diff --git a/backend/app/api/endpoints/admin.py b/backend/app/api/endpoints/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b43ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/endpoints/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import select, func
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.core.database import get_db
+from app.core.security import get_current_user
+from app.models.user import User
+from app.models.playlist import Playlist
+from app.models.track import Track
+from app.models.recommendation import Recommendation
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/admin", tags=["admin"])
+
+ADMIN_EMAILS = ["chris.ryan@deepcutsai.com"]
+
+
+@router.get("/stats")
+async def get_stats(
+    user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    if user.email not in ADMIN_EMAILS:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Admin only")
+
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    today = now.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
+    week_ago = now - timedelta(days=7)
+    month_ago = now - timedelta(days=30)
+
+    # User stats
+    total_users = (await db.execute(select(func.count(User.id)))).scalar() or 0
+    pro_users = (await db.execute(select(func.count(User.id)).where(User.is_pro == True))).scalar() or 0
+
+    # Playlist stats
+    total_playlists = (await db.execute(select(func.count(Playlist.id)))).scalar() or 0
+    total_tracks = (await db.execute(select(func.count(Track.id)))).scalar() or 0
+
+    # Recommendation stats
+    total_recs = (await db.execute(select(func.count(Recommendation.id)))).scalar() or 0
+    recs_today = (await db.execute(
+        select(func.count(Recommendation.id)).where(Recommendation.created_at >= today)
+    )).scalar() or 0
+    recs_this_week = (await db.execute(
+        select(func.count(Recommendation.id)).where(Recommendation.created_at >= week_ago)
+    )).scalar() or 0
+    recs_this_month = (await db.execute(
+        select(func.count(Recommendation.id)).where(Recommendation.created_at >= month_ago)
+    )).scalar() or 0
+
+    saved_recs = (await db.execute(
+        select(func.count(Recommendation.id)).where(Recommendation.saved == True)
+    )).scalar() or 0
+    disliked_recs = (await db.execute(
+        select(func.count(Recommendation.id)).where(Recommendation.disliked == True)
+    )).scalar() or 0
+
+    # Per-user breakdown
+    user_stats_result = await db.execute(
+        select(
+            User.id, User.name, User.email, User.is_pro, User.created_at,
+            func.count(Recommendation.id).label("rec_count"),
+        )
+        .outerjoin(Recommendation, Recommendation.user_id == User.id)
+        .group_by(User.id)
+        .order_by(User.id)
+    )
+    user_breakdown = [
+        {
+            "id": row.id,
+            "name": row.name,
+            "email": row.email,
+            "is_pro": row.is_pro,
+            "created_at": row.created_at.isoformat() if row.created_at else None,
+            "recommendation_count": row.rec_count,
+        }
+        for row in user_stats_result.all()
+    ]
+
+    return {
+        "users": {
+            "total": total_users,
+            "pro": pro_users,
+            "free": total_users - pro_users,
+        },
+        "playlists": {
+            "total": total_playlists,
+            "total_tracks": total_tracks,
+        },
+        "recommendations": {
+            "total": total_recs,
+            "today": recs_today,
+            "this_week": recs_this_week,
+            "this_month": recs_this_month,
+            "saved": saved_recs,
+            "disliked": disliked_recs,
+        },
+        "user_breakdown": user_breakdown,
+    }
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 5f1910e..be92fa2 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 
 from app.core.config import settings
-from app.api.endpoints import auth, bandcamp, billing, lastfm, manual_import, playlist_fix, playlists, profile, recommendations, youtube_music
+from app.api.endpoints import admin, auth, bandcamp, billing, lastfm, manual_import, playlist_fix, playlists, profile, recommendations, youtube_music
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Vynl API", version="1.0.0", redirect_slashes=False)
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
+app.include_router(admin.router, prefix="/api")
 app.include_router(auth.router, prefix="/api")
 app.include_router(billing.router, prefix="/api")
 app.include_router(playlists.router, prefix="/api")