diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-# the irc crate [![Build Status][ci-badge]][ci] [![Crates.io][cr-badge]][cr] [![Docs][doc-badge]][doc] [![Built with Spacemacs][bws]][sm]
+# the irc crate [![Build Status][ci-badge]][ci] [![Crates.io][cr-badge]][cr] ![Downloads][dl-badge] [![Docs][doc-badge]][doc] [![Built with Spacemacs][bws]][sm]
 
 [ci-badge]: https://travis-ci.org/aatxe/irc.svg?branch=stable
 [ci]: https://travis-ci.org/aatxe/irc
 [cr-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/irc.svg
 [cr]: https://crates.io/crates/irc
+[dl-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/d/irc.svg
 [doc-badge]: https://docs.rs/irc/badge.svg
 [doc]: https://docs.rs/irc
 [bws]: https://cdn.rawgit.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/442d025779da2f62fc86c2082703697714db6514/assets/spacemacs-badge.svg