diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 967b9e9f9b..08bee39efd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   <a href="https://circleci.com/gh/babel/babel"><img alt="CircleCI Status" src="https://img.shields.io/circleci/project/babel/babel/master.svg?style=flat&label=circle"></a>
   <a href="https://codecov.io/github/babel/babel"><img alt="Coverage Status" src="https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/babel/babel/master.svg?style=flat"></a>
   <a href="https://slack.babeljs.io/"><img alt="Slack Status" src="https://slack.babeljs.io/badge.svg"></a>
+  <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/babel-core"><img alt="NPM Downloads" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/babel-core.svg"></a>
 </p>
 
 - [FAQ](#faq)