In information which will come as a shock, Skyrim mods are extra well-liked than ever, and there are some new statistics exhibiting a file variety of Bethesda RPG sport creators and creations for 2023. Skyrim itself has been round for over a decade and with a number of mod-supported variations to select from, it is stunning that it is extra well-liked with mods than ever earlier than.

There was an enormous improve in Skyrim mods, mod creators and downloaders since Skyrim Particular Version was launched in 2017, with statistics from Nexus Mods exhibiting how the variety of mods downloaded elevated tenfold between 2017 and 2023.

Over 10 million Skyrim mods had been downloaded to the platform in November 2017, whereas in January 2023 it was downloaded about 115 million, and in February 2023 it was just below 90 million. The variety of new information additionally elevated on an identical trajectory, reaching round 1500 every month, or a median of fifty per day, by the top of 2022.

For each photos, downloads are blue and new information are yellow (photos are from Nexus mods).

Skyrim Particular Version mod stats

With whole conversion mods for each Skyrim and Oblivion, and numerous Skyrim mods of various sizes nonetheless being downloaded hundreds of occasions every day, this is not precisely all that stunning. In actual fact, the upcoming Starfield launch date could have Bethesda gamers clamoring for as a lot content material as potential.

Probably the most stunning half to me is that regardless of Skyrim’s age, the modding group is clearly solely rising and rising, because the vanilla model of Bethesda’s fantasy sport definitely exhibits. The variety of gamers each downloading mods and making them is just rising.

Base sport Skyrim mod stats

Curiously, the unique Skyrim stats for Nexus Mods do the other of the Particular Version and present a drop in new information and downloads. That is almost definitely as a result of Skyrim Particular Version is an general higher model of the sport with Bethesda mod assist and never a lot indicative of the rest. In spite of everything, the bottom sport model of Skyrim remains to be highly regarded.

If you need a fuller image, the Nexus has round 60,000 Skyrim Particular Version mods in whole and over 2 billion downloads. The unique Skyrim additionally has round 70,000 mods and 1.9 billion downloads. a lot content material.

You possibly can see the total stats breakdown for Skyrim Particular Version. Hereand the unique Skyrim Here.

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