diff --git a/convex/crons.ts b/convex/crons.ts
index c35b2ce..8c6e7a2 100644
--- a/convex/crons.ts
+++ b/convex/crons.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,11 @@ crons.interval(
   {},
 )
 
+crons.interval(
+  'global-stats-update',
+  { minutes: 60 },
+  internal.statsMaintenance.updateGlobalStatsInternal,
+  {},
+)
+
 export default crons
diff --git a/convex/schema.ts b/convex/schema.ts
index caf9bd2..b861e6c 100644
--- a/convex/schema.ts
+++ b/convex/schema.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ const skillStatBackfillState = defineTable({
   updatedAt: v.number(),
 }).index('by_key', ['key'])
 
+const globalStats = defineTable({
+  key: v.string(),
+  activeSkillsCount: v.number(),
+  updatedAt: v.number(),
+}).index('by_key', ['key'])
+
 const skillStatEvents = defineTable({
   skillId: v.id('skills'),
   kind: v.union(
@@ -459,6 +465,7 @@ export default defineSchema({
   skillDailyStats,
   skillLeaderboards,
   skillStatBackfillState,
+  globalStats,
   skillStatEvents,
   skillStatUpdateCursors,
   comments,
diff --git a/convex/skills.ts b/convex/skills.ts
index be38017..ecf2877 100644
--- a/convex/skills.ts
+++ b/convex/skills.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ async function hardDeleteSkill(
     if (related._id === skill._id) continue
     if (related.canonicalSkillId === skill._id || related.forkOf?.skillId === skill._id) {
       await ctx.db.patch(related._id, {
-        canonicalSkillId: related.canonicalSkillId === skill._id ? undefined : related.canonicalSkillId,
+        canonicalSkillId:
+          related.canonicalSkillId === skill._id ? undefined : related.canonicalSkillId,
         forkOf: related.forkOf?.skillId === skill._id ? undefined : related.forkOf,
         updatedAt: now,
       })
@@ -740,6 +741,17 @@ export const listPublicPageV2 = query({
   },
 })
 
+export const countPublicSkills = query({
+  args: {},
+  handler: async (ctx) => {
+    const stats = await ctx.db
+      .query('globalStats')
+      .withIndex('by_key', (q) => q.eq('key', 'default'))
+      .unique()
+    return stats?.activeSkillsCount ?? 0
+  },
+})
+
 function sortToIndex(
   sort: 'downloads' | 'stars' | 'installsCurrent' | 'installsAllTime',
 ):
diff --git a/convex/statsMaintenance.ts b/convex/statsMaintenance.ts
index 35f8206..3e42e95 100644
--- a/convex/statsMaintenance.ts
+++ b/convex/statsMaintenance.ts
@@ -203,3 +203,30 @@ function buildSkillStatPatch(skill: Doc<'skills'>) {
 function clampInt(value: number, min: number, max: number) {
   return Math.min(Math.max(value, min), max)
 }
+
+export const updateGlobalStatsInternal = internalMutation({
+  args: {},
+  handler: async (ctx) => {
+    const skills = await ctx.db
+      .query('skills')
+      .withIndex('by_active_updated', (q) => q.eq('softDeletedAt', undefined))
+      .collect()
+
+    const count = skills.length
+    const now = Date.now()
+    const existing = await ctx.db
+      .query('globalStats')
+      .withIndex('by_key', (q) => q.eq('key', 'default'))
+      .unique()
+
+    if (existing) {
+      await ctx.db.patch(existing._id, { activeSkillsCount: count, updatedAt: now })
+    } else {
+      await ctx.db.insert('globalStats', {
+        key: 'default',
+        activeSkillsCount: count,
+        updatedAt: now,
+      })
+    }
+  },
+})
diff --git a/src/lib/og.ts b/src/lib/og.ts
index a66631d..31dd79f 100644
--- a/src/lib/og.ts
+++ b/src/lib/og.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getOnlyCrabsSiteUrl, getClawHubSiteUrl } from './site'
+import { getClawHubSiteUrl, getOnlyCrabsSiteUrl } from './site'
 
 type SkillMetaSource = {
   slug: string
diff --git a/src/routes/skills/index.tsx b/src/routes/skills/index.tsx
index bf0a2a6..00b641d 100644
--- a/src/routes/skills/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/skills/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createFileRoute, Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
-import { useAction } from 'convex/react'
+import { useAction, useQuery } from 'convex/react'
 import { usePaginatedQuery } from 'convex-helpers/react'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { api } from '../../../convex/_generated/api'
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export function SkillsIndex() {
   const [isSearching, setIsSearching] = useState(false)
   const searchRequest = useRef(0)
   const loadMoreRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+  const totalSkills = useQuery(api.skills.countPublicSkills)
 
   const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
   const trimmedQuery = useMemo(() => query.trim(), [query])
@@ -225,7 +226,8 @@ export function SkillsIndex() {
       <header className="skills-header">
         <div>
           <h1 className="section-title" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>
-            Skills
+            Skills{' '}
+            {totalSkills !== undefined && <span style={{ opacity: 0.5 }}>{totalSkills}</span>}
           </h1>
           <p className="section-subtitle" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
             {isLoadingSkills