diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21a4c5d2..8a0905f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ build:
 	uv run python website/build.py
 
 preview: build
-	@echo "Check the website on http://localhost:8000"
 	uv run watchmedo shell-command \
 		--patterns='*.md;*.html;*.css;*.js;*.py' \
 		--recursive \
diff --git a/website/build.py b/website/build.py
index f2057472..cf759283 100644
--- a/website/build.py
+++ b/website/build.py
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ def extract_entries(
     return entries
 
 
+def format_stars_short(stars: int) -> str:
+    """Format star count as compact string like '230k'."""
+    if stars >= 1000:
+        return f"{stars // 1000}k"
+    return str(stars)
+
+
 def build(repo_root: str) -> None:
     """Main build: parse README, render single-page HTML via Jinja2 templates."""
     repo = Path(repo_root)
@@ -146,6 +153,10 @@ def build(repo_root: str) -> None:
     entries = extract_entries(categories, parsed_groups)
 
     stars_data = load_stars(website / "data" / "github_stars.json")
+
+    repo_self = stars_data.get("vinta/awesome-python", {})
+    repo_stars = format_stars_short(repo_self["stars"]) if "stars" in repo_self else None
+
     for entry in entries:
         repo_key = extract_github_repo(entry["url"])
         if not repo_key and entry.get("source_type") == "Built-in":
@@ -176,6 +187,7 @@ def build(repo_root: str) -> None:
             entries=entries,
             total_entries=total_entries,
             total_categories=len(categories),
+            repo_stars=repo_stars,
             build_date=datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%B %d, %Y"),
         ),
         encoding="utf-8",
diff --git a/website/fetch_github_stars.py b/website/fetch_github_stars.py
index d3b024ed..ccff1b6d 100644
--- a/website/fetch_github_stars.py
+++ b/website/fetch_github_stars.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     readme_text = README_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     current_repos = extract_github_repos(readme_text)
+    current_repos.add("vinta/awesome-python")
     print(f"Found {len(current_repos)} GitHub repos in README.md")
 
     cache = load_stars(CACHE_FILE)
diff --git a/website/static/style.css b/website/static/style.css
index daf018f6..1373b1ea 100644
--- a/website/static/style.css
+++ b/website/static/style.css
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   --footer-text: oklch(72% 0.02 75);
   --footer-link: oklch(82% 0.02 75);
   --footer-link-hover: oklch(95% 0.01 80);
-  --footer-muted: oklch(50% 0.02 55);
+
   --footer-sep: oklch(55% 0.02 55);
 }
 
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ kbd {
   margin-top: 1.75rem;
 }
 
+.hero-proof {
+  margin-top: 1.5rem;
+  color: oklch(68% 0.02 72);
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+}
+
 .hero-action {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -896,11 +903,6 @@ th[data-sort].sort-asc::after {
   color: var(--footer-link);
 }
 
-.footer-date {
-  font-size: var(--text-xs);
-  color: var(--footer-muted);
-}
-
 .footer-links {
   display: block;
   text-align: right;
diff --git a/website/templates/base.html b/website/templates/base.html
index 5e7cea95..5c2d0938 100644
--- a/website/templates/base.html
+++ b/website/templates/base.html
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     <footer class="footer">
       <div class="footer-left">
         <span class="footer-brand">Awesome Python</span>
-        {% if build_date %}<span class="footer-date">Data refreshed {{ build_date }}</span>{% endif %}
       </div>
       <div class="footer-links">
         <span
diff --git a/website/templates/index.html b/website/templates/index.html
index 05ef9df4..9fd8db40 100644
--- a/website/templates/index.html
+++ b/website/templates/index.html
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
             >View on GitHub</a
           >
         </div>
+
+        {% if repo_stars or build_date %}
+        <p class="hero-proof">
+          {% if repo_stars %}{{ repo_stars }}+ stars on GitHub{% endif %}
+          {% if repo_stars and build_date %}/{% endif %}
+          {% if build_date %}Updated {{ build_date }}{% endif %}
+        </p>
+        {% endif %}
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/website/tests/test_fetch_github_stars.py b/website/tests/test_fetch_github_stars.py
index ecdccf73..78bc38c7 100644
--- a/website/tests/test_fetch_github_stars.py
+++ b/website/tests/test_fetch_github_stars.py
@@ -160,7 +160,13 @@ class TestMainSkipsFreshCache:
                 "owner": "psf",
                 "last_commit_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
                 "fetched_at": (now - timedelta(hours=1)).isoformat(),
-            }
+            },
+            "vinta/awesome-python": {
+                "stars": 230000,
+                "owner": "vinta",
+                "last_commit_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
+                "fetched_at": (now - timedelta(hours=1)).isoformat(),
+            },
         }
         cache_file.write_text(json.dumps(fresh_cache), encoding="utf-8")
         monkeypatch.setattr("fetch_github_stars.CACHE_FILE", cache_file)
@@ -195,7 +201,13 @@ class TestMainSkipsFreshCache:
                 "owner": "psf",
                 "last_commit_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
                 "fetched_at": (now - timedelta(hours=24)).isoformat(),
-            }
+            },
+            "vinta/awesome-python": {
+                "stars": 230000,
+                "owner": "vinta",
+                "last_commit_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
+                "fetched_at": (now - timedelta(hours=24)).isoformat(),
+            },
         }
         cache_file.write_text(json.dumps(stale_cache), encoding="utf-8")
         monkeypatch.setattr("fetch_github_stars.CACHE_FILE", cache_file)
@@ -210,7 +222,12 @@ class TestMainSkipsFreshCache:
                     "stargazerCount": 53000,
                     "owner": {"login": "psf"},
                     "defaultBranchRef": {"target": {"committedDate": "2025-06-01T00:00:00Z"}},
-                }
+                },
+                "repo_1": {
+                    "stargazerCount": 231000,
+                    "owner": {"login": "vinta"},
+                    "defaultBranchRef": {"target": {"committedDate": "2025-06-01T00:00:00Z"}},
+                },
             }
         }
         mock_response.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
@@ -223,6 +240,6 @@ class TestMainSkipsFreshCache:
         main()
 
         output = capsys.readouterr().out
-        assert "1 repos to fetch" in output
-        assert "Done. Fetched 1 repos" in output
+        assert "2 repos to fetch" in output
+        assert "Done. Fetched 2 repos" in output
         mock_client.post.assert_called_once()