diff --git a/src/MempoolStatus.cpp b/src/MempoolStatus.cpp
index 6e89810..f716625 100644
--- a/src/MempoolStatus.cpp
+++ b/src/MempoolStatus.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ MempoolStatus::read_mempool()
     // if dont have tx_blob member, construct tx
     // from json obtained from the rpc call
 
+    uint64_t mempool_size_kB {0};
+
     for (size_t i = 0; i < mempool_tx_info.size(); ++i)
     {
         // get transaction info of the tx in the mempool
@@ -114,12 +116,16 @@ MempoolStatus::read_mempool()
                 return false;
             }
 
+            mempool_size_kB += _tx_info.blob_size;
+
             local_copy_of_mempool_txs.emplace_back(tx_hash_reconstructed, _tx_info, tx);
 
         } // if (hex_to_pod(_tx_info.id_hash, mem_tx_hash))
 
     } // for (size_t i = 0; i < mempool_tx_info.size(); ++i)
 
+
+
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lck (mempool_mutx);
 
     // clear current mempool txs vector
@@ -127,6 +133,9 @@ MempoolStatus::read_mempool()
     // not very efficient but good enough for now.
     mempool_txs = std::move(local_copy_of_mempool_txs);
 
+    mempool_no = local_copy_of_mempool_txs.size();
+    mempool_size = mempool_size_kB;
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -152,5 +161,7 @@ boost::thread      MempoolStatus::m_thread;
 Blockchain*        MempoolStatus::core_storage {nullptr};
 xmreg::MicroCore*  MempoolStatus::mcore {nullptr};
 vector<MempoolStatus::mempool_tx> MempoolStatus::mempool_txs;
+atomic<uint64_t> MempoolStatus::mempool_no {0};   // no of txs
+atomic<uint64_t> MempoolStatus::mempool_size {0}; // size in bytes.
 mutex MempoolStatus::mempool_mutx;
 }
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diff --git a/src/MempoolStatus.h b/src/MempoolStatus.h
index 67dfef3..6246483 100644
--- a/src/MempoolStatus.h
+++ b/src/MempoolStatus.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ struct MempoolStatus
 
     static atomic<bool> is_running;
 
+    static atomic<uint64_t> mempool_no;   // no of txs
+    static atomic<uint64_t> mempool_size; // size in bytes.
+
     static bf::path blockchain_path;
     static string deamon_url;
     static bool testnet;
diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index 5ca1c8d..cb4c3f0 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -897,6 +897,9 @@ namespace xmreg
             std::vector<MempoolStatus::mempool_tx> mempool_txs
                 = MempoolStatus::get_mempool_txs();
 
+            // size of mempool in bytes
+            uint64_t mempool_size_bytes = MempoolStatus::mempool_size;
+
             // initalise page tempate map with basic info about mempool
             mstch::map context {
                     {"mempool_size"          , mempool_txs.size()},
@@ -1101,14 +1104,6 @@ namespace xmreg
 
             }
 
-            // calculate mempool size using all txs in mempool.
-            // not only those shown on the front page
-            uint64_t mempool_size_bytes {0};
-
-            for (const MempoolStatus::mempool_tx& mempool_tx: mempool_txs)
-            {
-                mempool_size_bytes += mempool_tx.info.blob_size;
-            }
 
             context.insert({"mempool_size_kB",
                             fmt::format("{:0.2f}",
@@ -4867,25 +4862,8 @@ namespace xmreg
 
             j_info["fee_per_kb"] = fee_estimated;
 
-//            // get mempool size in kB.
-//            std::vector<tx_info> mempool_txs;
-//
-//            if (!rpc.get_mempool(mempool_txs))
-//            {
-//                j_response["status"]  = "error";
-//                j_response["message"] = "Cant get mempool transactions";
-//                return j_response;
-//            }
-//
-//            uint64_t tx_pool_size_kbytes {0};
-//
-//            for (const tx_info& tx_i: mempool_txs)
-//            {
-//                tx_pool_size_kbytes += tx_i.blob_size;
-//            }
-//
-//            j_info["tx_pool_size"]        = mempool_txs.size();
-//            j_info["tx_pool_size_kbytes"] = tx_pool_size_kbytes;
+            j_info["tx_pool_size"]        = MempoolStatus::mempool_no.load();
+            j_info["tx_pool_size_kbytes"] = MempoolStatus::mempool_size.load();
 
             j_data = j_info;