diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 4081c52..3a8b694 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -857,6 +857,14 @@ session with **no other memory of this project**. So:
     and the region card only counts locations **with a location tag** while the
     map draws every pin. The number comparable to the map is the hero
     **"Skate Spots"** card (`totalSpots`), not the region rows.
+  - **Moderation now applies to the stats too (2026-10-01):** `useGrowthStats`
+    calls `useAdminModeration()` and drops hidden content inside `dedup()`, so a
+    spot the community removed no longer inflates `totalSpots`, the regions, or
+    the trusted counts. The hidden-set **sizes are part of the query key** so the
+    stats recompute once the labels load. Remaining map↔stats deltas (both
+    legitimate): **untagged pins** (the map draws them, the region rows only count
+    tagged ones) and **auto-hidden** spots (the map drops them at `MapPage:847`;
+    the stats can't know about reports without querying them).
 - **Reverse geocoding hits Nominatim — disclosed (2026-10-01).**
   `src/lib/geocodeRegions.ts` (`reverseGeocodeRegions` / `pushRegionTags`) is the
   **single source of truth**, used by **spot create, shop create and shop edit**;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useGrowthStats.ts b/src/hooks/useGrowthStats.ts
index d00cd0d..a19f7ad 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useGrowthStats.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useGrowthStats.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   MARKETPLACE_ITEM_KIND,
 } from '@/lib/types';
 import { TRADE_ATTESTATION_KIND } from '@/hooks/useTradeAttestations';
+import { useAdminModeration } from '@/hooks/useAdminModeration';
 import { getSatoshisFromBolt11 } from '@/lib/bolt11';
 
 // ─── Types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -163,9 +164,14 @@ export function useGrowthStats() {
   // so the numbers always match the authoritative community dataset — not a
   // blend of the user's personal relays that would drift per-device.
   const { queryCanonical } = useSkateRelays();
+  // Admin-hidden content is excluded from the stats EXACTLY as the map excludes
+  // it, so a spot the community removed can't inflate the numbers. The moderation
+  // set is part of the query key so the stats recompute once the labels load.
+  const hidden = useAdminModeration();
+  const hiddenSig = `${hidden.coords.size}:${hidden.ids.size}`;
 
   return useQuery<GrowthStats>({
-    queryKey: ['growth-stats', 'canonical'],
+    queryKey: ['growth-stats', 'canonical', hiddenSig],
     queryFn: async () => {
       const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(15000);
 
@@ -227,11 +233,14 @@ export function useGrowthStats() {
         querySkateContent([{ kinds: [TRADE_ATTESTATION_KIND], limit: 1000 }], { signal }).catch(() => []),
       ]);
 
-      // Deduplicate addressable events (keep newest per pubkey+kind+d)
+      // Deduplicate addressable events (keep newest per pubkey+kind+d), and drop
+      // anything an admin has hidden — moderation applies here exactly as it does
+      // to the map, so removed/spam content doesn't inflate the numbers.
       function dedup(events: typeof spotEvents) {
         const map = new Map<string, typeof events[0]>();
         for (const e of events) {
           const d = e.tags.find(t => t[0] === 'd')?.[1] ?? e.id;
+          if (hidden.has({ coord: `${e.kind}:${e.pubkey}:${d}`, id: e.id })) continue;
           const key = `${e.pubkey}:${e.kind}:${d}`;
           const existing = map.get(key);
           if (!existing || e.created_at > existing.created_at) map.set(key, e);
diff --git a/src/pages/CommunityStatsPage.tsx b/src/pages/CommunityStatsPage.tsx
index 4121468..2039797 100644
--- a/src/pages/CommunityStatsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/CommunityStatsPage.tsx
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ export default function CommunityStatsPage() {
             </div>
             <p className="mt-3 text-[11px] text-gray-600">
               Counts <strong className="text-gray-500">spots &amp; shops</strong>, not skaters — from each
-              one's own city/country tag (countries grouped by ISO code when present).
+              one's own city/country tag (countries grouped by ISO code when present),
+              community relay only, with moderation-hidden content excluded.
               {locationsTotal > 0 && (
                 <> <strong className="text-gray-500">{uncategorised} of {locationsTotal}</strong> location{locationsTotal === 1 ? '' : 's'} have no location tag and show as “Uncategorised”.</>
               )}