{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ca8d5eff50f2fc895721b57b","clusterId":"c_ec2130fd0974d5c8f2c594ee","slug":"nexusmods-tops-25-billion-total-downloads-skyrim-se-passes-half","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"NexusMods Tops 25 Billion Total Downloads, Skyrim SE Passes Half","summary":"NexusMods, a mod sharing site for PC games, has surpassed 25 billion total mod downloads across all games, as of August 2026. The site now hosts 916,419 mods for 5,098 games. Over half of all downloads, approximately 12.8 billion, come from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.","whyItMatters":"The milestone shows Skyrim Special Edition remains the dominant driver of NexusMods' traffic, accounting for more than half of the site's 25 billion lifetime downloads.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNexusMods crossed 25 billion cumulative mod downloads in August 2026, a jump from the 10 billion mark reached in February 2024. The site\u0026#39;s library has grown to 916,419 mods across 5,098 games.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition alone accounts for roughly 12.8 billion downloads, over half the site\u0026#39;s total. That figure stood at about 7 billion as of March 2025, with a single-month peak of around 470 million downloads in May 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounder Robin, known as Dark0ne, stepped down from his role due to physical and mental strain. The site has also refined its filters in response to the rise of AI-generated mods.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Skyrim Special Edition alone accounts for over half of NexusMods' 25 billion downloads. That concentration shows one game carrying a platform's entire mod ecosystem.","twitterPost":"Skyrim SE is half of NexusMods' 25 billion downloads. One game defines the platform.","threadsPost":"NexusMods passed 25 billion downloads, and Skyrim Special Edition is over half of that. The site hosts mods for 5,098 games, but one title carries the load. That concentration says more about Skyrim's staying power than any other stat in the announcement.","newsletterBlurb":"NexusMods has surpassed 25 billion total mod downloads, with Skyrim Special Edition contributing over half at roughly 12.8 billion. The site's mod library has grown to 916,419 mods across 5,098 games.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/29/171463.html\",\"title\":\"Major Mod Sharing Site NexusMods Surpasses 25 Billion Total Downloads! Over Half Attributed to 'Skyrim SE'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4717,"outputTokens":566,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788023881,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T17:16:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T17:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T17:16:37.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ec2130fd0974d5c8f2c594ee","canonicalTitle":"大手Mod共有サイトNexusModsの累計DL数が250億回突破！半分以上は『スカイリムSE』が占める","representativeArticleId":"a_25c60e379a927c89db8edb26","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-28T16:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-28T16:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T17:16:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/29/171463.html","title":"大手Mod共有サイトNexusModsの累計DL数が250億回突破！半分以上は『スカイリムSE』が占める"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}