I was searching through all the menus and clicking all sorts of buttons to find my app's total download count. I'm not comprehending why apple couldn't just make a section with the total download count. Could someone please assist me in finding this number? thank you.
I hope I understand correctly your question.
If you select Sales and Trends in AppStoreConnect then select Units on the left,
and finally Since the beginning in the popDown at the right,
you will see the total number of downloads for each of your apps.