diff --git a/src/api/project.ts b/src/api/project.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18647eabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/project.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { type APIContext } from 'astro';
+import { api } from './api.ts';
+
+export function projectApi(context: APIContext) {
+  return {
+    listProjectsUserCount: async function (projectIds: string[]) {
+      return api(context).post<Record<string, number>>(
+        `${import.meta.env.PUBLIC_API_URL}/v1-list-projects-user-count`,
+        {
+          projectIds,
+        },
+      );
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Projects/ProjectCard.tsx b/src/components/Projects/ProjectCard.tsx
index 5f8179801..c66f085b3 100644
--- a/src/components/Projects/ProjectCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Projects/ProjectCard.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import type {
   ProjectDifficultyType,
   ProjectFileType,
 } from '../../lib/project.ts';
+import { Users } from 'lucide-react';
 
 type ProjectCardProps = {
   project: ProjectFileType;
+  userCount?: number;
 };
 
 const badgeVariants: Record<ProjectDifficultyType, string> = {
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ const badgeVariants: Record<ProjectDifficultyType, string> = {
 };
 
 export function ProjectCard(props: ProjectCardProps) {
-  const { project } = props;
+  const { project, userCount = 0 } = props;
 
   const { frontmatter, id } = project;
 
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@ export function ProjectCard(props: ProjectCardProps) {
       </span>
       <span className="mb-1 mt-2.5 font-medium">{frontmatter.title}</span>
       <span className="text-sm text-gray-500">{frontmatter.description}</span>
+      <span className="mt-2.5 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-gray-500">
+        <Users className="inline-block size-3.5" />
+        {userCount > 0 ? <>{userCount} Started</> : <>Be the first to solve!</>}
+      </span>
     </a>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Projects/ProjectsList.tsx b/src/components/Projects/ProjectsList.tsx
index f6bfaed69..aa2bb8c3e 100644
--- a/src/components/Projects/ProjectsList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Projects/ProjectsList.tsx
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ function DifficultyButton(props: DifficultyButtonProps) {
 
 type ProjectsListProps = {
   projects: ProjectFileType[];
+  userCounts: Record<string, number>;
 };
 
 export function ProjectsList(props: ProjectsListProps) {
-  const { projects } = props;
+  const { projects, userCounts } = props;
 
   const { difficulty: urlDifficulty } = getUrlParams();
   const [difficulty, setDifficulty] = useState<
@@ -127,9 +128,10 @@ export function ProjectsList(props: ProjectsListProps) {
           .sort((a, b) => {
             return a.frontmatter.sort - b.frontmatter.sort;
           })
-          .map((matchingProject) => (
-            <ProjectCard project={matchingProject} />
-          ))}
+          .map((matchingProject) => {
+            const count = userCounts[matchingProject?.id] || 0;
+            return <ProjectCard project={matchingProject} userCount={count} />;
+          })}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/pages/[roadmapId]/projects.astro b/src/pages/[roadmapId]/projects.astro
index fc0046787..78ed00e9b 100644
--- a/src/pages/[roadmapId]/projects.astro
+++ b/src/pages/[roadmapId]/projects.astro
@@ -1,25 +1,12 @@
 ---
-import { EditorRoadmap } from '../../components/EditorRoadmap/EditorRoadmap';
-import FAQs, { type FAQType } from '../../components/FAQs/FAQs.astro';
-import FrameRenderer from '../../components/FrameRenderer/FrameRenderer.astro';
-import RelatedRoadmaps from '../../components/RelatedRoadmaps.astro';
 import RoadmapHeader from '../../components/RoadmapHeader.astro';
-import { FolderKanbanIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { EmptyProjects } from '../../components/Projects/EmptyProjects';
 import { ProjectsList } from '../../components/Projects/ProjectsList';
-import ShareIcons from '../../components/ShareIcons/ShareIcons.astro';
-import { UserProgressModal } from '../../components/UserProgress/UserProgressModal';
 import BaseLayout from '../../layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
 import { getProjectsByRoadmapId } from '../../lib/project';
-import {
-  generateArticleSchema,
-  generateFAQSchema,
-} from '../../lib/jsonld-schema';
 import { getOpenGraphImageUrl } from '../../lib/open-graph';
 import { type RoadmapFrontmatter, getRoadmapIds } from '../../lib/roadmap';
-import RoadmapNote from '../../components/RoadmapNote.astro';
-import { RoadmapTitleQuestion } from '../../components/RoadmapTitleQuestion';
-import ResourceProgressStats from '../../components/ResourceProgressStats.astro';
+import { projectApi } from '../../api/project';
 
 export async function getStaticPaths() {
   const roadmapIds = await getRoadmapIds();
@@ -48,7 +35,7 @@ const ogImageUrl =
     resourceId: roadmapId,
   });
 
-const descriptionNoun = {
+const descriptionNoun: Record<string, string> = {
   'AI and Data Scientist': 'AI and Data Science',
   'Game Developer': 'Game Development',
   'Technical Writer': 'Technical Writing',
@@ -61,10 +48,15 @@ const description = `Project ideas to take you from beginner to advanced in ${de
 // `Seeking backend projects to enhance your skills? Explore our top 20 project ideas, from simple apps to complex systems. Start building today!`
 const seoTitle = `${roadmapData.briefTitle} Projects`;
 const nounTitle =
-  descriptionNoun[roadmapData.briefTitle] || roadmapData.briefTitle;
+  descriptionNoun[roadmapData?.briefTitle] || roadmapData.briefTitle;
 const seoDescription = `Seeking ${nounTitle.toLowerCase()} projects to enhance your skills? Explore our top 20 project ideas, from simple apps to complex systems. Start building today!`;
 
 const projects = await getProjectsByRoadmapId(roadmapId);
+const projectIds = projects.map((project) => project.id);
+
+const projectApiClient = projectApi(Astro);
+const { response: userCounts } =
+  await projectApiClient.listProjectsUserCount(projectIds);
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout
@@ -95,7 +87,15 @@ const projects = await getProjectsByRoadmapId(roadmapId);
 
     <div class='container'>
       {projects.length === 0 && <EmptyProjects client:load />}
-      {projects.length > 0 && <ProjectsList projects={projects} client:load />}
+      {
+        projects.length > 0 && (
+          <ProjectsList
+            projects={projects}
+            userCounts={userCounts || {}}
+            client:load
+          />
+        )
+      }
     </div>
   </div>
 </BaseLayout>