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1,971,278 listings analyzed so far. A collected snapshot, not a live feed.

Downloads aren't evenly shared.MakerWorld

Each square = 1% of listingsn = 1,971,278

45.2%of downloads go to the top 1%

Share of total downloads in the analyzed sample.

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Start with a category you know.Lifetime daily average, relative to the sample

Household (488,296 listings)0.99×

Hobby & DIY (295,009 listings)0.78×

Art (262,249 listings)0.54×

Tools (243,812 listings)1.08×

Decor (236,938 listings)1.04×

Five largest category samples. 1× equals the sample average. Each listing's total downloads are divided by age (at least one day), then averaged. Popular outliers, age and promotion can affect these numbers. Read the comparison limits.

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Report prepared 2026-09-13 (UTC), using counts collected at different times from a growing sample. These observations do not establish that an edit will bring more downloads. Downloads don't measure demand for paid prints.