diff --git a/internal/controller/telemetry/collector.go b/internal/controller/telemetry/collector.go
index e06da3f0b8..43a8a2218b 100644
--- a/internal/controller/telemetry/collector.go
+++ b/internal/controller/telemetry/collector.go
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ type Data struct {
 	ControlPlanePodCount int64
 	// NginxOneConnectionEnabled is a boolean that indicates whether the connection to the Nginx One Console is enabled.
 	NginxOneConnectionEnabled bool
+	// InferencePoolCount is the number of InferencePools that are referenced by at least one Route.
+	InferencePoolCount int64
 }
 
 // NGFResourceCounts stores the counts of all relevant resources that NGF processes and generates configuration from.
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ func (c DataCollectorImpl) Collect(ctx context.Context) (Data, error) {
 
 	nginxPodCount := getNginxPodCount(g, clusterInfo.NodeCount)
 
+	inferencePoolCount := int64(len(g.ReferencedInferencePools))
+
 	data := Data{
 		Data: tel.Data{
 			ProjectName:         "NGF",
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ func (c DataCollectorImpl) Collect(ctx context.Context) (Data, error) {
 		NginxPodCount:                  nginxPodCount,
 		ControlPlanePodCount:           int64(replicaCount),
 		NginxOneConnectionEnabled:      c.cfg.NginxOneConsoleConnection,
+		InferencePoolCount:             inferencePoolCount,
 	}
 
 	return data, nil
diff --git a/internal/controller/telemetry/collector_test.go b/internal/controller/telemetry/collector_test.go
index 8c749fdfbe..3aa9896bae 100644
--- a/internal/controller/telemetry/collector_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/telemetry/collector_test.go
@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Collector", Ordered, func() {
 							},
 						},
 					},
+					ReferencedInferencePools: map[types.NamespacedName]*graph.ReferencedInferencePool{
+						{Namespace: "test", Name: "inferencePool-1"}: {},
+						{Namespace: "test", Name: "inferencePool-2"}: {},
+						{Namespace: "test", Name: "inferencePool-3"}: {},
+					},
 				}
 
 				configs := []*dataplane.Configuration{
@@ -520,6 +525,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Collector", Ordered, func() {
 				expData.ControlPlanePodCount = int64(2)
 				expData.NginxOneConnectionEnabled = true
 
+				expData.InferencePoolCount = 3
+
 				data, err := dataCollector.Collect(ctx)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
@@ -700,6 +707,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Collector", Ordered, func() {
 				BackendTLSPolicies: map[types.NamespacedName]*graph.BackendTLSPolicy{
 					{Namespace: "test", Name: "BackendTLSPolicy-1"}: {},
 				},
+				ReferencedInferencePools: map[types.NamespacedName]*graph.ReferencedInferencePool{
+					{Namespace: "test", Name: "inferencePool-1"}: {},
+				},
 			}
 
 			config1 = []*dataplane.Configuration{
@@ -783,6 +793,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Collector", Ordered, func() {
 					BackendTLSPolicyCount:                    1,
 				}
 				expData.NginxPodCount = 1
+				expData.InferencePoolCount = 1
 
 				data, err := dataCollector.Collect(ctx)
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/telemetry/data.avdl b/internal/controller/telemetry/data.avdl
index c19881315a..10034cfbfb 100644
--- a/internal/controller/telemetry/data.avdl
+++ b/internal/controller/telemetry/data.avdl
@@ -114,5 +114,8 @@ attached at the Gateway level. */
 		/** NginxOneConnectionEnabled is a boolean that indicates whether the connection to the Nginx One Console is enabled. */
 		boolean? NginxOneConnectionEnabled = null;
 		
+		/** InferencePoolCount is the number of InferencePools that are referenced by at least one Route. */
+		long? InferencePoolCount = null;
+		
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/telemetry/data_attributes_generated.go b/internal/controller/telemetry/data_attributes_generated.go
index 3b8b3dcf3f..37a5a61a03 100644
--- a/internal/controller/telemetry/data_attributes_generated.go
+++ b/internal/controller/telemetry/data_attributes_generated.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func (d *Data) Attributes() []attribute.KeyValue {
 	attrs = append(attrs, attribute.Int64("NginxPodCount", d.NginxPodCount))
 	attrs = append(attrs, attribute.Int64("ControlPlanePodCount", d.ControlPlanePodCount))
 	attrs = append(attrs, attribute.Bool("NginxOneConnectionEnabled", d.NginxOneConnectionEnabled))
+	attrs = append(attrs, attribute.Int64("InferencePoolCount", d.InferencePoolCount))
 
 	return attrs
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/telemetry/data_test.go b/internal/controller/telemetry/data_test.go
index 49c8e3543c..633af19766 100644
--- a/internal/controller/telemetry/data_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/telemetry/data_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func TestDataAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 		NginxPodCount:                  3,
 		ControlPlanePodCount:           3,
 		NginxOneConnectionEnabled:      true,
+		InferencePoolCount:             16,
 	}
 
 	expected := []attribute.KeyValue{
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ func TestDataAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 		attribute.Int64("NginxPodCount", 3),
 		attribute.Int64("ControlPlanePodCount", 3),
 		attribute.Bool("NginxOneConnectionEnabled", true),
+		attribute.Int64("InferencePoolCount", 16),
 	}
 
 	result := data.Attributes()
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ func TestDataAttributesWithEmptyData(t *testing.T) {
 		attribute.Int64("NginxPodCount", 0),
 		attribute.Int64("ControlPlanePodCount", 0),
 		attribute.Bool("NginxOneConnectionEnabled", false),
+		attribute.Int64("InferencePoolCount", 0),
 	}
 
 	result := data.Attributes()
diff --git a/tests/suite/telemetry_test.go b/tests/suite/telemetry_test.go
index 2ad0c0b3a0..7ddce2aa26 100644
--- a/tests/suite/telemetry_test.go
+++ b/tests/suite/telemetry_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Telemetry test with OTel collector", Label("telemetry"), func(
 				"NginxPodCount: Int(0)",
 				"ControlPlanePodCount: Int(1)",
 				"NginxOneConnectionEnabled: Bool(false)",
+				"InferencePoolCount: Int(0)",
 			},
 		)
 	})