroyed, given as gifts, etc...
To date there have been approximately 6,001,500,000 bibles printed. The bible is one of the most shoplifted books in the world, as well as being one of the most read and studied.
More importantly, how many of the purchased Bibles were actually read? My guess is that many more Bibles were sold than were actually read.
None! People don't steal Bibles, that's a sin! However, if you do not have one, steal one. Just be sure to read it. The Gideons distribute Bibles in hotels and public places, and consider the theft of Bibles as something of a mixed blessing, as it may be read in the future.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 61,320,000. That's according to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of Gideons, and the International Bible Society.
2 million
There is no way possible to know the exact number of Bibles that have been sold, in every single country, in all the years it has existed.
Some have estimated that 100 million Bibles are sold worldwide annually. It is further estimated that since publications, there have been over 6 billions Bibles sold.
Too many, There was an average of 60 Bibles sold every second in 2009. To address the question, it is not possible to know that, even if a database knew how many bibles have ever been sold, (none do), it would be impossible to know how many were destroyed, given as gifts, etc...
To date there have been approximately 6,001,500,000 bibles printed. The bible is one of the most shoplifted books in the world, as well as being one of the most read and studied.
The Association began in a hotel room on September 14, 1898, in Boscobel, Wisconsin. The manager of the Central Hotel there asked traveling salesmen John H. Nicholson of Janesville, Wis., and Samuel E. Hill of Beloit, Wis., to share a room in a crowded hotel, which was hosting a lumbermen’s convention. In Room 19, above the saloon, the men discovered that they were both Christians. They prayed and read the Bible together before settling down for the night. They talked about starting a Christian traveling men’s association but parted ways the next morning without any definite plans. A chance meeting the following May rekindled the idea, and on July 1, 1899, the two salesmen, joined by a third, William J. Knights, met in Janesville and founded the Gideons. The name comes from the Old Testament book of Judges, and refers to a man who was willing to do whatever God asked of him. Today, the Boscobel Hotel, where the two founders met, is listed on the National Historical Register, and Room 19, where the idea of the Gideons was conceived, is marked with a special plaque. The Gideons primary purpose has always been personal evangelization conducted by Christian business and professional men. As early as 1900, the organization considered putting Bibles at the front desk of the hotels its members stayed in, but it was not until 1908 that the association voted to place Bibles in all hotel rooms. Within 20 years of the first placement of a Gideon Bible in a hotel room, the association distributed one million Bibles. Because the Gideons so quickly became associated with hotel room Bibles, the association has, at times, had to remind its members that the Bibles are but a means to an end, not an end in themselves. The sole purpose of the group is to win men, women, boys and girls to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ through personal witnessing and the distribution of Bibles and New Testaments. Today, the association counts more than 140,000 members in 175 countries. According to its web site (www.gideonsinternational.org), the Gideons distribute more that 56 million Bibles and New Testaments every year. This averages out to be one million books every seven days, or 107 per minute. Evangelical churches of many denominations financially support the Gideons’ work of distributing Bibles, not only to hotels and motels, but also to hospitals and doctors’ offices, jails and prisons, elementary and high schools, colleges and universities, and military bases. See Gideon website: http://www.essortment.com/all/gideonbible_rcwz.htm
More importantly, how many of the purchased Bibles were actually read? My guess is that many more Bibles were sold than were actually read.
There is no definitive number of Bibles that have been made since the first one was printed in the 15th century. However, it is estimated that billions of copies have been produced and distributed worldwide over the centuries, making it one of the most widely circulated books in history.
There is no Gideonite faith. If you are referring to Gideon of the Bible he was Jewish. There is a group of Christians that call themselves Gideons. They are a group of lay people usually professionals who raise money to pass out Bibles and do some missionary work. They are not a separate faith but are made up of men from many different denominations.
There are more than 100,000,000 bibles world wide.