diff --git a/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/CacheConfig.java b/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/CacheConfig.java
index 6e99f1a..9578be7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/CacheConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/CacheConfig.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class CacheConfig {
     @Bean
     public CacheManager cacheManager() {
         log.info("########### Productive cache active ###########");
-        CaffeineCacheManager cacheManager = new CaffeineCacheManager("usersByEmail");
+        CaffeineCacheManager cacheManager = new CaffeineCacheManager("usersByEmail", "publicStats");
         cacheManager.setCaffeine(caffeineCacheBuilder());
         return cacheManager;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/DevCacheConfig.java b/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/DevCacheConfig.java
index 77467fe..994577d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/DevCacheConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/DevCacheConfig.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class DevCacheConfig {
     @Bean
     public CacheManager cacheManager() {
         log.error("########### DEVELOPMENT CACHE ACTIVE ###########");
-        CaffeineCacheManager cacheManager = new CaffeineCacheManager("usersByEmail");
+        CaffeineCacheManager cacheManager = new CaffeineCacheManager("usersByEmail", "publicStats");
         cacheManager.setCaffeine(caffeineCacheBuilder());
         return cacheManager;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/security/SecurityConfig.java b/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/security/SecurityConfig.java
index 0161f7f..7829f00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/security/SecurityConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/auth_service/configuration/security/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class SecurityConfig {
     private static final String[] WHITE_LIST_URLS = {
             "/api/auth/**",           // Allow login, registration, etc.
             "/api/registration/**",   // Allow new user registration
+            "/api/stats/public",      // Public landing-page counters (cached, no PII)
             "/actuator/health",       // Allow health checks (e.g., for Docker/Traefik)
             "/actuator/prometheus",   // Allow Prometheus to scrape metrics
             "/error"                  // Default Spring Boot error page routing
diff --git a/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/api/PublicStatsController.java b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/api/PublicStatsController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..069d1ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/api/PublicStatsController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package auth_service.modules.stats.api;
+
+import auth_service.modules.stats.api.dto.PublicStatsDto;
+import auth_service.modules.stats.service.PublicStatsService;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/stats")
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class PublicStatsController {
+
+    private final PublicStatsService publicStatsService;
+
+    @GetMapping("/public")
+    public ResponseEntity<PublicStatsDto> getPublicStats() {
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(publicStatsService.getPublicStats());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/api/dto/PublicStatsDto.java b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/api/dto/PublicStatsDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e37c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/api/dto/PublicStatsDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package auth_service.modules.stats.api.dto;
+
+public record PublicStatsDto(
+        long totalUsers,
+        long usersWithSteamLinked
+) {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/repo/StatsRepository.java b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/repo/StatsRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3565e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/repo/StatsRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package auth_service.modules.stats.repo;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+@Repository
+public class StatsRepository {
+
+    private final JdbcTemplate jdbc;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public StatsRepository(JdbcTemplate jdbc) {
+        this.jdbc = jdbc;
+    }
+
+    public long countTotalUsers() {
+        Long v = jdbc.queryForObject("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE enabled = TRUE", Long.class);
+        return v != null ? v : 0L;
+    }
+
+    public long countUsersWithSteamLinked() {
+        Long v = jdbc.queryForObject(
+                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE enabled = TRUE AND steam_id IS NOT NULL", Long.class);
+        return v != null ? v : 0L;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/service/PublicStatsService.java b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/service/PublicStatsService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47bb98b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/stats/service/PublicStatsService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package auth_service.modules.stats.service;
+
+import auth_service.modules.stats.api.dto.PublicStatsDto;
+import auth_service.modules.stats.repo.StatsRepository;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.springframework.cache.annotation.Cacheable;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class PublicStatsService {
+
+    private final StatsRepository statsRepository;
+
+    @Cacheable(value = "publicStats", key = "'global'")
+    public PublicStatsDto getPublicStats() {
+        return new PublicStatsDto(
+                statsRepository.countTotalUsers(),
+                statsRepository.countUsersWithSteamLinked()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/user/service/UserService.java b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/user/service/UserService.java
index 7cee95d..a36afe0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/user/service/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/auth_service/modules/user/service/UserService.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import auth_service.modules.user.model.UserSettings;
 import auth_service.modules.user.persistence.UserRepository;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.cache.annotation.CacheEvict;
 import org.springframework.cache.annotation.Cacheable;
-import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Async;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ public class UserService {
         return userRepository.findByEmail(email).orElseThrow(() -> new UserNotFoundException("Could not find user with email " + email));
     }
 
-    @Async
     @Transactional
+    @CacheEvict(value = "usersByEmail", allEntries = true)
     public void updateUserSettings(long userId, long steamId, UserSettings userSettings) {
         var updated = userRepository.updateSettings(userId, steamId, userSettings);
         if (updated) {
-            log.info("Steam id has changed!");
+            log.info("Steam id has changed for user {}", userId);
         }
-        log.info("User settings has been updated!");
+        log.info("User settings updated for user {}", userId);
     }
 }