diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/config.ts b/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
index fd61f358e..46068963d 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
       },
       { text: 'Packages', link: '/packages' },
       { text: 'Showcase', link: '/showcase' },
-      { text: 'Sponsor', link: '/sponsor' },
       { text: 'Merch', link: 'https://merch.lucide.dev/' },
     ],
     sidebar,
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorAmountPicker.vue b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorAmountPicker.vue
index dd1f73d76..ef140c791 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorAmountPicker.vue
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorAmountPicker.vue
@@ -5,14 +5,7 @@ import Icon from '@lucide/vue/src/Icon';
 import { check } from '../../../data/iconNodes';
 import SponsorSection from './SponsorSection.vue';
 import SponsorSectionHeader from './SponsorSectionHeader.vue';
-import {
-  GITHUB_SPONSORS_URL,
-  OPEN_COLLECTIVE_URL,
-  TIERS,
-  formatEuro,
-  getPreviousTier,
-  getTierForAmount,
-} from './tiers';
+import { TIERS, formatEuro, getPreviousTier, getTierForAmount, getTierLinks } from './tiers';
 
 type Frequency = 'monthly' | 'once';
 
@@ -36,6 +29,9 @@ const total = computed(() => {
 
 const tier = computed(() => (isMonthly.value ? getTierForAmount(total.value) : null));
 
+// Only a monthly preset matches a tier's checkout, other amounts go to the general pages.
+const links = computed(() => getTierLinks(customAmount.value === '' ? tier.value?.id : undefined));
+
 const amountText = computed(() => formatEuro(total.value));
 
 const summary = computed(() => {
@@ -159,11 +155,11 @@ function pickAmount(value: number) {
           </div>
           <div class="summary-actions">
             <VPButton
-              :href="OPEN_COLLECTIVE_URL"
+              :href="links.openCollective"
               text="Open Collective"
             />
             <VPButton
-              :href="GITHUB_SPONSORS_URL"
+              :href="links.githubSponsors"
               text="GitHub Sponsors"
               theme="alt"
             />
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorHero.vue b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorHero.vue
index 681524ee2..557124dd9 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorHero.vue
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorHero.vue
@@ -2,18 +2,32 @@
 import VPButton from 'vitepress/dist/client/theme-default/components/VPButton.vue';
 import SponsorSection from './SponsorSection.vue';
 import { data } from './SponsorStats.data';
-import { sponsors } from './sponsors';
+import { allTimeSponsorCount } from './sponsors';
+
+/** Rounds down to a short "120M+" / "25k+" figure. */
+function formatCompact(value: number) {
+  if (value >= 1_000_000) return `${Math.floor(value / 1_000_000)}M+`;
+  if (value >= 1_000) return `${Math.floor(value / 1_000)}k+`;
+  return value.toLocaleString('en-US');
+}
 
 const stats = [
-  ...(data.stars != null
-    ? [{ value: `${Math.floor(data.stars / 1000)}k+`, label: 'GitHub stars' }]
-    : []),
+  { value: data.weeklyDownloads, label: 'Weekly downloads', format: formatCompact },
+  { value: data.stars, label: 'GitHub stars', format: formatCompact },
   {
-    value: `${(Math.floor(data.iconsCount / 100) * 100).toLocaleString('en-US')}+`,
+    value: data.iconsCount,
     label: 'Icons',
+    format: (value: number) => `${(Math.floor(value / 100) * 100).toLocaleString('en-US')}+`,
   },
-  { value: sponsors.length.toLocaleString('en-US'), label: 'Sponsors' },
-];
+  {
+    value: allTimeSponsorCount,
+    label: 'All-time sponsors',
+    format: (value: number) => value.toLocaleString('en-US'),
+  },
+]
+  // Stats the build couldn't fetch are left out.
+  .filter((stat): stat is typeof stat & { value: number } => stat.value != null)
+  .map(({ value, label, format }) => ({ value: format(value), label }));
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -111,9 +125,8 @@ const stats = [
   background-color: var(--vp-c-bg-soft);
   border: 1px solid var(--vp-c-divider);
   display: grid;
-  grid-auto-flow: column;
-  grid-auto-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
-  gap: 16px;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: 24px 16px;
 }
 
