diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index e7c16d3..79c1676 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class Bot(Bot):
 		utils.SUCCESS_EMOJIS = utils.misc.SUCCESS_EMOJIS = (
 			self.config.get('response_emojis', {}).get('success', default))
 
+	# Metrics
+
 	async def on_command(self, ctx):
 		user_id_md5 = hashlib.md5(ctx.author.id.to_bytes(8, byteorder='big'), usedforsecurity=False).digest()
 		await self.pool.execute(
@@ -65,6 +67,19 @@ class Bot(Bot):
 			ctx.guild.id, user_id_md5, ctx.command.qualified_name,
 		)
 
+	# we use on_shard_ready rather than on_ready because the latter is a bit less reliable
+	async def on_shard_ready(self, shard_id):
+		member_count = sum(guild.member_count for guild in self.guilds if guild.shard_id == shard_id)
+		await self.pool.execute(
+			"""
+			INSERT INTO shard_member_counts (shard_id, member_count)
+			VALUES ($1, $2)
+			ON CONFLICT (shard_id) DO UPDATE
+				SET member_count = EXCLUDED.member_count
+			""",
+			shard_id, member_count,
+		)
+
 def main():
 	import sys
 
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index 49599d0..69155b2 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ CREATE TABLE invokes (
 );
 
 CREATE INDEX invokes_invoked_at_idx ON invokes (invoked_at);
+
+CREATE TABLE shard_member_counts (
+	shard_id INT2 PRIMARY KEY,
+	-- sum(guild.member_count for guild in shard)
+	member_count INT4 NOT NULL
+);