diff --git a/apps/tests.py b/apps/tests.py
index e9dfc1803..073ec6f9c 100755
--- a/apps/tests.py
+++ b/apps/tests.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from datetime import date, timedelta
+from apps.views import get_top_downloaded_apps
+from download.models import ReleaseDownloadsByDate
 from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.test import TestCase
@@ -676,4 +679,49 @@ def test_app_button_by_name_found_app(self):
                                     active=True)
         appobj.save()
         res = app_buttons.app_button_by_name('myapp')
-        self.assertEqual('myapp', res['app'].name)
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+        self.assertEqual('myapp', res['app'].name)
+
+
+class TopDownloadedAppsTestCase(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.app1 = App.objects.create(name="app1", fullname="App One", active=True)
+        self.app2 = App.objects.create(name="app2", fullname="App Two", active=True)
+
+        uploaded = SimpleUploadedFile("file.jar", b"hello", content_type="text/plain")
+
+        self.rel1 = Release.objects.create(
+            app=self.app1,
+            version="1.0",
+            release_file=uploaded,
+            active=True
+        )
+
+        self.rel2 = Release.objects.create(
+            app=self.app2,
+            version="1.0",
+            release_file=uploaded,
+            active=True
+        )
+
+        today = date.today()
+
+        # within 24 months
+        ReleaseDownloadsByDate.objects.create(
+            release=self.rel1,
+            when=today - timedelta(days=100),
+            count=100
+        )
+
+        # older than 24 months (ignored)
+        ReleaseDownloadsByDate.objects.create(
+            release=self.rel2,
+            when=today - timedelta(days=900),
+            count=500
+        )
+
+    def test_top_downloads_returns_apps(self):
+        apps = list(get_top_downloaded_apps())
+
+        self.assertIn(self.app1, apps)
+        self.assertNotIn(self.app2, apps)
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diff --git a/apps/views.py b/apps/views.py
index 8569c4860..0b26956da 100755
--- a/apps/views.py
+++ b/apps/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import re
 import datetime
 import html
+from datetime import date, timedelta
+from django.db.models import Case, When, IntegerField
+from django.db.models import Sum
+from download.models import ReleaseDownloadsByDate
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
@@ -79,10 +83,41 @@ def _flush_tag_caches():
 class _DefaultConfig:
     num_of_top_apps = 6
 
+def get_top_downloaded_apps(limit=None):
+    two_years_ago = date.today() - timedelta(days=730)
+
+    top_download_data = (
+        ReleaseDownloadsByDate.objects
+        .filter(
+            when__gte=two_years_ago,
+            release__app__active=True,
+            release__active=True
+        )
+        .values('release__app')
+        .annotate(total_downloads=Sum('count'))
+        .order_by('-total_downloads')
+    )
+
+    if limit is not None:
+        top_download_data = top_download_data[:limit]
+
+    app_ids = [item['release__app'] for item in top_download_data]
+
+    if not app_ids:
+        return App.objects.none()
+
+    preserved_order = Case(
+        *[When(id=pk, then=pos) for pos, pk in enumerate(app_ids)],
+        output_field=IntegerField()
+    )
+
+    return App.objects.filter(id__in=app_ids).order_by(preserved_order)
+
+
 def apps_default(request):
     latest_apps = App.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('-latest_release_date')[:_DefaultConfig.num_of_top_apps]
-    downloaded_apps = App.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('downloads').reverse()[:_DefaultConfig.num_of_top_apps]
-
+    # downloaded_apps = App.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('downloads').reverse()[:_DefaultConfig.num_of_top_apps]
+    downloaded_apps = get_top_downloaded_apps(_DefaultConfig.num_of_top_apps)
     c = {
         'latest_apps': latest_apps,
         'downloaded_apps': downloaded_apps,
@@ -110,7 +145,8 @@ def all_apps_newest(request):
 
 
 def all_apps_downloads(request):
-    apps = App.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('downloads').reverse()
+    # apps = App.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('downloads').reverse()
+    apps = get_top_downloaded_apps()
     c = {
         'apps': apps,
         'navbar_selected_link': 'all',