diff --git a/convex/canonicalTrending.test.ts b/convex/canonicalTrending.test.ts
index 3c8f5dc2..139a016e 100644
--- a/convex/canonicalTrending.test.ts
+++ b/convex/canonicalTrending.test.ts
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ describe("canonical Trending snapshot storage", () => {
       sample: [
         expect.objectContaining({
           id: expect.stringMatching(/^clawhub:/),
+          trending24hDownloads: 6,
           trending24hInstalls: 8,
         }),
       ],
@@ -854,6 +855,7 @@ describe("canonical Trending snapshot storage", () => {
           rank: 1,
           lane: "clawhub-trending",
           id: expect.stringMatching(/^clawhub:/),
+          trending24hDownloads: 18,
           trending24hInstalls: 12,
           lifetimeInstalls: 900,
         },
@@ -861,6 +863,7 @@ describe("canonical Trending snapshot storage", () => {
           rank: 2,
           lane: "skills-sh-trending",
           id: "skills-sh:patrick/repo/external",
+          trending24hDownloads: null,
           trending24hInstalls: null,
           lifetimeInstalls: 4_200,
         },
@@ -928,6 +931,7 @@ describe("canonical Trending snapshot storage", () => {
         source: "clawhub",
         rank: 1,
         metrics: {
+          trending24hDownloads: 18,
           trending24hInstalls: 12,
           trending24hBookmarks: 4,
           lifetimeInstalls: 900,
@@ -944,6 +948,7 @@ describe("canonical Trending snapshot storage", () => {
           sourceUrl: "https://skills.sh/patrick/repo/external",
         },
         metrics: {
+          trending24hDownloads: null,
           trending24hInstalls: null,
           trending24hBookmarks: null,
           lifetimeInstalls: 4_200,
diff --git a/convex/canonicalTrending.ts b/convex/canonicalTrending.ts
index 0f05ce86..88782710 100644
--- a/convex/canonicalTrending.ts
+++ b/convex/canonicalTrending.ts
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ export const materializeInternal = internalAction({
           lane: candidate.lane,
           id: candidate.card.id,
           displayName: candidate.card.displayName,
+          trending24hDownloads: candidate.card.metrics.trending24hDownloads ?? null,
           trending24hInstalls: candidate.card.metrics.trending24hInstalls,
           lifetimeInstalls: candidate.card.metrics.lifetimeInstalls,
         })),
diff --git a/convex/lib/canonicalTrending.test.ts b/convex/lib/canonicalTrending.test.ts
index 7f0b3e36..6f132571 100644
--- a/convex/lib/canonicalTrending.test.ts
+++ b/convex/lib/canonicalTrending.test.ts
@@ -266,10 +266,11 @@ describe("canonical Trending cards", () => {
         createdAt: 100,
         updatedAt: 200,
       },
-      { installs: 12, bookmarks: 4, updatedAt: 300 },
+      { downloads: 37, installs: 12, bookmarks: 4, updatedAt: 300 },
     );
 
     expect(result?.card.metrics).toEqual({
+      trending24hDownloads: 37,
       trending24hInstalls: 12,
       trending24hBookmarks: 4,
       lifetimeInstalls: 900,
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ describe("canonical Trending cards", () => {
         createdAt: 100,
         updatedAt: 200,
       },
-      { installs: 1, bookmarks: 0, updatedAt: 300 },
+      { downloads: 9, installs: 1, bookmarks: 0, updatedAt: 300 },
     );
 
     expect(result).toBeNull();
@@ -330,10 +331,11 @@ describe("canonical Trending cards", () => {
         createdAt: 100,
         updatedAt: 200,
       },
-      { installs: 1, bookmarks: 0, updatedAt: 300 },
+      { downloads: 9, installs: 1, bookmarks: 0, updatedAt: 300 },
     );
 
     expect(result?.card.metrics).toMatchObject({
+      trending24hDownloads: 9,
       trending24hInstalls: 1,
       lifetimeInstalls: null,
       updatedAt: 300,
@@ -365,6 +367,7 @@ describe("canonical Trending cards", () => {
 
