diff --git a/naucse/data/stats.yml b/naucse/data/stats.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b6c4c330d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/naucse/data/stats.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+entries:
+
+  - label: active_runs
+    text:
+      - '%d právě probíhající kurz'
+      - '%d právě probíhající kurzy'
+      - '%d právě probíhajících kurzů'
+
+  - label: all_runs
+    text:
+      - '%d kurz celkem'
+      - '%d kurzy celkem'
+      - '%d kurzů celkem'
+
+  - label: sessions_delivered
+    text:
+      - '%d lekci odučeno'
+      - '%d lekce odučeno'
+      - '%d lekcí odučeno'
+
+  - label: sessions_available
+    text:
+      - 'materiály pro %d lekci'
+      - 'materiály pro %d různé lekce'
+      - 'materiály pro %d různých lekcí'
+
+  - label: cheatsheets
+    text:
+      - '%d tahák'
+      - '%d taháky'
+      - '%d taháků'
+
+  - label: contributors
+    text:
+      - '%d autor'
+      - '%d autoři'
+      - '%d autorů'
+
+  - label: price
+    text: '%d Kč'
diff --git a/naucse/static/css/index.css b/naucse/static/css/index.css
index 74106282e3..afd798d8a3 100644
--- a/naucse/static/css/index.css
+++ b/naucse/static/css/index.css
@@ -46,3 +46,14 @@ nav.header * {
     background-color: #296e62;
     outline-color: #3fb0ac;
 }
+
+.statlabels {
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.statlabel {
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+    margin: 0.3rem;
+    color: #FFF;
+    background-color: #3b4f5a;
+}
diff --git a/naucse/templates/index.html b/naucse/templates/index.html
index b39691135f..82ee368661 100644
--- a/naucse/templates/index.html
+++ b/naucse/templates/index.html
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ <h1 class="display-3">Nauč se Python!</h1>
           </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div class="row">
+        <div class="statlabels">
+          {% for stat_label in stat_labels.entries %}
+            <span class="badge statlabel statlabel-{{stat_label.label}}">{{ stat_label|fill_label }}</span>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
     </div>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/naucse/utils/views.py b/naucse/utils/views.py
index 146aa49456..ac0169b015 100644
--- a/naucse/utils/views.py
+++ b/naucse/utils/views.py
@@ -232,3 +232,27 @@ def get_edit_info(edit_path):
         "page_name": get_edit_page_name(),
         "url": edit_link(edit_path)
     }
+
+def czech_plural(text, n):
+    """
+    Chooses the Czech plural form based on n.
+    This either gets and immediately returns a string,
+    or it gets a list of 3 strings:
+     * for 1 item
+     * for 2-4 items
+     * for the rest
+    Picks the right one and returns it.
+    Uses the more modern option where e.g. 21 is NOT pluralized as 1
+    http://prirucka.ujc.cas.cz/?id=792
+    """
+    if isinstance(text, str):
+        return text
+
+    # we don't expect negative numbers here, but just to be sure
+    n = abs(n)
+
+    if n == 1:
+        return text[0]
+    if 1 < n < 5:
+        return text[1]
+    return text[2]
diff --git a/naucse/views.py b/naucse/views.py
index bace195e2b..682b9c51ee 100644
--- a/naucse/views.py
+++ b/naucse/views.py
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@
 from naucse.utils.views import does_course_return_info
 from naucse.utils.views import raise_errors_from_forks
 from naucse.utils.views import page_content_cache_key, get_edit_info
+from naucse.utils.views import czech_plural
 from naucse.validation import DisallowedStyle, DisallowedElement, InvalidHTML
 
+import yaml
+
 # so it can be mocked
 import naucse.utils.views
 
@@ -44,7 +47,6 @@
 
 _cached_model = None
 
-
 @LocalProxy
 def model():
     """Return the root of the naucse model
@@ -97,10 +99,19 @@ def session_url(course, session, coverpage='front'):
                    coverpage=coverpage)
 
