diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0db32326..90db523f 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ INVENTORY_SERVICE_URL = os.getenv('INVENTORY_SERVICE_URL', 'http://inventory-ser
 _cached_live: dict = {"players": []}
 _cached_trails: dict = {"trails": []}
 _cached_total_rares: dict = {"all_time": 0, "today": 0, "last_updated": None}
+_cached_total_kills: dict = {"total": 0, "last_updated": None}
 _cache_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 _rares_cache_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 _cleanup_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
@@ -739,14 +740,26 @@ async def _refresh_total_rares_cache() -> None:
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.debug(f"rare_events table not available or empty: {e}")
                     today_total = 0
-                
-                # Update cache
+
+                # Get total kills from char_stats table (all-time, all characters)
+                try:
+                    kills_query = "SELECT COALESCE(SUM(total_kills), 0) as total FROM char_stats"
+                    kills_result = await conn.fetch_one(kills_query)
+                    total_kills = kills_result["total"] if kills_result else 0
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.debug(f"char_stats table not available: {e}")
+                    total_kills = 0
+
+                # Update caches
                 _cached_total_rares["all_time"] = all_time_total
                 _cached_total_rares["today"] = today_total
                 _cached_total_rares["last_updated"] = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-                
+
+                _cached_total_kills["total"] = total_kills
+                _cached_total_kills["last_updated"] = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
                 consecutive_failures = 0
-                logger.debug(f"Total rares cache updated: All-time: {all_time_total}, Today: {today_total}")
+                logger.debug(f"Stats cache updated: Rares all-time: {all_time_total}, today: {today_total}, Kills: {total_kills}")
                 
         except Exception as e:
             consecutive_failures += 1
@@ -1179,6 +1192,17 @@ async def get_total_rares():
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Internal server error")
 
 
+@app.get("/total-kills")
+@app.get("/total-kills/")
+async def get_total_kills():
+    """Return cached total kills statistics (updated every 5 minutes)."""
+    try:
+        return JSONResponse(content=jsonable_encoder(_cached_total_kills))
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to get total kills: {e}", exc_info=True)
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Internal server error")
+
+
 # --- GET Spawn Heat Map Endpoint ---------------------------------
 @app.get("/spawns/heatmap")
 async def get_spawn_heatmap_data(