diff --git a/app/controllers/static_controller.rb b/app/controllers/static_controller.rb
index 8854f0e4..c98501a2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/static_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/static_controller.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,18 @@ class StaticController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def about
+    @users = User
+      .where.not(confirmed_at: nil)
+      .where(permanently_banned: false)
+      .where(banned_until: nil)
+      .where('answered_count > 0')
+      .where('asked_count > 0')
+      .count
 
+    @questions = Question.count
+    @answers = Answer.count
+    @comments = Comment.count
+    @smiles = Smile.count + CommentSmile.count
   end
 
   def faq
diff --git a/app/views/static/about.haml b/app/views/static/about.haml
index f6ad2c21..34ba6762 100644
--- a/app/views/static/about.haml
+++ b/app/views/static/about.haml
@@ -48,21 +48,21 @@
           %p= t('views.about.statistics.desc', app_title: APP_CONFIG['site_name'])
         .col-md-3.col-sm-6.col-xs-6
           .entry.entry--statistics
-            %h2.entry__value#asked-count= Question.count
-            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.question').pluralize(Question.count)
+            %h2.entry__value#asked-count= @questions
+            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.question').pluralize(@questions)
           .entry.entry--statistics
-            %h2.entry__value#answered-count= Answer.count
-            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.answer').pluralize(Answer.count)
+            %h2.entry__value#answered-count= @answers
+            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.answer').pluralize(@answers)
         .col-md-3.col-sm-6.col-xs-6
           .entry.entry--statistics
-            %h2.entry__value#comment-count= Comment.count
-            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.comment').pluralize(Comment.count)
+            %h2.entry__value#comment-count= @comments
+            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.comment').pluralize(@comments)
           .entry.entry--statistics
-            %h2.entry__value#smile-count= Smile.count + CommentSmile.count
-            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.smile').pluralize(Smile.count)
+            %h2.entry__value#smile-count= @smiles
+            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.smile').pluralize(@smiles)
         .col-md-3.col-sm-12.col-xs-12
           .entry.entry--users
-            .entry__value#follower-count= User.count
-            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.user').pluralize(User.count)
+            .entry__value#follower-count= @users
+            %h4.entry__description= t('views.general.user').pluralize(@users)
 
 = render 'shared/links'
diff --git a/spec/controllers/static_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/static_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a79ec39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/static_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe StaticController, type: :controller do
+  describe "#about" do
+    subject { get :about }
+    
+    before(:each) {
+      FactoryBot.create(:user, { confirmed_at: Time.now, answered_count: 1, asked_count: 1 })
+      FactoryBot.create(:user, { permanently_banned: true })
+      FactoryBot.create(:user, { banned_until: Time.now + 10.days })
+      FactoryBot.create(:user, { confirmed_at: Time.now })
+    }
+
+    it "shows the correct user count" do
+      subject
+      expect(assigns(:users)).to eq(1)
+    end
+  end
+end
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