 .stat {
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorStats.data.ts b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorStats.data.ts
index 8c815704f..c974ac03a 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorStats.data.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorStats.data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 import iconNodes from '../../../data/iconNodes';
+import fetchPackages from '../../../lib/fetchPackages';
+
+const NPM_DOWNLOADS_API = 'https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week';
+
+/**
+ * Packages that are no longer in the repo but are still published and installed.
+ */
+const LEGACY_PACKAGES = ['lucide-vue-next', 'lucide-vue', 'lucide-svelte', 'lucide-angular'];
 
 async function fetchStars() {
   try {
@@ -13,10 +21,56 @@ async function fetchStars() {
   }
 }
 
+async function fetchDownloads(url: string) {
+  const response = await fetch(url);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`npm downloads API responded with ${response.status} for ${url}`);
+  }
+
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sum of last week's npm downloads of every published Lucide package, or `null` when any
+ * request fails, so a partial total never shows up as the real number.
+ */
+async function fetchWeeklyDownloads() {
+  try {
+    const packageNames = (await fetchPackages())
+      .filter((packageJson) => packageJson?.name && !packageJson.private)
+      .map(({ name }) => name)
+      .concat(LEGACY_PACKAGES);
+
+    // The bulk endpoint only accepts unscoped packages, scoped ones are fetched one by one.
+    const unscoped = packageNames.filter((name) => !name.startsWith('@'));
+    const scoped = packageNames.filter((name) => name.startsWith('@'));
+
+    const [bulk, ...single] = await Promise.all([
+      fetchDownloads(`${NPM_DOWNLOADS_API}/${unscoped.join(',')}`) as Promise<
+        Record<string, { downloads: number } | null>
+      >,
+      ...scoped.map(
+        (name) => fetchDownloads(`${NPM_DOWNLOADS_API}/${name}`) as Promise<{ downloads: number }>,
+      ),
+    ]);
+
+    return [...Object.values(bulk), ...single].reduce(
+      (total, result) => total + (result?.downloads ?? 0),
+      0,
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn(`Could not fetch npm downloads. ${error}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 const loader = {
   async load() {
+    const [stars, weeklyDownloads] = await Promise.all([fetchStars(), fetchWeeklyDownloads()]);
+
     return {
-      stars: await fetchStars(),
+      stars,
+      weeklyDownloads,
       iconsCount: Object.keys(iconNodes).length,
     };
   },
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorTierCard.vue b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorTierCard.vue
index 3e6b3b404..d4df714e3 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorTierCard.vue
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/SponsorTierCard.vue
@@ -3,19 +3,14 @@ import { computed } from 'vue';
 import VPButton from 'vitepress/dist/client/theme-default/components/VPButton.vue';
 import Icon from '@lucide/vue/src/Icon';
 import { check } from '../../../data/iconNodes';
-import {
-  GITHUB_SPONSORS_URL,
-  OPEN_COLLECTIVE_URL,
-  formatEuro,
-  getPreviousTier,
-  type Tier,
-} from './tiers';
+import { formatEuro, getPreviousTier, getTierLinks, type Tier } from './tiers';
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   tier: Tier;
 }>();
 
 const previousTier = computed(() => getPreviousTier(props.tier.id));
+const links = computed(() => getTierLinks(props.tier.id));
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -59,13 +54,13 @@ const previousTier = computed(() => getPreviousTier(props.tier.id));
 
     <div class="actions">
       <VPButton
-        :href="OPEN_COLLECTIVE_URL"
+        :href="links.openCollective"
         text="Open Collective"
         :theme="tier.featured ? 'brand' : 'alt'"
         class="primary-action"
       />
       <a
-        :href="GITHUB_SPONSORS_URL"
+        :href="links.githubSponsors"
         target="_blank"
         rel="noreferrer"
         class="secondary-action"
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/sponsors.ts b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/sponsors.ts
index 59bf60c31..08f609b49 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/sponsors.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/sponsors.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ export interface Sponsor {
 
 export const sponsors: Sponsor[] = sponsorsData.sponsors;
 
