The men's downhill is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trails World Championships. It has been held since the inaugural championships in 1990.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 |  United States | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 |  Australia | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
| Rank | Rider | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Vouilloz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Loïc Bruni | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Greg Minnaar | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Sam Hill | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Gee Atherton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Fabien Barel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Danny Hart | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Steve Peat | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | François Gachet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Mike King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Myles Rockwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Loris Vergier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Dave Cullinan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Herbold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Albert Iten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Reece Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Hatton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Mickaël Pascal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Mick Hannah | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | John Tomac | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Benoît Coulanges | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 18 | 13 | 62 | |
