diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e15a7ed7f3..071b62351d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <a href="https://twitter.com/ghost">Twitter</a>
     <br /><br />
     <a href="https://ghost.org">
-        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/downloads-1.4M-brightgreen.svg" alt="Downloads" />
+        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/downloads-2M-brightgreen.svg" alt="Downloads" />
     </a>
     <a href="https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/">
         <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/TryGhost/Ghost.svg" alt="Latest release" />