diff --git a/backend/src/routes/admin.ts b/backend/src/routes/admin.ts
index aeb9266..4bece27 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/admin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/admin.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ export async function adminRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
     return { total: pending.length, indexed: done, no_text_found: failed };
   });
 
+  /**
+   * GET /api/admin/stats
+   * Aggregate share and view counts across all memes.
+   */
+  app.get('/api/admin/stats', { preHandler: requireAuth }, async () => {
+    const row = db
+      .prepare('SELECT SUM(share_count) as total_shares, SUM(view_count) as total_views FROM memes')
+      .get() as { total_shares: number | null; total_views: number | null };
+    return {
+      total_shares: row.total_shares ?? 0,
+      total_views: row.total_views ?? 0,
+    };
+  });
+
   /**
    * GET /api/admin/reindex/status
    * Returns how many memes still need OCR indexing.
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.ts b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
index 126185f..6d7bb42 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ export const api = {
     reindex(): Promise<{ total: number; indexed: number; no_text_found: number }> {
       return apiFetch('/api/admin/reindex', { method: 'POST' });
     },
+
+    stats(): Promise<{ total_shares: number; total_views: number }> {
+      return apiFetch('/api/admin/stats');
+    },
   },
 
   imageUrl(filePath: string): string {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
index 4df23a8..adca9c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { X, ScanText, Database, RefreshCw, CheckCircle2, AlertCircle, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useReindexStatus, useReindex, useCollections, useTags, useMemes } from '../hooks/useMemes';
+import React from 'react';
+import { X, ScanText, Database, RefreshCw, CheckCircle2, AlertCircle, Loader2, Share2, MousePointerClick } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useReindexStatus, useReindex, useCollections, useTags, useMemes, useAdminStats } from '../hooks/useMemes';
 
 interface Props {
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose }: Props) {
   const { data: collections } = useCollections();
   const { data: tags } = useTags();
   const { data: allMemes } = useMemes({ parent_only: false, limit: 1 });
+  const { data: adminStats } = useAdminStats();
 
   async function handleReindex() {
     await reindex.mutateAsync();
@@ -45,6 +47,18 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose }: Props) {
                 <StatCard label="Collections" value={collections?.length ?? '—'} />
                 <StatCard label="Tags" value={tags?.length ?? '—'} />
               </div>
+              <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 mt-2">
+                <StatCard
+                  label="Total shares"
+                  value={adminStats?.total_shares ?? '—'}
+                  icon={<Share2 size={13} className="text-zinc-500" />}
+                />
+                <StatCard
+                  label="Link clicks"
+                  value={adminStats?.total_views ?? '—'}
+                  icon={<MousePointerClick size={13} className="text-zinc-500" />}
+                />
+              </div>
             </section>
 
             <div className="border-t border-zinc-800" />
@@ -130,9 +144,10 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose }: Props) {
   );
 }
 
-function StatCard({ label, value }: { label: string; value: number | string }) {
+function StatCard({ label, value, icon }: { label: string; value: number | string; icon?: React.ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <div className="bg-zinc-800/60 rounded-lg px-3 py-3 text-center">
+      {icon && <div className="flex justify-center mb-1">{icon}</div>}
       <div className="text-lg font-semibold text-zinc-200">{value}</div>
       <div className="text-xs text-zinc-500 mt-0.5">{label}</div>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useMemes.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useMemes.ts
index cb69e78..153c36b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useMemes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useMemes.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ export function useDeleteMeme() {
   });
 }
 
+export function useAdminStats() {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['admin', 'stats'],
+    queryFn: () => api.admin.stats(),
+    staleTime: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
 export function useReindexStatus() {
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: ['admin', 'reindex-status'],