diff --git a/common/src/api/schema.ts b/common/src/api/schema.ts
index 97416e77..c9d0565e 100644
--- a/common/src/api/schema.ts
+++ b/common/src/api/schema.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {Notification} from 'common/notifications'
 import {CompatibilityScore} from 'common/profiles/compatibility-score'
 import {MAX_COMPATIBILITY_QUESTION_LENGTH, OPTION_TABLES} from 'common/profiles/constants'
 import {Profile, ProfileRow} from 'common/profiles/profile'
+import {Stats} from 'common/stats' // mqp: very unscientific, just balancing our willingness to accept load
 import {PrivateMessageChannel} from 'common/supabase/private-messages'
 import {Row} from 'common/supabase/utils'
 import {PrivateUser, User} from 'common/user'
@@ -150,14 +151,7 @@ export const API = (_apiTypeCheck = {
     rateLimited: true,
     props: z.object({}),
     cache: 'public, max-age=60',
-    returns: {} as {
-      users: number
-      profiles: number
-      upcomingEvents: number
-      messages: number
-      genderRatio: Record<string, number>
-      genderCounts: Record<string, number>
-    },
+    returns: {} as Stats,
     summary: 'Get platform statistics',
     tag: 'General',
   },
diff --git a/common/src/stats.ts b/common/src/stats.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0643b96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/stats.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export type Stats = {
+  users: number
+  profiles: number
+  upcomingEvents: number
+  messages: number
+  genderRatio: Record<string, number>
+  genderCounts: Record<string, number>
+}
diff --git a/web/pages/stats.tsx b/web/pages/stats.tsx
index 47bd6360..a3acf3c5 100644
--- a/web/pages/stats.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/stats.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import clsx from 'clsx'
+import {type Stats} from 'common/stats'
 import {useEffect, useState} from 'react'
 import {Col} from 'web/components/layout/col'
 import {PageBase} from 'web/components/page-base'
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import {getCount} from 'web/lib/supabase/users'
 export default function Stats() {
   const t = useT()
   const [data, setData] = useState<Record<string, number | null>>({})
-  const [statsData, setStatsData] = useState<any>(null)
+  const [statsData, setStatsData] = useState<Stats | undefined>(undefined)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     async function load() {
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ export default function Stats() {
         'active_members',
         'bookmarked_searches',
         'private_user_message_channels',
-        'private_user_messages',
         'profile_comments',
         'compatibility_prompts',
         'compatibility_answers',
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ export default function Stats() {
               label={t('stats.discussions', 'Discussions')}
             />
           )}
-          {!!data.private_user_messages && (
-            <StatBox value={data.private_user_messages} label={t('stats.messages', 'Messages')} />
+          {!!statsData?.messages && (
+            <StatBox value={statsData?.messages} label={t('stats.messages', 'Messages')} />
           )}
           {!!data.compatibility_prompts && (
             <StatBox
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export default function Stats() {
           )}
           {!!statsData?.genderRatio && (
             <StatBox
-              value={`${statsData.genderRatio.male} / ${statsData.genderRatio.female}`}
+              value={`${statsData.genderRatio.male ?? 0} / ${statsData.genderRatio.female ?? 0}`}
               label={t('stats.gender_ratio', 'Male / Female Ratio')}
             />
           )}