Pressmeddelande - 14 Juli 2010 21:44

Scientology: Unparalleled Growth Since 2004

Overall Expansion

Total assets and property holdings of the Church of Scientology internationally have doubled since 2004.
The combined size of Church premises increased from nearly 5.6 million square feet in 2004 to 11.5 million square feet in 2010.
The Church has acquired 70 buildings since 2004 in major population centers around the world.
The Church has completed over 600,000 square feet of renovations of new premises this year alone. In addition, currently under construction are over 750,000 square feet, including Churches in Johannesburg, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Seattle, Clearwater, Mexico City and Tel Aviv.
Over 8,500 Scientology Churches, Missions and affiliated groups exist in 165 nations, doubling in just the past five years.
The total number of individuals completing counseling and training services has doubled in the past two and a half years.
The number of people newly introduced to Scientology and starting on training or counseling has doubled in the past five years.

L. Ron Hubbard Books and Lectures

L. Ron Hubbard has been awarded three Guinness World Records in the last three years:

2006 Most Published Works by a Single Author: 1,084
2006 Most Translated Author in the World: 71 languages
2009 Most Audiobook Titles on Earth: 185

Eighty million L. Ron Hubbard books and lectures on Dianetics and Scientology have been distributed in the last decade, compared to 5.6 million in the prior decade. More than 68 million of that 80 million have been sold in the last two and a half years—more than during the first 50 years of Dianetics and Scientology combined.
The Church's publications organizations in Los Angeles and Copenhagen have been established as state-of-the-art digital publishing houses and can print up to 500,000 books per week—26 million per year—and replicate 925,000 CDs per week—48.1 million annually. Their production capabilities have increased by 660% since 2007.
Over 4 million pages of L. Ron Hubbard's writings have been translated in the last 10 years alone compared to a total of 359,459 in the prior 50 years.
14,211 hours of translated L. Ron Hubbard lectures have been recorded in the last five years.
More than 3 million L. Ron Hubbard Dianetics and Scientology books have been placed in more than 125,000 libraries in 183 countries since July 2007.
L. Ron Hubbard's books have won 18 design and printing awards in the past year.

Dianetics & Scientology Films, Videos and International Live Events

Over 7.8 million DVDs have been sold and/or distributed in the last five years, comprising 1,920 different DVD titles.
746 films (English and translated) have been produced in the last five years.
Since 2004, 4,474 videos have been produced (English and translated)—an average of 74 per month.
The number of hours of video produced since 2004 is 1,571, averaging 27 hours per month.
The total number of hours of international events (English and translated) produced in the last five years totals 1,698—an average of 28 hours per month.

Internet

Over 30 million visitors have viewed more than 32 million videos on the Scientology website in the 12 months alone.

(Updated: June 2010)