     expect(result).toMatchObject({ upstreamRank: 7 });
     expect(result?.card.metrics).toEqual({
+      trending24hDownloads: null,
       trending24hInstalls: null,
       trending24hBookmarks: null,
       lifetimeInstalls: 4_200,
diff --git a/convex/lib/canonicalTrending.ts b/convex/lib/canonicalTrending.ts
index 52b1021e..61110630 100644
--- a/convex/lib/canonicalTrending.ts
+++ b/convex/lib/canonicalTrending.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ export const canonicalTrendingCardValidator = v.object({
     sourceFreshness: v.union(v.literal("native"), v.literal("observed-only")),
   }),
   metrics: v.object({
+    // Optional only so snapshots materialized before this field landed remain readable
+    // until the next hourly materialization replaces them.
+    trending24hDownloads: v.optional(v.union(v.number(), v.null())),
     trending24hInstalls: v.union(v.number(), v.null()),
     trending24hBookmarks: v.union(v.number(), v.null()),
     lifetimeInstalls: v.union(v.number(), v.null()),
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ type ExternalTrendingDigest = Pick<
 
 export function buildNativeCanonicalTrendingCandidate(
   digest: NativeTrendingDigest,
-  usage: { installs: number; bookmarks: number; updatedAt: number },
+  usage: { downloads: number; installs: number; bookmarks: number; updatedAt: number },
 ): CanonicalTrendingMaterializationCandidate | null {
   const ownerHandle = digest.ownerHandle?.trim();
   if (!ownerHandle) return null;
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ export function buildNativeCanonicalTrendingCandidate(
         sourceFreshness: "native",
       },
       metrics: {
+        trending24hDownloads: Math.max(0, usage.downloads),
         trending24hInstalls: Math.max(0, usage.installs),
         trending24hBookmarks: Math.max(0, usage.bookmarks),
         lifetimeInstalls,
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@ export function buildExternalCanonicalTrendingCandidate(
         sourceFreshness: "observed-only",
       },
       metrics: {
+        trending24hDownloads: null,
         trending24hInstalls: null,
         trending24hBookmarks: null,
         lifetimeInstalls,
diff --git a/src/__tests__/home-listing-section.claw591.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/home-listing-section.claw591.test.tsx
index e906557b..532a6f6b 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/home-listing-section.claw591.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/home-listing-section.claw591.test.tsx
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ describe("HomeListingSection", () => {
     fetchCanonicalTrendingPageMock.mockResolvedValue(canonicalPage([]));
   });
 
-  it("labels canonical Trending values as downloads without changing order or values", () => {
-    const first = makeTrending("first", "First Skill", 17, 9000);
-    const second = makeTrending("second", "Second Skill", 3, 8000);
+  it("shows canonical Trending download totals without changing order", () => {
+    const first = makeTrending("first", "First Skill", 17, 9000, 71);
+    const second = makeTrending("second", "Second Skill", 3, 8000, 29);
     render(<HomeListingSection initialListing={initialTrending([first, second])} />);
 
     const contentTypeButtons = screen
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@ describe("HomeListingSection", () => {
         (node) => node.textContent,
       ),
     ).toEqual(["First Skill", "Second Skill"]);
-    expect(screen.getByText("17")).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(screen.getByText("3")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("71")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("29")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("17")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("3")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.getByText("24h downloads")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getAllByLabelText("24-hour downloads")).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(screen.queryByText("24h installs")).toBeNull();
@@ -337,7 +339,13 @@ function canonicalPage(items: ReturnType<typeof makeTrending>[], nextCursor: str
   };
 }
 
-function makeTrending(slug: string, displayName: string, installs: number, lifetime: number) {
+function makeTrending(
+  slug: string,
+  displayName: string,
+  installs: number,
+  lifetime: number,
+  downloads = installs,
+) {
   return {
     id: `clawhub:${slug}`,
     source: "clawhub" as const,
@@ -355,6 +363,7 @@ function makeTrending(slug: string, displayName: string, installs: number, lifet
     official: false,
     featured: false,
     metrics: {
+      trending24hDownloads: downloads,
       trending24hInstalls: installs,
       trending24hBookmarks: null,
       lifetimeInstalls: lifetime,
diff --git a/src/__tests__/skills-index.claw591.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/skills-index.claw591.test.tsx
index 5436f379..aafbcfdd 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/skills-index.claw591.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/skills-index.claw591.test.tsx
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ describe("SkillsIndex", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Skill categories")).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("labels canonical Trending rows as downloads without changing API order or values", async () => {
+  it("shows canonical Trending download totals without changing API order", async () => {
     fetchCanonicalTrendingPageMock.mockResolvedValue(
       canonicalPage([
-        makeTrending("first", "First Skill", 17, 9000),
-        makeTrending("second", "Second Skill", 3, 8000),
+        makeTrending("first", "First Skill", 17, 9000, 71),
+        makeTrending("second", "Second Skill", 3, 8000, 29),
       ]),
     );
 
