diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 1ce1674..c70115d 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var config = require('./config.js');
 // Middleware 
 var corsMiddleware = require('./middleware/cors.js');
 var loggerMiddleware = require('./middleware/logger.js');
+const userCounter = require('./middleware/userCounter.js');
 
 // Routes
 var getSkipSegments = require('./routes/getSkipSegments.js').endpoint;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ app.use(corsMiddleware);
 app.use(loggerMiddleware);
 app.use(express.json())
 
+if (config.userCounterURL) app.use(userCounter);
+
 // Setup pretty JSON
 if (config.mode === "development") app.set('json spaces', 2);
 
diff --git a/src/middleware/userCounter.js b/src/middleware/userCounter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..183e1b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/userCounter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+var request = require('request');
+
+var config = require('../config.js');
+var getIP = require('../utils/getIP.js');
+const getHash = require('../utils/getHash.js');
+
+module.exports = function userCounter(req, res, next) {
+    request.post(config.userCounterURL + "/api/v1/addIP?hashedIP=" + getHash(getIP(req), 1));
+
+    next();
+}
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diff --git a/src/routes/getTotalStats.js b/src/routes/getTotalStats.js
index e4cfb67..97df9e8 100644
--- a/src/routes/getTotalStats.js
+++ b/src/routes/getTotalStats.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-var db = require('../databases/databases.js').db;
-var request = require('request');
+const db = require('../databases/databases.js').db;
+const request = require('request');
+const config = require('../config.js');
 
 // A cache of the number of chrome web store users
-var chromeUsersCache = null;
-var firefoxUsersCache = null;
-var lastUserCountCheck = 0;
+let chromeUsersCache = null;
+let firefoxUsersCache = null;
 
+// By the privacy friendly user counter
+let apiUsersCache = null;
+
+let lastUserCountCheck = 0;
 
 module.exports = function getTotalStats (req, res) {
   let row = db.prepare('get', "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT userID) as userCount, COUNT(*) as totalSubmissions, " +
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ module.exports = function getTotalStats (req, res) {
       res.send({
           userCount: row.userCount,
           activeUsers: chromeUsersCache + firefoxUsersCache,
+          apiUsers: apiUsersCache,
           viewCount: row.viewCount,
           totalSubmissions: row.totalSubmissions,
           minutesSaved: row.minutesSaved
@@ -26,28 +31,37 @@ module.exports = function getTotalStats (req, res) {
       if (now - lastUserCountCheck > 5000000) {
           lastUserCountCheck = now;
 
-          // Get total users
-          request.get("https://addons.mozilla.org/api/v3/addons/addon/sponsorblock/", function (err, firefoxResponse, body) {
-              try {
-                  firefoxUsersCache = parseInt(JSON.parse(body).average_daily_users);
-
-                  request.get("https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-youtube/mnjggcdmjocbbbhaepdhchncahnbgone", function(err, chromeResponse, body) {
-                      if (body !== undefined) {
-                          try {
-                              chromeUsersCache = parseInt(body.match(/(?<=\<span class=\"e-f-ih\" title=\").*?(?= users\">)/)[0].replace(",", ""));
-                          } catch (error) {
-                              // Re-check later
-                              lastUserCountCheck = 0;
-                          }
-                      } else {
-                          lastUserCountCheck = 0;
-                      }
-                  });
-              } catch (error) {
-                  // Re-check later
-                  lastUserCountCheck = 0;
-              }
-          });
+          updateExtensionUsers();
       }
   }
+}
+
+function updateExtensionUsers() {
+    if (config.userCounterURL) {
+        request.get(config.userCounterURL + "/api/v1/userCount", (err, response, body) => {
+            apiUsersCache = JSON.parse(body).userCount;
+        });
+    }
+
+    request.get("https://addons.mozilla.org/api/v3/addons/addon/sponsorblock/", function (err, firefoxResponse, body) {
+        try {
+            firefoxUsersCache = parseInt(JSON.parse(body).average_daily_users);
+
+            request.get("https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-youtube/mnjggcdmjocbbbhaepdhchncahnbgone", function(err, chromeResponse, body) {
+                if (body !== undefined) {
+                    try {
+                        chromeUsersCache = parseInt(body.match(/(?<=\<span class=\"e-f-ih\" title=\").*?(?= users\">)/)[0].replace(",", ""));
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        // Re-check later
+                        lastUserCountCheck = 0;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    lastUserCountCheck = 0;
+                }
+            });
+        } catch (error) {
+            // Re-check later
+            lastUserCountCheck = 0;
+        }
+    });
 }
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