diff --git a/relay/main.go b/relay/main.go
index 7c113ec..54b306d 100644
--- a/relay/main.go
+++ b/relay/main.go
@@ -60,7 +60,15 @@ func main() {
 	// set up other http handlers
 	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Header().Set("content-type", "text/html")
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, `<b>Welcome</b> to scrapestr!`)
+
+		// Query the total number of events
+		count := 0
+		row := db.DB.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM event")
+		if err := row.Scan(&count); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error counting events: %v\n", err)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `<b>Welcome</b> to scrapestr!<br>Number of events stored: %d`, count)
 	})
 
 	fmt.Println("running on :3334")