diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 10289b6..91ad752 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var admin = require('./routes/admin');
 var issuer = require('./routes/issuer');
 var api = require('./routes/api');
 var debug = require('./routes/debug');
+var stats = require('./routes/stats');
 
 var app = express();
 var logger = app.logger = require('./lib/logger');
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ app.configure('production', function () {
 app.get('/admin/config', admin.configure);
 app.post('/admin/config', issuer.update);
 
+app.get('/admin/stats', [stats.monthly], admin.stats);
+
+
 // Badge listing
 // -------------
 var indexMiddleware = [badge.findAll, behavior.findAll];
diff --git a/models/stats.js b/models/stats.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f60ec5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/stats.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const BadgeInstance = require('./badge-instance');
+
+const Stats = {};
+
+function isoMonthDay(date) {
+  return date.toISOString().slice(0, 7);
+}
+
+Stats.monthly = function monthlyStats(callback) {
+  const months = {};
+  BadgeInstance.find({}, function (err, instances) {
+    if (err) return callback(err);
+    instances.forEach(function (instance) {
+      const month = isoMonthDay(instance.issuedOn);
+      months[month] = (months[month] || 0) + 1;
+    });
+    callback(null, months);
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = Stats;
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diff --git a/routes/admin.js b/routes/admin.js
index 9d2c2c7..c2afb66 100644
--- a/routes/admin.js
+++ b/routes/admin.js
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ exports.userList = function userList(req, res, next) {
   });
 };
 
+exports.stats = function stats(req, res, next) {
+  return res.render('admin/stats.html', {
+    page: 'stats',
+    issuer: req.issuer,
+    stats: req.stats,
+    user: req.session.user,
+    csrf: req.session._csrf,
+    users: req.users
+  });
+};
+
 exports.notFound = function notFound(req, res, next) {
   res.status(404)
   return res.render('public/404.html', {});
diff --git a/routes/stats.js b/routes/stats.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a878100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/stats.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const Stats = require('../models/stats');
+
+exports.monthly = function monthly(req, res, next) {
+  Stats.monthly(function (err, stats) {
+    if (err) return next(err);
+    const months = Object.keys(stats).map(function (month) {
+      return { month: month, count: stats[month] };
+    }).reverse();
+    req.stats = months;
+    return next();
+  });
+};
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diff --git a/tests/stats-model.test.js b/tests/stats-model.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7965304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stats-model.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+const test = require('./');
+const db = require('../models');
+const BadgeInstance = require('../models/badge-instance');
+const Stats = require('../models/stats');
+const util = require('../lib/util');
+
+test.applyFixtures({
+  'instance': new BadgeInstance({
+    issuedOn: new Date('2012-10-15'),
+    user: 'brian@example.org',
+    hash: 'hash',
+    badge: 'link-advanced',
+    assertion: '{ "assertion" : "yep" }',
+  }),
+  'instance2': new BadgeInstance({
+    issuedOn: new Date('2012-11-15'),
+    user: 'brian@example.org',
+    hash: 'hash',
+    badge: 'link-hyper-advanced',
+    assertion: '{ "assertion" : "yep" }',
+  }),
+  'instance3': new BadgeInstance({
+    issuedOn: new Date('2012-12-15'),
+    user: 'brian-delete@example.org',
+    hash: 'hash',
+    badge: 'link-hyper-advanced',
+    assertion: '{ "assertion" : "yep" }',
+  }),
+  'instance4': new BadgeInstance({
+    issuedOn: new Date('2013-01-15'),
+    user: 'brian-delete@example.org',
+    hash: 'otherhash',
+    badge: 'link-turbo-advanced',
+    assertion: '{ "assertion" : "yep" }',
+  }),
+  'instance5': new BadgeInstance({
+    issuedOn: new Date('2013-01-16'),
+    user: 'brian-delete@example.org',
+    hash: 'otherhash',
+    badge: 'link-mega-advanced',
+    assertion: '{ "assertion" : "yep" }',
+  }),
+}, function (fixtures) {
+  test('Stats.monthly', function (t) {
+    Stats.monthly(function (err, stats) {
+      t.notOk(err, 'should not have an error');
+      t.same(stats['2011-01'], undefined, 'should not have badges for jan 2011');
+      t.same(stats['2012-10'], 1, 'should have one badge');
+      t.same(stats['2012-11'], 1, 'should have one badge');
+      t.same(stats['2012-12'], 1, 'should have one badge');
+      t.same(stats['2013-01'], 2, 'should have two badges');
+      t.end();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // necessary to stop the test runner
+  test('shutting down #', function (t) {
+    db.close(); t.end();
+  });
+})
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diff --git a/views/admin/stats.html b/views/admin/stats.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5660326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/admin/stats.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{% extends "admin/base.html" %}
+{% block main %}
+
+<h1>Statistics</h1>
+
+<ul>
+{% for stat in stats %}
+  <li>
+    <dl>
+      <dt>{{ stat.month }}</dt>
+      <dd>{{ stat.count }} badges issued</dd>
+    </dl>
+  </li>
+{% endfor %}
+</ul>
+
+{% endblock %}