diff --git a/tests/py/test_pages.py b/tests/py/test_pages.py
index aa74e11b54..ce83ebc1d8 100644
--- a/tests/py/test_pages.py
+++ b/tests/py/test_pages.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_about(self):
         assert expected in actual
 
     def test_about_stats(self):
-        expected = "a total of about"
+        expected = "Gratipay processes"
         actual = self.client.GET('/about/stats').body
         assert expected in actual
 
diff --git a/www/about/stats.spt b/www/about/stats.spt
index b473c7ad8d..71f21021c9 100644
--- a/www/about/stats.spt
+++ b/www/about/stats.spt
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 from datetime import date
 
 birthday = date(2012, 6, 1)
+approximate = lambda x, y=-2: int(round(x, y))
 [--------------------------------------------------------]
-
 banner = _("About")
 title = _("Stats")
-db = website.db
+one = website.db.one
 
-age_in_years = (date.today() - birthday).days // 365
-volume, nactive = website.db.one("""
+volume, nusers = one("""
         SELECT volume, nactive
           FROM paydays
       ORDER BY ts_end DESC
          LIMIT 1
     """, default=(0.0, 0))
-approximate = lambda x: int(round(x, -2))
-escrow = db.one("SELECT sum(balance) FROM participants", default=0)
-average_payment_amount, average_number_of_payments = db.one("""
+nteams = one("SELECT count(*) FROM teams WHERE is_approved IS true AND receiving > 0")
+total = one("SELECT sum(amount) FROM exchanges WHERE amount > 0", default=0)
+age_in_years = (date.today() - birthday).days // 365
+escrow = one("SELECT sum(balance) FROM participants", default=0)
+average_payment_amount, average_number_of_payments = one("""
 
     SELECT avg(giving/ngiving_to) AS foo
          , round(avg(ngiving_to)) AS bar
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ average_payment_amount, average_number_of_payments = db.one("""
 """, back_as=tuple)
 average_payment_amount = average_payment_amount or 0
 average_number_of_payments = average_number_of_payments or 0
-
 [----------------------------------------------------------] text/html
 
 {% extends "templates/about-basic-info.html" %}
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ average_number_of_payments = average_number_of_payments or 0
 
 {% block content %}
 
-    <p>{{ _( "Gratipay is {b}{age}+ years{_b} old and moves a total of about {b}{volume} per week{_b} for about {b}{nactive} users{_b}."
-           , age=age_in_years
-           , nactive=approximate(nactive)
+    <p>{{ _( "Gratipay processes about {b}{volume} per week{_b} for {b}{nteams} Teams{_b} and about {b}{nusers} ~users{_b}."
            , volume=format_currency(approximate(volume), 'USD', trailing_zeroes=False)
+           , nusers=approximate(nusers)
+           , nteams=nteams
            , b='<b>'|safe
            , _b='</b>'|safe
             ) }}</p>
 
     <p>{{ ngettext(
-             "On average, people who give payments on Gratipay give {b}{amount} to one team{_b}."
-           , "On average, people who give payments on Gratipay give {b}{amount} each to {number} teams{_b}."
+             "On average, ~users who give payments on Gratipay give {b}{amount} to one Team{_b}."
+           , "On average, ~users who give payments on Gratipay give {b}{amount} each to {number} Teams{_b}."
 
            , average_number_of_payments
            , amount=format_currency(average_payment_amount, 'USD')
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ average_number_of_payments = average_number_of_payments or 0
            , _b='</b>'|safe
             ) }}</p>
 
+    <p>{{ _( "Gratipay has processed about {b}{total}{_b} over {b}{age}+ years{_b}."
+           , total=format_currency(approximate(total, -3), 'USD', trailing_zeroes=False)
+           , age=age_in_years
+           , b='<b>'|safe
+           , _b='</b>'|safe
+            ) }}</p>
+
     <p>{{ _( "{b}{escrow}{_b} is escrowed within Gratipay."
            , escrow=format_currency(escrow, 'USD')
            , b='<b>'|safe
@@ -76,8 +83,8 @@ average_number_of_payments = average_number_of_payments or 0
 
     <div class="chart-wrapper">
         <a name="active"></a>
-        <h2>Active Users</h2>
-        <p class="note">Users that gave and/or took money on Gratipay (per week)</p>
+        <h2>Active ~users</h2>
+        <p class="note">~users that gave and/or took money on Gratipay (per week)</p>
         <div class="chart" data-chart="active_users"></div>
         <div class="x-axis">weeks</div>
     </div>