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ describe("SkillsIndex", () => {
       (node) => node.textContent,
     );
     expect(names).toEqual(["First Skill", "Second Skill"]);
-    expect(screen.getByText("17")).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(screen.getByText("3")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("71")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("29")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("17")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("3")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.getByText("24h downloads")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getAllByLabelText("24-hour downloads")).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(screen.queryByText("24h installs")).toBeNull();
@@ -460,7 +462,13 @@ function canonicalPage(items: ReturnType<typeof makeTrending>[], nextCursor: str
   };
 }
 
-function makeTrending(slug: string, displayName: string, installs: number, lifetime: number) {
+function makeTrending(
+  slug: string,
+  displayName: string,
+  installs: number,
+  lifetime: number,
+  downloads = installs,
+) {
   return {
     id: `clawhub:${slug}`,
     source: "clawhub" as const,
@@ -478,6 +486,7 @@ function makeTrending(slug: string, displayName: string, installs: number, lifet
     official: false,
     featured: false,
     metrics: {
+      trending24hDownloads: downloads,
       trending24hInstalls: installs,
       trending24hBookmarks: null,
       lifetimeInstalls: lifetime,
diff --git a/src/components/HomeListingSection.tsx b/src/components/HomeListingSection.tsx
index d6439a61..3e11f7d1 100644
--- a/src/components/HomeListingSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HomeListingSection.tsx
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ function HomeListingSkillRow({ entry, showStats }: { entry: SkillPageEntry; show
             {truncateText(item.summary || "Agent-ready skill pack.", 80)}
           </p>
         </div>
-        {typeof item.metrics.trending24hInstalls === "number" ? (
+        {typeof item.metrics.trending24hDownloads === "number" ? (
           <div className="home-v2-listing-row-stats" aria-label="24-hour downloads">
             <span>
               <Download size={13} aria-hidden="true" />
-              {formatCompactStat(item.metrics.trending24hInstalls)}
+              {formatCompactStat(item.metrics.trending24hDownloads)}
             </span>
           </div>
         ) : null}
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ function HomeListingSkillCard({ entry, showStats }: { entry: SkillPageEntry; sho
         <p className="home-v2-listing-card-summary">
           {truncateText(item.summary || "Agent-ready skill pack.", 80)}
         </p>
-        {typeof item.metrics.trending24hInstalls === "number" ? (
+        {typeof item.metrics.trending24hDownloads === "number" ? (
           <div className="home-v2-listing-card-stats" aria-label="24-hour downloads">
             <span>
               <Download size={13} aria-hidden="true" />
-              {formatCompactStat(item.metrics.trending24hInstalls)}
+              {formatCompactStat(item.metrics.trending24hDownloads)}
             </span>
           </div>
         ) : null}
diff --git a/src/lib/trendingApi.test.ts b/src/lib/trendingApi.test.ts
index f1fb4944..0b5ffa3b 100644
--- a/src/lib/trendingApi.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/trendingApi.test.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,33 @@ describe("fetchCanonicalTrendingPage", () => {
     expect(url.searchParams.get("cursor")).toBe("opaque cursor");
   });
 
+  it("preserves the canonical 24-hour download total separately from installs", async () => {
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "fetch",
+      vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+        new Response(
+          JSON.stringify(
+            canonicalPage({
+              metrics: {
+                trending24hDownloads: 71,
+                trending24hInstalls: 17,
+                trending24hBookmarks: null,
+                lifetimeInstalls: 10,
+                lifetimeInstallsPeriod: "lifetime",
+                updatedAt: 1,
+              },
+            }),
+          ),
+          { status: 200 },
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    const page = await fetchCanonicalTrendingPage({ limit: 20 });
+    expect(page.items[0]?.metrics.trending24hDownloads).toBe(71);
+    expect(page.items[0]?.metrics.trending24hInstalls).toBe(17);
+  });
+
   it("fails closed on a malformed canonical response", async () => {
     vi.stubGlobal(
       "fetch",
@@ -129,6 +156,7 @@ function canonicalPage(itemOverrides: Record<string, unknown>) {
         official: false,
         featured: false,
         metrics: {
+          trending24hDownloads: 3,
           trending24hInstalls: 3,
           trending24hBookmarks: null,
           lifetimeInstalls: 10,
diff --git a/src/lib/trendingApi.ts b/src/lib/trendingApi.ts
index 547a3793..bdd30ca3 100644
--- a/src/lib/trendingApi.ts
+++ b/src/lib/trendingApi.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type CanonicalTrendingItem = {
   official: boolean;
   featured: boolean;
   metrics: {
+    trending24hDownloads: number | null;
     trending24hInstalls: number | null;
     trending24hBookmarks: number | null;
     lifetimeInstalls: number | null;
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ export type CanonicalTrendingItem = {
   };
 };
 