+/** Everyone who ever contributed on Open Collective, `null` when the build couldn't fetch it. */
+export const allTimeSponsorCount: number | null = sponsorsData.allTimeCount;
+
 export const getSponsorsByTier = (tierId: TierId) =>
   sponsors.filter(({ monthlyAmount }) => getTierForAmount(monthlyAmount)?.id === tierId);
 
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/tierLinks.ts b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/tierLinks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e4bdda95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/tierLinks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { TierId } from './tiers';
+
+/**
+ * Direct checkout links for each sponsor tier. Leave a link empty to fall back to the
+ * general Open Collective or GitHub Sponsors page.
+ *
+ * - Open Collective: open the tier on opencollective.com/lucide-icons and copy its
+ *   "Contribute" link, e.g. https://opencollective.com/lucide-icons/contribute/backer-12345/checkout
+ * - GitHub Sponsors: open the tier on github.com/sponsors/lucide-icons and copy its link,
+ *   e.g. https://github.com/sponsors/lucide-icons/sponsorships?tier_id=12345
+ */
+export const TIER_LINKS: Record<TierId, { openCollective: string; githubSponsors: string }> = {
+  supporter: {
+    openCollective: '',
+    githubSponsors: '',
+  },
+  backer: {
+    openCollective: '',
+    githubSponsors: '',
+  },
+  bronze: {
+    openCollective: '',
+    githubSponsors: '',
+  },
+  gold: {
+    openCollective: '',
+    githubSponsors: '',
+  },
+  platinum: {
+    openCollective: '',
+    githubSponsors: '',
+  },
+};
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/tiers.ts b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/tiers.ts
index 480d25289..d2b3fab04 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/tiers.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/sponsor/tiers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { TIER_LINKS } from './tierLinks';
+
 export const OPEN_COLLECTIVE_URL = 'https://opencollective.com/lucide-icons';
 export const GITHUB_SPONSORS_URL = 'https://github.com/sponsors/lucide-icons';
 export const PARTNER_EMAIL = 'info@lucide.dev';
@@ -89,4 +91,14 @@ export function getTierForAmount(monthly: number) {
   return [...TIERS].reverse().find((tier) => monthly >= tier.monthly) ?? null;
 }
 