 
+def load_stat_labels():
+    datafile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/stats.yml')
+    with open(datafile) as fstr:
+        stat_labels = yaml.load(fstr)
+
+    return stat_labels
+
+
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
     return render_template("index.html",
-                           edit_info=get_edit_info(Path(".")))
+                           edit_info=get_edit_info(Path(".")),
+                           stat_labels=load_stat_labels())
 
 
 @app.route('/runs/')
@@ -172,23 +183,28 @@ def runs(year=None, all=None):
                            edit_info=get_edit_info(model.runs_edit_path))
 
 
+def safe_courses():
+    courses = []
+
+    for course in model.courses.values():
+        if not course.is_link():
+            if not course.is_meta:
+                courses.append(course)
+        elif naucse.utils.views.forks_enabled() and does_course_return_info(course):
+            courses.append(course)
+
+    return courses
+
 @app.route('/courses/')
 def courses():
     # since even the basic info about the forked courses can be broken,
     # we need to make sure the required info is provided.
     # If ``RAISE_FORK_ERRORS`` is set, exceptions are raised here,
     # otherwise the course is ignored completely.
-    safe_courses = []
-
-    for course in model.courses.values():
-        if not course.is_link():
-            if not course.is_meta:
-                safe_courses.append(course)
-        elif naucse.utils.views.forks_enabled() and does_course_return_info(course):
-            safe_courses.append(course)
+    courses = safe_courses()
 
     return render_template("course_list.html",
-                           courses=safe_courses,
+                           courses=courses,
                            title="Seznam online kurzů Pythonu",
                            edit_info=get_edit_info(model.courses_edit_path))
 
@@ -920,3 +936,75 @@ def course_calendar_ics(course):
             abort(404)
 
     return Response(str(calendar), mimetype="text/calendar")
+
+def active_runs():
+    today = datetime.date.today()
+
+    runs = (model.runs_from_year(today.year) +
+            model.runs_from_year(today.year - 1) +
+            model.runs_from_year(today.year - 2))
+    ongoing = [run for run in runs if
+                run.start_date <= today and run.end_date >= today]
+
+    return len(ongoing)
+
+def all_runs():
+    all_years = list(model.safe_run_years.keys())
+
+    return sum([len(model.runs_from_year(year)) for year in all_years])
+
+def sessions_delivered():
+    today = datetime.date.today()
+    all_years = list(model.safe_run_years.keys())
+
+    all_runs = []
+    for year in all_years:
+        all_runs.extend(model.runs_from_year(year))
+
+    all_sessions = []
+    for run in all_runs:
+        all_sessions.extend(list(run.sessions.values()))
+
+    return len([session for session in all_sessions if session.date < today])
+
+def sessions_available():
+    uniq_sessions = {}
+    for course in safe_courses():
+        for session in course.sessions.values():
+            uniq_sessions[session.slug] = session
+
+    return len(uniq_sessions)
+
+def cheatsheets():
+    sheets = 0
+    for course in safe_courses():
+        for session in course.sessions.values():
+            for material in session.materials:
+                if (material.url_type == 'cheatsheet'):
+                    sheets += 1
+
+    return sheets
+
+
+# This could use some caching, but for now it's the simplest way
+def basic_stat(name):
+    if name == 'active_runs':
+        return active_runs()
+    elif name == 'all_runs':
+        return all_runs()
+    elif name == 'sessions_delivered':
+        return sessions_delivered()
+    elif name == 'sessions_available':
+        return sessions_available()
+    elif name == 'cheatsheets':
+        return cheatsheets()
+    else: # contributors, price
+        return 0
+
+@app.template_filter('fill_label')
+def fill_label(label):
+    stat_number = basic_stat(label['label'])
+
+    formatstr = czech_plural(label['text'], stat_number)
+
+    return formatstr % stat_number