+type LegacyCanonicalTrendingItem = Omit<CanonicalTrendingItem, "metrics"> & {
+  metrics: Omit<CanonicalTrendingItem["metrics"], "trending24hDownloads"> & {
+    trending24hDownloads?: number | null;
+  };
+};
+
 type CanonicalTrendingPage = {
   kind: "skills";
   snapshotId: string;
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ function isCanonicalPublisher(value: unknown): value is CanonicalTrendingItem["p
   );
 }
 
-function isCanonicalTrendingItem(value: unknown): value is CanonicalTrendingItem {
+function isCanonicalTrendingItem(value: unknown): value is LegacyCanonicalTrendingItem {
   if (!isRecord(value) || !isRecord(value.metrics)) return false;
   return (
     typeof value.id === "string" &&
@@ -93,6 +100,8 @@ function isCanonicalTrendingItem(value: unknown): value is CanonicalTrendingItem
     isCanonicalPublisher(value.publisher) &&
     typeof value.official === "boolean" &&
     typeof value.featured === "boolean" &&
+    (value.metrics.trending24hDownloads === undefined ||
+      isNullableNumber(value.metrics.trending24hDownloads)) &&
     isNullableNumber(value.metrics.trending24hInstalls) &&
     isNullableNumber(value.metrics.trending24hBookmarks) &&
     isNullableNumber(value.metrics.lifetimeInstalls) &&
@@ -118,7 +127,19 @@ function parseCanonicalTrendingPage(value: unknown): CanonicalTrendingPage {
   ) {
     throw new Error("Invalid canonical Trending response");
   }
-  return value as CanonicalTrendingPage;
+  const page = value as Omit<CanonicalTrendingPage, "items"> & {
+    items: LegacyCanonicalTrendingItem[];
+  };
+  return {
+    ...page,
+    items: page.items.map((item) => ({
+      ...item,
+      metrics: {
+        ...item.metrics,
+        trending24hDownloads: item.metrics.trending24hDownloads ?? null,
+      },
+    })),
+  };
 }
 
 export async function fetchCanonicalTrendingPage({
diff --git a/src/routes/skills/-SkillsResults.tsx b/src/routes/skills/-SkillsResults.tsx
index 0dfc86ef..4382801b 100644
--- a/src/routes/skills/-SkillsResults.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/skills/-SkillsResults.tsx
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ function TrendingSkillListItem({ item }: { item: TrendingSkillListEntry }) {
         ) : null}
       </div>
       <div className="skill-list-item-meta" aria-label="24-hour downloads">
-        {typeof trending.metrics.trending24hInstalls === "number" ? (
+        {typeof trending.metrics.trending24hDownloads === "number" ? (
           <span className="skill-list-item-meta-item">
             <Download size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
-            {formatCompactStat(trending.metrics.trending24hInstalls)}
+            {formatCompactStat(trending.metrics.trending24hDownloads)}
           </span>
         ) : null}
       </div>
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ function TrendingSkillCard({ item }: { item: TrendingSkillListEntry }) {
           {trending.summary}
         </p>
       ) : null}
-      {typeof trending.metrics.trending24hInstalls === "number" ? (
+      {typeof trending.metrics.trending24hDownloads === "number" ? (
         <div className="skill-card-grid-meta" aria-label="24-hour downloads">
           <span>
             <Download size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
-            {formatCompactStat(trending.metrics.trending24hInstalls)}
+            {formatCompactStat(trending.metrics.trending24hDownloads)}
           </span>
         </div>
       ) : null}