diff --git a/lib/usageStats.js b/lib/usageStats.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6fc908a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/usageStats.js
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+var moment = require('moment')
+var papaparse = require('papaparse')
+
+export async function getActiveUsers (startTime, endTime) {
+  const startTimeISOString = new Date(startTime).toISOString()
+  const endTimeISOString = new Date(endTime).toISOString()  
+
+  return bookshelf.knex.raw(`
+    -- Post created
+    SELECT posts.user_id
+    FROM posts
+    WHERE posts.type NOT IN('welcome', 'thread')
+    AND posts.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND posts.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Comment created
+    SELECT comments.user_id
+    FROM comments
+    JOIN posts ON posts.id = comments.post_id
+    WHERE comments.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND comments.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    AND posts.type NOT IN('welcome', 'thread')
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Direct Message created
+    SELECT comments.user_id
+    FROM comments
+    JOIN posts ON posts.id = comments.post_id
+    WHERE comments.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND comments.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'
+    AND posts.type = 'thread'
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Community created
+    SELECT communities.created_by_id
+    FROM communities
+    WHERE communities.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND communities.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Tags created:
+    SELECT user_id
+    FROM communities_tags
+    WHERE communities_tags.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND communities_tags.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Tag followed
+    SELECT tag_follows.user_id
+    FROM tag_follows
+    WHERE tag_follows.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND tag_follows.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'
+    
+    UNION
+
+    -- Community Invites created
+    SELECT community_invites.invited_by_id
+    FROM community_invites
+    WHERE community_invites.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND community_invites.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Community Invites accepted
+    SELECT community_invites.used_by_id
+    FROM community_invites
+    WHERE community_invites.used_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND community_invites.used_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+        
+    -- Upvote created (~ base on post.created_at date...)
+    SELECT votes.user_id
+    FROM votes
+    JOIN posts ON posts.id = votes.post_id
+    WHERE posts.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND posts.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'
+  `)
+}
+
+export async function getActiveCommunities (startTime, endTime) {
+  const startTimeISOString = new Date(startTime).toISOString()
+  const endTimeISOString = new Date(endTime).toISOString()  
+
+  return bookshelf.knex.raw(`
+    -- Post created
+    -- Post created
+    SELECT communities_posts.community_id
+    FROM posts
+    JOIN communities_posts ON communities_posts.post_id = posts.id
+    WHERE posts.type NOT IN('welcome', 'thread')
+    AND posts.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND posts.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Comment created
+    SELECT communities_posts.community_id
+    FROM comments
+    JOIN posts ON posts.id = comments.post_id
+    JOIN communities_posts ON communities_posts.post_id = posts.id
+    WHERE comments.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND comments.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    AND posts.type NOT IN('welcome', 'thread')
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Direct Message created
+    SELECT communities_posts.community_id
+    FROM comments
+    JOIN posts ON posts.id = comments.post_id
+    JOIN communities_posts ON communities_posts.post_id = posts.id
+    WHERE comments.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND comments.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    AND posts.type = 'thread'
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Community created
+    SELECT communities.id
+    FROM communities
+    WHERE communities.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND communities.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Tags created
+    SELECT communities_tags.community_id
+    FROM communities_tags
+    WHERE communities_tags.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND communities_tags.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Tag followed
+    SELECT tag_follows.community_id
+    FROM tag_follows
+    WHERE tag_follows.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND tag_follows.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Community Invites created
+    SELECT community_invites.community_id
+    FROM community_invites
+    WHERE community_invites.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND community_invites.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Community Invites accepted
+    SELECT community_invites.community_id
+    FROM community_invites
+    WHERE community_invites.used_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND community_invites.used_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+    
+    UNION
+    
+    -- Upvote created (~ base on post.created_at date...)
+    SELECT communities_posts.community_id
+    FROM votes
+    JOIN posts ON posts.id = votes.post_id
+    JOIN communities_posts ON communities_posts.post_id = posts.id
+    WHERE posts.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND posts.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'    
+  `)
+}
+
+export async function getCreatedUsers (startTime, endTime) {
+  const startTimeISOString = new Date(startTime).toISOString()
+  const endTimeISOString = new Date(endTime).toISOString()  
+
+  return bookshelf.knex.raw(`
+    SELECT id 
+    FROM users
+    WHERE users.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND users.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'
+  `)
+}
+
+export async function getCreatedCommunities (startTime, endTime) {
+  const startTimeISOString = new Date(startTime).toISOString()
+  const endTimeISOString = new Date(endTime).toISOString()  
+
+  return bookshelf.knex.raw(`
+    SELECT id 
+    FROM communities
+    WHERE communities.created_at > '${startTimeISOString}'
+    AND communities.created_at <= '${endTimeISOString}'
+  `)
+}
+
+export async function generateMonthlyData (startTime = '2015-1-1') {
+  var time = moment(startTime)
+  const now = moment()
+  const months = []
+  while (time < now) {
+    const nextMonth = time.clone().add(1, 'month')
+    const active_users = (await getActiveUsers(time, nextMonth)).rows.length
+    const created_users = (await getCreatedUsers(time, nextMonth)).rows.length
+    const active_communities = (await getActiveCommunities(time, nextMonth)).rows.length
+    const created_communities = (await getCreatedCommunities(time, nextMonth)).rows.length
+
+    months.push(
+      {
+        date: time.format('YYYY-M-D'),
+        active_users,
+        created_users,
+        active_communities,
+        created_communities
+      }
+    )
+    time.add(1, 'month')
+  }
+
+  return months
+}
+
+export async function monthlyDataCSV () {
+  const data = await generateMonthlyData()
+  return papaparse.unparse(data)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb0e96a99..74cb6b226 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     "moment-timezone": "^0.5.0",
     "newrelic": "^1.35.1",
     "node-uuid": "^1.4.7",
+    "papaparse": "^4.6.3",
     "parse-redis-url": "0.0.1",
     "passport": "^0.2.1",
     "passport-facebook": "2.1.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ca87e00bd..0e4e47b7d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5934,18 +5934,14 @@ oauth@0.9.x:
   version "0.9.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/oauth/-/oauth-0.9.14.tgz#c5748883a40b53de30ade9cabf2100414b8a0971"
 
-object-assign@^4:
+object-assign@^4, object-assign@^4.1.0, object-assign@^4.1.1:
   version "4.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/object-assign/-/object-assign-4.1.1.tgz#2109adc7965887cfc05cbbd442cac8bfbb360863"
 
-object-assign@^4.0.1, object-assign@^4.1.0:
+object-assign@^4.0.1:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/object-assign/-/object-assign-4.1.0.tgz#7a3b3d0e98063d43f4c03f2e8ae6cd51a86883a0"
 
-object-assign@^4.1.0, object-assign@^4.1.1:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/object-assign/-/object-assign-4.1.1.tgz#2109adc7965887cfc05cbbd442cac8bfbb360863"
-
 object-component@0.0.3:
   version "0.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/object-component/-/object-component-0.0.3.tgz#f0c69aa50efc95b866c186f400a33769cb2f1291"
@@ -6118,6 +6114,10 @@ pako@~0.2.0:
   version "0.2.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pako/-/pako-0.2.9.tgz#f3f7522f4ef782348da8161bad9ecfd51bf83a75"
 
+papaparse@^4.6.3:
+  version "4.6.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/papaparse/-/papaparse-4.6.3.tgz#742e5eaaa97fa6c7e1358d2934d8f18f44aee781"
+
 parse-glob@^3.0.4:
   version "3.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parse-glob/-/parse-glob-3.0.4.tgz#b2c376cfb11f35513badd173ef0bb6e3a388391c"