diff --git a/scripts/update-github-languages.mjs b/scripts/update-github-languages.mjs
index 71dd9dee..38331601 100644
--- a/scripts/update-github-languages.mjs
+++ b/scripts/update-github-languages.mjs
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@
 // user's non-fork repositories (GraphQL, paginated). Needs GITHUB_TOKEN, which
 // Actions provides automatically.
 import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-import { fetchGitHubLanguages } from "../src/lib/services/github.ts";
+import { fetchGitHubCommitTotal, fetchGitHubLanguages } from "../src/lib/services/github.ts";
 
 const username = process.env.GITHUB_USERNAME || "ewanc26";
 const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
 if (!token) throw new Error("GITHUB_TOKEN is required");
 
-const languages = await fetchGitHubLanguages(username, fetch, token);
+const [languages, commits] = await Promise.all([
+  fetchGitHubLanguages(username, fetch, token),
+  fetchGitHubCommitTotal(username, fetch, token),
+]);
 if (languages.length === 0) throw new Error("No languages returned; leaving snapshot untouched");
 
 const out = process.env.OUT_FILE || new URL("../src/lib/data/github-languages.json", import.meta.url);
-await writeFile(out, JSON.stringify({ username, updatedAt: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10), languages }, null, 2) + "\n");
-console.log(`Wrote ${languages.length} languages for ${username}`);
+await writeFile(out, JSON.stringify({ username, updatedAt: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10), commits, languages }, null, 2) + "\n");
+console.log(`Wrote ${languages.length} languages and ${commits} commits for ${username}`);
diff --git a/src/lib/components/GithubActivity.svelte b/src/lib/components/GithubActivity.svelte
index 60f1a881..b9cf91e5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/GithubActivity.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/GithubActivity.svelte
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
     username: string;
     contributions: ContributionCalendar | null;
     languages: LanguageShare[];
+    commits?: number | null;
   }
-  let { username, contributions, languages }: Props = $props();
+  let { username, contributions, languages, commits = null }: Props = $props();
 
   const fmtDate = (iso: string) =>
     new Date(`${iso}T00:00:00Z`).toLocaleDateString("en-GB", { day: "numeric", month: "short", year: "numeric", timeZone: "UTC" });
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@
     {#if contributions && stats}
       <dl class="stats">
         <div>
-          <dt class="pix">Contributions</dt>
-          <dd>{stats.total.toLocaleString("en-GB")}</dd>
+          <dt class="pix">{commits === null ? "Contributions" : "Commits"}</dt>
+          <dd>{(commits ?? stats.total).toLocaleString("en-GB")}</dd>
         </div>
         <div>
           <dt class="pix">Days active</dt>
diff --git a/src/lib/services/github.ts b/src/lib/services/github.ts
index 6cdd5d97..eb310979 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/github.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/github.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,20 @@ export async function fetchGitHubContributions(
   return fetchContributionsFromProfile(username, fetchFn);
 }
 
+export async function fetchGitHubCommitTotal(
+  username: string,
+  fetchFn: typeof fetch,
+  token: string,
+): Promise<number> {
+  const data = await graphql(
+    `query Commits($login: String!) { user(login: $login) { contributionsCollection { totalCommitContributions } } }`,
+    username,
+    token,
+    fetchFn,
+  );
+  return data.user.contributionsCollection.totalCommitContributions;
+}
+
 const LINGUIST_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
   Assembly: "#6E4C13", Astro: "#ff5a03", Batchfile: "#C1F12E", C: "#555555", "C#": "#178600",
   "C++": "#f34b7d", CMake: "#DA3434", CSS: "#663399", Clojure: "#db5855", Dart: "#00B4AB",
diff --git a/src/lib/services/home.ts b/src/lib/services/home.ts
index 7d677e37..2432ce1e 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/home.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/home.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async function fetchVerifications() {
 const LANGUAGE_SNAPSHOT_URL =
   "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ewanc26/website/data/github-languages.json";
 
-type LanguageSnapshot = typeof languageSnapshot;
+type LanguageSnapshot = typeof languageSnapshot & { commits?: number | null };
 
 const usable = (snap: LanguageSnapshot | null | undefined, username: string) =>
   !!snap &&
@@ -61,18 +61,26 @@ const usable = (snap: LanguageSnapshot | null | undefined, username: string) =>
   Array.isArray(snap.languages) &&
   snap.languages.length > 0;
 
-async function loadLanguages(username: string) {
+async function loadSnapshot(username: string) {
   try {
     const res = await fetch(LANGUAGE_SNAPSHOT_URL);
     if (res.ok) {
       const remote = (await res.json()) as LanguageSnapshot;
-      if (usable(remote, username)) return remote.languages;
+      if (usable(remote, username)) {
+        return { languages: remote.languages, commits: remote.commits ?? null };
+      }
     }
   } catch {}
-  if (usable(languageSnapshot, username)) return languageSnapshot.languages;
-  return fetchGitHubLanguages(username, fetch, env.GITHUB_TOKEN).catch(
-    () => [],
-  );
+  const bundled = languageSnapshot as LanguageSnapshot;
+  if (usable(bundled, username)) {
+    return { languages: bundled.languages, commits: bundled.commits ?? null };
+  }
+  const languages = await fetchGitHubLanguages(
+    username,
+    fetch,
+    env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
+  ).catch(() => []);
+  return { languages, commits: null };
 }
 
 export async function getHomeData() {
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ export async function getHomeData() {
     postsData,
     githubProjects,
     githubContributions,
-    githubLanguages,
+    githubSnapshot,
     publicationsData,
     links,
   ] = await Promise.all([
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ export async function getHomeData() {
     fetchGitHubContributions(githubUsername, fetch, env.GITHUB_TOKEN).catch(
       () => null,
     ),
-    loadLanguages(githubUsername),
+    loadSnapshot(githubUsername),
     fetchPublications(PUBLIC_ATPROTO_DID, fetch).catch(() => ({
       publications: [],
     })),
@@ -123,7 +131,8 @@ export async function getHomeData() {
     githubProjects: githubProjects as any[],
     githubUsername,
     githubContributions,
-    githubLanguages,
+    githubLanguages: githubSnapshot.languages,
+    githubCommits: githubSnapshot.commits,
     publications: (publicationsData?.publications ?? []) as any[],
     links: (links ?? { cards: [] }) as { cards: any[] },
   };
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index d45d0d0d..ec5dd418 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   import { PUBLIC_LEAFLET_BLOG_PUBLICATION, PUBLIC_ATPROTO_DID } from "$env/static/public";
 
   let { data } = $props();
-  const { profile, kibunStatus, musicStatus, posts, githubProjects, githubUsername, githubContributions, githubLanguages, publications, links, apps, watching, feed, latestPlay } = $derived(data);
+  const { profile, kibunStatus, musicStatus, posts, githubProjects, githubUsername, githubContributions, githubLanguages, githubCommits, publications, links, apps, watching, feed, latestPlay } = $derived(data);
 
   const almanac = $derived(data.almanac);
   const esc = (t: string) => t.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
   {/if}
 
   <SigilRule /><h2 class="word"><span class="word-text" style="--n:7">Commits</span><small>a year of GitHub</small></h2>
-  <GithubActivity username={githubUsername} contributions={githubContributions} languages={githubLanguages} />
+  <GithubActivity username={githubUsername} contributions={githubContributions} languages={githubLanguages} commits={githubCommits} />
 
   {#if watching.length > 0}
     <SigilRule /><h2 class="word"><span class="word-text" style="--n:8">Watching</span><small>logged on Popfeed</small></h2>