diff --git a/apps/web/app/[locale]/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/[locale]/page.tsx
index 83ca8ea..0c12519 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/[locale]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/[locale]/page.tsx
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ async function getStats() {
       .where(sql`${skills.sourceFormat} = 'skill.md' AND ${skills.isBlocked} = false AND ${browseReady}`);
     const totalSkills = skillsResult[0]?.count ?? 0;
 
-    // Get total downloads (browse-ready only)
+    // Get total downloads (ALL skills — downloads are real user actions)
     const downloadsResult = await db
       .select({ sum: sql<number>`coalesce(sum(${skills.downloadCount}), 0)::int` })
-      .from(skills)
-      .where(browseReady);
+      .from(skills);
     const totalDownloads = downloadsResult[0]?.sum ?? 0;
 
     // Get total categories
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/stats/route.test.ts b/apps/web/app/api/stats/route.test.ts
index 15e7020..62d4163 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/stats/route.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/stats/route.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ vi.mock('@/lib/cache', () => ({
 
 // Mock the db module - must be before imports that use it
 vi.mock('@skillhub/db', () => {
-  const mockStatsRow = [{ totalSkills: 100, totalDownloads: 5000, totalContributors: 50 }];
+  const mockStatsRow = [{ totalSkills: 100, totalContributors: 50 }];
+  const mockDownloadsRow = [{ totalDownloads: 5000 }];
   const mockCategoryRow = [{ count: 8 }];
   return {
     createDb: vi.fn(() => ({
@@ -28,9 +29,11 @@ vi.mock('@skillhub/db', () => {
           if (table === 'categories-table') {
             return Promise.resolve(mockCategoryRow);
           }
-          // skills table query has .where() chained
+          // skills table: thenable for downloads (no .where()) + .where() for filtered stats
           return {
             where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(mockStatsRow),
+            then: (resolve: (v: unknown) => void, reject: (e: unknown) => void) =>
+              Promise.resolve(mockDownloadsRow).then(resolve, reject),
           };
         }),
       }),
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/stats/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/stats/route.ts
index cf8f599..0b3c279 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/stats/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/stats/route.ts
@@ -37,16 +37,22 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
     // Browse-ready filter: exclude duplicates and aggregators
     const browseReady = sql`${skills.isDuplicate} = false AND (${skills.skillType} IS NULL OR ${skills.skillType} != 'aggregator')`;
 
-    // Consolidate all skill stats into a single query (browse-ready only)
+    // Browse-ready skill stats (skills count + contributors)
     const statsResult = await db
       .select({
         totalSkills: sql<number>`count(*)::int`,
-        totalDownloads: sql<number>`coalesce(sum(${skills.downloadCount}), 0)::int`,
         totalContributors: sql<number>`count(distinct ${skills.githubOwner})::int`,
       })
       .from(skills)
       .where(browseReady);
 
+    // Total downloads: count ALL downloads (real user actions, not filtered)
+    const downloadsResult = await db
+      .select({
+        totalDownloads: sql<number>`coalesce(sum(${skills.downloadCount}), 0)::int`,
+      })
+      .from(skills);
+
     // Get category count in separate query (different table)
     const categoryResult = await db
       .select({ count: sql<number>`count(*)::int` })
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
 
     const data: StatsData = {
       totalSkills: stats?.totalSkills ?? 0,
-      totalDownloads: stats?.totalDownloads ?? 0,
+      totalDownloads: downloadsResult[0]?.totalDownloads ?? 0,
       totalCategories,
       totalContributors: stats?.totalContributors ?? 0,
       platforms: 5, // Claude, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf