diff --git a/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/community-stats-store.test.ts b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/community-stats-store.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a2bf272de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/community-stats-store.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { getCloudflareContext } from '@opennextjs/cloudflare';
+
+import { communityStatsStore } from './community-stats-store';
+
+jest.mock('server-only', () => ({}));
+
+jest.mock('@opennextjs/cloudflare', () => ({
+  getCloudflareContext: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const mockedGetCloudflareContext = getCloudflareContext as jest.Mock;
+
+const buildBucket = () => ({ get: jest.fn(), put: jest.fn() });
+
+const bindBucket = (bucket: ReturnType<typeof buildBucket>) => {
+  mockedGetCloudflareContext.mockResolvedValue({
+    env: { NEXT_INC_CACHE_R2_BUCKET: bucket },
+  });
+};
+
+const storedObject = (value: unknown) => ({
+  text: async () => JSON.stringify(value),
+});
+
+describe('communityStatsStore', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should read stored stats', async () => {
+    const bucket = buildBucket();
+    bucket.get.mockResolvedValue(
+      storedObject({ githubStars: 50000, discordMembers: 6900 }),
+    );
+    bindBucket(bucket);
+
+    await expect(communityStatsStore.read()).resolves.toEqual({
+      githubStars: 50000,
+      discordMembers: 6900,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should return null when no bucket is bound', async () => {
+    mockedGetCloudflareContext.mockResolvedValue({ env: {} });
+
+    await expect(communityStatsStore.read()).resolves.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('should keep the stored value for a field the caller has no value for', async () => {
+    const bucket = buildBucket();
+    bucket.get.mockResolvedValue(
+      storedObject({ githubStars: 50000, discordMembers: 6900 }),
+    );
+    bindBucket(bucket);
+
+    await communityStatsStore.write({
+      githubStars: 50123,
+      discordMembers: null,
+    });
+
+    expect(bucket.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'community-stats/latest.json',
+      JSON.stringify({ githubStars: 50123, discordMembers: 6900 }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should skip the write when the stored entry cannot be read', async () => {
+    const bucket = buildBucket();
+    bucket.get.mockRejectedValue(new Error('bucket unavailable'));
+    bindBucket(bucket);
+
+    await communityStatsStore.write({
+      githubStars: 50123,
+      discordMembers: null,
+    });
+
+    expect(bucket.put).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should overwrite a corrupt stored entry', async () => {
+    const bucket = buildBucket();
+    bucket.get.mockResolvedValue({ text: async () => 'not json' });
+    bindBucket(bucket);
+
+    await communityStatsStore.write({
+      githubStars: 50123,
+      discordMembers: null,
+    });
+
+    expect(bucket.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'community-stats/latest.json',
+      JSON.stringify({ githubStars: 50123, discordMembers: null }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/community-stats-store.ts b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/community-stats-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8edc930e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/community-stats-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import 'server-only';
+
+import { getCloudflareContext } from '@opennextjs/cloudflare';
+import { isDefined } from 'twenty-shared/utils';
+
+import { type CommunityStats } from './get-community-stats';
+import { readFiniteNumber } from './read-finite-number';
+
+const STORE_KEY = 'community-stats/latest.json';
+
+type CommunityStatsBucket = {
+  get: (key: string) => Promise<{ text: () => Promise<string> } | null>;
+  put: (key: string, value: string) => Promise<unknown>;
+};
+
+const isCommunityStatsBucket = (
+  value: unknown,
+): value is CommunityStatsBucket =>
+  isDefined(value) &&
+  typeof (value as CommunityStatsBucket).get === 'function' &&
+  typeof (value as CommunityStatsBucket).put === 'function';
+
+const getBucket = async (): Promise<CommunityStatsBucket | null> => {
+  try {
+    const { env } = await getCloudflareContext({ async: true });
+    const binding = (env as { NEXT_INC_CACHE_R2_BUCKET?: unknown })
+      .NEXT_INC_CACHE_R2_BUCKET;
+    return isCommunityStatsBucket(binding) ? binding : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+const readStoredStats = async (
+  bucket: CommunityStatsBucket,
+): Promise<CommunityStats | null> => {
+  const storedObject = await bucket.get(STORE_KEY);
+  if (!isDefined(storedObject)) return null;
+
+  const raw = await storedObject.text();
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as {
+      githubStars?: unknown;
+      discordMembers?: unknown;
+    };
+    return {
+      githubStars: readFiniteNumber(parsed.githubStars),
+      discordMembers: readFiniteNumber(parsed.discordMembers),
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+export const communityStatsStore = {
+  read: async (): Promise<CommunityStats | null> => {
+    const bucket = await getBucket();
+    if (!isDefined(bucket)) return null;
+
+    try {
+      return await readStoredStats(bucket);
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  },
+
+  write: async (stats: CommunityStats): Promise<void> => {
+    const bucket = await getBucket();
+    if (!isDefined(bucket)) return;
+
+    try {
+      const stored = await readStoredStats(bucket);
+      const entry: CommunityStats = {
+        githubStars: stats.githubStars ?? stored?.githubStars ?? null,
+        discordMembers: stats.discordMembers ?? stored?.discordMembers ?? null,
+      };
+      await bucket.put(STORE_KEY, JSON.stringify(entry));
+    } catch {
+      return;
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/format-compact-count.ts b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/format-compact-count.ts
index 6389b8a10b..01577968bd 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/format-compact-count.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/format-compact-count.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-// 49600 -> "49.6K" (en) / "49,6 k" (fr) — compact notation in the visitor's
-// locale, like every other number on the site.
-export function formatCompactCount(value: number, locale: string): string {
+import { isDefined } from 'twenty-shared/utils';
+
+export function formatCompactCount(
+  value: number | null,
+  locale: string,
+): string | null {
+  if (!isDefined(value)) return null;
   return new Intl.NumberFormat(locale, {
     notation: 'compact',
     maximumFractionDigits: 1,
diff --git a/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/get-community-stats.test.ts b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/get-community-stats.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49583c91a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/get-community-stats.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { communityStatsStore } from './community-stats-store';
+import { getCommunityStats } from './get-community-stats';
+
+jest.mock('server-only', () => ({}));
+
+jest.mock('./community-stats-store', () => ({
+  communityStatsStore: { read: jest.fn(), write: jest.fn() },
+}));
+
+const mockedReadCache = communityStatsStore.read as jest.Mock;
+const mockedWriteCache = communityStatsStore.write as jest.Mock;
+
+const ORIGINAL_FETCH = global.fetch;
+
+const githubResponse = (stars: number) =>
+  new Response(JSON.stringify({ stargazers_count: stars }), { status: 200 });
+
+const discordResponse = (members: number) =>
+  new Response(JSON.stringify({ approximate_member_count: members }), {
+    status: 200,
+  });
+
+const failedResponse = () => new Response('rate limited', { status: 403 });
+
+describe('getCommunityStats', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    mockedReadCache.mockResolvedValue(null);
+    mockedWriteCache.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = ORIGINAL_FETCH;
+  });
+
+  it('should return live numbers when both APIs succeed', async () => {
+    global.fetch = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(githubResponse(50123))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(discordResponse(6712));
+
+    const stats = await getCommunityStats();
+
+    expect(stats).toEqual({ githubStars: 50123, discordMembers: 6712 });
+    expect(mockedReadCache).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockedWriteCache).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      githubStars: 50123,
+      discordMembers: 6712,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should fall back to the cached value when a fetch fails', async () => {
+    mockedReadCache.mockResolvedValue({
+      githubStars: 49999,
+      discordMembers: 6666,
+    });
+    global.fetch = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(failedResponse())
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(discordResponse(6800));
+
+    const stats = await getCommunityStats();
+
+    expect(stats).toEqual({ githubStars: 49999, discordMembers: 6800 });
+  });
+
+  it('should return null when a fetch fails and the cache is empty', async () => {
+    global.fetch = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(failedResponse())
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(discordResponse(6800));
+
+    const stats = await getCommunityStats();
+
+    expect(stats).toEqual({ githubStars: null, discordMembers: 6800 });
+  });
+
+  it('should return nulls and not write the cache when everything fails', async () => {
+    global.fetch = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(failedResponse())
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(failedResponse());
+
+    const stats = await getCommunityStats();
+
+    expect(stats).toEqual({ githubStars: null, discordMembers: null });
+    expect(mockedWriteCache).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should serve cached values without writing when both fetches fail', async () => {
+    mockedReadCache.mockResolvedValue({
+      githubStars: 49999,
+      discordMembers: 6666,
+    });
+    global.fetch = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(failedResponse())
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(failedResponse());
+
+    const stats = await getCommunityStats();
+
+    expect(stats).toEqual({ githubStars: 49999, discordMembers: 6666 });
+    expect(mockedWriteCache).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/get-community-stats.ts b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/get-community-stats.ts
index 4a10f6582b..4b5af12c69 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/get-community-stats.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/get-community-stats.ts
@@ -1,51 +1,83 @@
+import 'server-only';
+
+import { isDefined } from 'twenty-shared/utils';
+
+import { communityStatsStore } from './community-stats-store';
+import { readFiniteNumber } from './read-finite-number';
+
 export type CommunityStats = {
-  discordMembers: number;
-  githubStars: number;
+  discordMembers: number | null;
+  githubStars: number | null;
 };
 
-// Live numbers when reachable, recent-real fallbacks when not — so the menu
-// never renders empty chips and never blocks on a third party.
-// Snapshot of 2026-06-10; refresh when the live numbers drift visibly.
-const FALLBACK_STATS: CommunityStats = {
-  discordMembers: 6600,
-  githubStars: 49600,
-};
+const REVALIDATE_SECONDS = 900;
 
-const REVALIDATE_SECONDS = 3600;
+const GITHUB_REPO_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/twentyhq/twenty';
+const DISCORD_INVITE_URL =
+  'https://discord.com/api/v9/invites/cx5n4Jzs57?with_counts=true';
 
-const fetchJson = async (url: string): Promise<unknown> => {
-  const response = await fetch(url, {
-    next: { revalidate: REVALIDATE_SECONDS },
-  });
-  if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${url} -> ${response.status}`);
-  return response.json();
-};
+async function fetchGithubStars(): Promise<number | null> {
+  const token = process.env.GITHUB_STATS_TOKEN;
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(GITHUB_REPO_URL, {
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/vnd.github+json',
+        'User-Agent': 'twenty-website',
+        ...(token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {}),
+      },
+      next: { revalidate: REVALIDATE_SECONDS },
+    });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      console.error(
+        `community stats: ${GITHUB_REPO_URL} -> ${response.status}`,
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
+    const body = (await response.json()) as { stargazers_count?: unknown };
+    return readFiniteNumber(body.stargazers_count);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
 
-const readNumber = (value: unknown): number | null =>
-  typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : null;
+async function fetchDiscordMembers(): Promise<number | null> {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(DISCORD_INVITE_URL, {
+      next: { revalidate: REVALIDATE_SECONDS },
+    });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      console.error(
+        `community stats: ${DISCORD_INVITE_URL} -> ${response.status}`,
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
+    const body = (await response.json()) as {
+      approximate_member_count?: unknown;
+    };
+    return readFiniteNumber(body.approximate_member_count);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
 
 export async function getCommunityStats(): Promise<CommunityStats> {
-  const [github, discord] = await Promise.allSettled([
-    fetchJson('https://api.github.com/repos/twentyhq/twenty'),
-    fetchJson('https://discord.com/api/v9/invites/cx5n4Jzs57?with_counts=true'),
+  const [githubStars, discordMembers] = await Promise.all([
+    fetchGithubStars(),
+    fetchDiscordMembers(),
   ]);
 
-  const githubStars =
-    github.status === 'fulfilled'
-      ? readNumber(
-          (github.value as { stargazers_count?: unknown }).stargazers_count,
-        )
-      : null;
-  const discordMembers =
-    discord.status === 'fulfilled'
-      ? readNumber(
-          (discord.value as { approximate_member_count?: unknown })
-            .approximate_member_count,
-        )
-      : null;
+  const hasMissingLiveValue =
+    !isDefined(githubStars) || !isDefined(discordMembers);
+  const cached = hasMissingLiveValue ? await communityStatsStore.read() : null;
 
-  return {
-    discordMembers: discordMembers ?? FALLBACK_STATS.discordMembers,
-    githubStars: githubStars ?? FALLBACK_STATS.githubStars,
+  const resolved: CommunityStats = {
+    githubStars: githubStars ?? cached?.githubStars ?? null,
+    discordMembers: discordMembers ?? cached?.discordMembers ?? null,
   };
+
+  if (isDefined(githubStars) || isDefined(discordMembers)) {
+    await communityStatsStore.write(resolved);
+  }
+
+  return resolved;
 }
diff --git a/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/read-finite-number.ts b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/read-finite-number.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5308a768b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-website/src/platform/community/read-finite-number.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const readFiniteNumber = (value: unknown): number | null =>
+  typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : null;
diff --git a/packages/twenty-website/src/sections/menu/components/MenuDrawer.tsx b/packages/twenty-website/src/sections/menu/components/MenuDrawer.tsx
index c933813821..5da527b2fe 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-website/src/sections/menu/components/MenuDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-website/src/sections/menu/components/MenuDrawer.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react';
 import { styled } from '@linaria/react';
 import { Fragment, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { formatCompactCount, type CommunityStats } from '@/platform/community';
+import { formatCompactCount } from '@/platform/community/format-compact-count';
+import { type CommunityStats } from '@/platform/community';
 import { useLocale } from '@/platform/i18n';
 import { LocalizedLink } from '@/platform/i18n/LocalizedLink';
 import {
diff --git a/packages/twenty-website/src/sections/menu/components/MenuSocial.tsx b/packages/twenty-website/src/sections/menu/components/MenuSocial.tsx
index aaa800077d..c29caa11d8 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-website/src/sections/menu/components/MenuSocial.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-website/src/sections/menu/components/MenuSocial.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { msg } from '@lingui/core/macro';
 import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react';
 import { styled } from '@linaria/react';
 
-import { formatCompactCount, type CommunityStats } from '@/platform/community';
+import { formatCompactCount } from '@/platform/community/format-compact-count';
+import { type CommunityStats } from '@/platform/community';
 import { useLocale } from '@/platform/i18n';
 import {
   color,