diff --git a/ui/src/pages/TimelineHome.tsx b/ui/src/pages/TimelineHome.tsx
index 119b411..4d3bae9 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/TimelineHome.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/TimelineHome.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Col from 'react-bootstrap/Col';
 import Row from 'react-bootstrap/Row';
 import { VerticalTimeline } from 'react-vertical-timeline-component';
 
-import { fetchEvents, fetchSources, type Source } from '../api/client';
+import { fetchDailyCounts, fetchEvents, fetchSources, type Source } from '../api/client';
 import { Filters } from '../components/Filters';
 import { TimelineEntry } from '../components/TimelineEntry';
 
@@ -82,6 +82,19 @@ export function TimelineHome() {
 
   const events = eventsQ.data ?? [];
 
+  const fromStr = new Date(rangeValue[0]).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const toStr = new Date(rangeValue[1]).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const dailyQ = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['daily-counts', fromStr, toStr],
+    queryFn: () => fetchDailyCounts(fromStr, toStr),
+    staleTime: 5 * 60_000,
+  });
+  const totalCount = useMemo(
+    () => (dailyQ.data ?? []).reduce((sum, d) => sum + d.count, 0),
+    [dailyQ.data],
+  );
+  const privateCount = totalCount - events.length;
+
   return (
     <>
       <Filters
@@ -105,7 +118,7 @@ export function TimelineHome() {
               ? 'loading…'
               : eventsQ.isError
                 ? `error: ${(eventsQ.error as Error).message}`
-                : `showing ${events.length} ${events.length === 1 ? 'activity' : 'activities'}`}
+                : `showing ${events.length} public ${events.length === 1 ? 'activity' : 'activities'}${privateCount > 0 ? `, ${privateCount} private` : ''}`}
           </p>
           <VerticalTimeline>
             {events.map((item) => (