Nearly 34 million Bibles were handed out, a six per cent rise on 2013.
A new report shows that in total 428.2 million Scriptures were distributed by Bible Societies in 2014.
That figure includes full Bibles, Testaments, Gospels and other smaller scripture items.
The Americas is the region that has reported the highest rates of distribution, with 341.5 million Scriptures, including 14.4 million full Bibles being given out.
Far more Scriptures were distributed in Brazil than in any other country in the world.
Its 7.6 million full Bibles account for more than half of the total Bible distribution in the Americas, and more than a fifth of last year's global Bible distribution.
It is thought that this was boosted by the many thousands of Scriptures handed out during the FIFA World Cup.
Bible Society Executive Director Dr Rudi Zimmer, said: "Brazilians are football mad, and the World Cup was a wonderful opportunity to share God's Word with the many football fans who were celebrating the tournament."
Cuba was another area that saw an increase in Bibles. Last year 1.5 million Scriptures were distributed there - more than double the total distributed in 2010.
The Bible Society has also reported that more than five times the number of Testaments were distributed in Syria in 2014 than in 2010, before the conflict began.
