diff --git a/lib/download.js b/lib/download.js
index 18bbfd8..2dd5b16 100644
--- a/lib/download.js
+++ b/lib/download.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exports.save = function(package) {
 };
 
 exports.stat = function(callback) {
-  return download.find({}).sort({ time: -1 }).exec(function(err, results) {
+  return download.find({}).limit(50).sort({ time: -1 }).exec(function(err, results) {
     var res = [];
     var todayDownloads = [];
     for (var i in results) {