+/** Checkout links for a tier, or the general sponsor pages without a tier. */
+export function getTierLinks(id?: TierId) {
+  const links = id ? TIER_LINKS[id] : undefined;
+
+  return {
+    openCollective: links?.openCollective || OPEN_COLLECTIVE_URL,
+    githubSponsors: links?.githubSponsors || GITHUB_SPONSORS_URL,
+  };
+}
+
 export const formatEuro = (amount: number) => `€${amount.toLocaleString('en-US')}`;
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts b/docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts
index ed5af6873..a5d27919c 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { ICON_STYLE_CONTEXT, iconStyleContext } from './composables/useIconStyle
 import { CATEGORY_VIEW_CONTEXT, categoryViewContext } from './composables/useCategoryView';
 import { EXTERNAL_LIBS_CONTEXT, externalLibContext } from './composables/useExternalLibs';
 import SideBarNavBefore from './layouts/SideBarNavBefore.vue';
+import NavBarSponsorButton from './layouts/NavBarSponsorButton.vue';
 import SnackPlayer from './components/editors/SnackPlayer.vue';
 import { setupTracking } from './utils/openpanel';
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const theme: Partial<Theme> = {
       'sidebar-nav-after': () => h(IconsSidebarNavAfter),
       'home-hero-image': () => h(HomeHeroIconsCard),
       'home-hero-actions-after': () => h(HomeHeroAfter),
+      'nav-bar-content-after': () => h(NavBarSponsorButton),
       // Keep this here for now, we might want to add more things to the top bar in the future
       // 'layout-top': () => h(LayoutTop),
     });
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/layouts/NavBarSponsorButton.vue b/docs/.vitepress/theme/layouts/NavBarSponsorButton.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..373194a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/layouts/NavBarSponsorButton.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { useData } from 'vitepress';
+import Icon from '@lucide/vue/src/Icon';
+import { heart } from '../../data/iconNodes';
+
+const { page } = useData();
+
+const isActive = computed(() => page.value.relativePath === 'sponsor.md');
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <a
+    href="/sponsor"
+    class="sponsor-button"
+    :class="{ active: isActive }"
+    :aria-current="isActive ? 'page' : undefined"
+  >
+    <Icon
+      :iconNode="heart"
+      name="heart"
+      :size="16"
+      class="heart"
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    />
+    <span class="label">Sponsor</span>
+  </a>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.sponsor-button {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  height: 32px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  border-radius: 16px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--vp-c-divider);
+  background-color: var(--vp-c-bg-soft);
+  color: var(--vp-c-text-1);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition:
+    border-color 0.25s,
+    color 0.25s;
+}
+
+.heart {
+  color: var(--vp-c-brand-3);
+  transition:
+    fill 0.25s,
+    transform 0.25s;
+}
+
+.sponsor-button:hover,
+.sponsor-button.active {
+  border-color: var(--vp-c-brand-3);
+}
+
+.sponsor-button:hover .heart,
+.sponsor-button.active .heart {
+  fill: currentColor;
+}
+
+.sponsor-button:hover .heart {
+  transform: scale(1.1);
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 768px) {
+  .sponsor-button {
+    margin-left: 16px;
+  }
+}
+
+/* The nav menu leaves no room for the label between tablet and desktop widths. */
+@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 959px) {
+  .sponsor-button {
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 32px;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin-left: 8px;
+  }
+
+  .label {
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 1px;
+    height: 1px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    clip-path: inset(50%);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/docs/scripts/writeSponsorsData.mts b/docs/scripts/writeSponsorsData.mts
index 877b08ae0..ed122e93a 100644
--- a/docs/scripts/writeSponsorsData.mts
+++ b/docs/scripts/writeSponsorsData.mts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ interface Order {
 interface CollectiveResponse {
   data?: {
     account: {
+      stats: { contributorsCount: number | null } | null;
       orders: { nodes: Order[] };
     } | null;
   };
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ export interface Sponsor {
 const query = /* GraphQL */ `
   query Sponsors($slug: String!) {
     account(slug: $slug) {
+      stats {
+        contributorsCount
+      }
       orders(filter: INCOMING, status: [ACTIVE], limit: 1000) {
         nodes {
           amount {
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ const query = /* GraphQL */ `
   }
 `;
 
-async function fetchOrders() {
+async function fetchCollective() {
   const headers: Record<string, string> = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
   if (process.env.OPENCOLLECTIVE_TOKEN) {
     headers['Personal-Token'] = process.env.OPENCOLLECTIVE_TOKEN;
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ async function fetchOrders() {
     throw new Error(`Could not find Open Collective account "${COLLECTIVE_SLUG}"`);
   }
 
-  return data.account.orders.nodes;
+  return data.account;
 }
 
 function getLogo({ slug, imageUrl }: Account) {
@@ -149,13 +153,17 @@ function toSponsors(orders: Order[]) {
 }
 
 let sponsors: Sponsor[] = [];
+/** Everyone who ever contributed financially, including past and one-time contributors. */
+let allTimeCount: number | null = null;
 
 try {
-  sponsors = toSponsors(await fetchOrders());
+  const collective = await fetchCollective();
+  sponsors = toSponsors(collective.orders.nodes);
+  allTimeCount = collective.stats?.contributorsCount ?? null;
 } catch (error) {
   console.warn(`Could not fetch sponsors, writing an empty list. ${error}`);
 }
 
 fs.mkdirSync(dataDirectory, { recursive: true });
-fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, JSON.stringify({ sponsors }, null, 2), 'utf-8');
+fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, JSON.stringify({ allTimeCount, sponsors }, null, 2), 'utf-8');
 console.log(`Wrote ${sponsors.length} sponsors to ${outputPath}`);