diff --git a/src/views/home/__tests__/home.test.tsx b/src/views/home/__tests__/home.test.tsx
index f6863d6b..7f23bca8 100644
--- a/src/views/home/__tests__/home.test.tsx
+++ b/src/views/home/__tests__/home.test.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ vi.mock('../../../hooks/use-communities-stats', () => ({
   useCommunitiesStatsStore: (selector: (state: { communityStats: typeof testState.communityStats }) => unknown) => selector({ communityStats: testState.communityStats }),
 }));
 
+vi.mock('../../../components/loading-ellipsis', () => ({
+  default: ({ string }: { string: string }) => createElement('span', { 'data-testid': 'loading-ellipsis' }, string),
+}));
+
 vi.mock('../../../stores/use-directory-modal-store', () => ({
   default: () => ({
     closeDirectoryModal: testState.closeDirectoryModalMock,
@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ describe('Home', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="boards-list"]')?.textContent).toBe('boards:2');
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="popular-threads-box"]')?.textContent).toBe('popular:2:2');
     expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="stats-collector"]')).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="loading-ellipsis"]')).toHaveLength(0);
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('total_posts 12');
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('current_users 7');
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('boards_tracked 2');
@@ -131,6 +136,35 @@ describe('Home', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector<HTMLAnchorElement>('a[href="/pass"]')?.textContent).toBe('support_5chan');
   });
 
+  it('keeps the stats values loading until every directory has loaded stats', () => {
+    testState.communityStats = {
+      'music-posting.eth': { allPostCount: 5, weekActiveUserCount: 2 },
+    };
+
+    renderHome();
+
+    const loadingValues = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="loading-ellipsis"]'));
+    expect(loadingValues).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(loadingValues.map((value) => value.textContent)).toEqual(['loading', 'loading', 'loading']);
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('total_posts 5');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('current_users 2');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('boards_tracked 1');
+  });
+
+  it('shows zero totals after every directory has loaded zero-count stats', () => {
+    testState.communityStats = {
+      'music-posting.eth': { allPostCount: 0, weekActiveUserCount: 0 },
+      'tech-posting.eth': { allPostCount: 0, weekActiveUserCount: 0 },
+    };
+
+    renderHome();
+
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="loading-ellipsis"]')).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('total_posts 0');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('current_users 0');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('boards_tracked 2');
+  });
+
   it('navigates to the canonical board path when the search form is submitted', async () => {
     renderHome();
 
diff --git a/src/views/home/home.tsx b/src/views/home/home.tsx
index b20137c7..3dda7c3f 100644
--- a/src/views/home/home.tsx
+++ b/src/views/home/home.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { CommunityStatsCollector, useCommunitiesStatsStore } from '../../hooks/u
 import PopularThreadsBox from './popular-threads-box';
 import BoardsList from './boards-list';
 import SiteLegalMeta from '../../components/site-legal-meta';
+import LoadingEllipsis from '../../components/loading-ellipsis';
 import useDirectoryModalStore from '../../stores/use-directory-modal-store';
 import DisclaimerModal from '../../components/disclaimer-modal';
 import DirectoryModal from '../../components/directory-modal';
@@ -84,27 +85,42 @@ const InfoBox = () => {
   );
 };
 
+interface StatValueProps {
+  isLoaded: boolean;
+  loadingLabel: string;
+  value: number;
+}
+
+const StatValue = ({ isLoaded, loadingLabel, value }: StatValueProps) => (isLoaded ? <>{value}</> : <LoadingEllipsis string={loadingLabel} />);
+
 const Stats = ({ directoryAddresses }: { directoryAddresses: string[] }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const communitiesStats = useCommunitiesStatsStore((state) => state.communityStats);
 
-  const { totalPosts, currentUsers, boardsTracked } = useMemo(() => {
+  const { totalPosts, currentUsers, boardsTracked, allDirectoryStatsLoaded } = useMemo(() => {
     let totalPosts = 0;
     let currentUsers = 0;
     let boardsTracked = 0;
+    let allDirectoryStatsLoaded = directoryAddresses.length > 0;
 
-    directoryAddresses.forEach((address) => {
+    for (const address of directoryAddresses) {
       const stat = communitiesStats[address];
-      if (stat) {
-        totalPosts += stat.allPostCount || 0;
-        currentUsers += stat.weekActiveUserCount || 0;
-        boardsTracked++;
-      }
-    });
 
-    return { totalPosts, currentUsers, boardsTracked };
+      if (!stat || stat.allPostCount === undefined) {
+        allDirectoryStatsLoaded = false;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      totalPosts += stat.allPostCount || 0;
+      currentUsers += stat.weekActiveUserCount || 0;
+      boardsTracked++;
+    }
+
+    return { totalPosts, currentUsers, boardsTracked, allDirectoryStatsLoaded };
   }, [communitiesStats, directoryAddresses]);
 
+  const loadingLabel = t('loading');
+
   return (
     <>
       {/* Render collectors to fetch stats for each community */}
@@ -117,13 +133,13 @@ const Stats = ({ directoryAddresses }: { directoryAddresses: string[] }) => {
         </div>
         <div className={`${styles.boxContent} ${styles.stats}`}>
           <div className={styles.stat}>
-            <b>{t('total_posts')}</b> {totalPosts}
+            <b>{t('total_posts')}</b> <StatValue isLoaded={allDirectoryStatsLoaded} loadingLabel={loadingLabel} value={totalPosts} />
           </div>
           <div className={styles.stat}>
-            <b>{t('current_users')}</b> {currentUsers}
+            <b>{t('current_users')}</b> <StatValue isLoaded={allDirectoryStatsLoaded} loadingLabel={loadingLabel} value={currentUsers} />
           </div>
           <div className={styles.stat}>
-            <b>{t('boards_tracked')}</b> {boardsTracked}
+            <b>{t('boards_tracked')}</b> <StatValue isLoaded={allDirectoryStatsLoaded} loadingLabel={loadingLabel} value={boardsTracked} />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>