diff --git a/src/lib/statsProvider.tsx b/src/lib/statsProvider.tsx
index 7d23451d..09d6bf60 100644
--- a/src/lib/statsProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/statsProvider.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// src/lib/statsProvider.tsx
 
 /** @jsxImportSource react */
 import React, {
@@ -66,7 +65,9 @@ interface CommunityStatsProviderProps {
 
 const GITHUB_ORG = "recodehive";
 const POINTS_PER_PR = 10;
-const MAX_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS = 5; // Limit concurrent requests to avoid rate limiting
+const MAX_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS = 8; // Increased for better performance
+const CACHE_DURATION = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes cache
+const MAX_PAGES_PER_REPO = 20; // Limit pages to prevent infinite loops on huge repos
 
 export function CommunityStatsProvider({ children }: CommunityStatsProviderProps) {
   const {
@@ -86,6 +87,12 @@ export function CommunityStatsProvider({ children }: CommunityStatsProviderProps
   // New state for leaderboard data
   const [contributors, setContributors] = useState<Contributor[]>([]);
   const [stats, setStats] = useState<Stats | null>(null);
+  
+  // Cache state
+  const [cache, setCache] = useState<{
+    data: { contributors: Contributor[]; stats: Stats } | null;
+    timestamp: number;
+  }>({ data: null, timestamp: 0 });
 
   const fetchAllOrgRepos = useCallback(async (headers: Record<string, string>) => {
     const repos: any[] = [];
@@ -108,28 +115,60 @@ export function CommunityStatsProvider({ children }: CommunityStatsProviderProps
   const fetchMergedPRsForRepo = useCallback(async (repoName: string, headers: Record<string, string>) => {
     const mergedPRs: PullRequestItem[] = [];
     let page = 1;
-    while (true) {
-      const resp = await fetch(
-        `https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORG}/${repoName}/pulls?state=closed&per_page=100&page=${page}`,
-        { headers }
+    
+    // Create promises for parallel pagination
+    const pagePromises: Promise<PullRequestItem[]>[] = [];
+    
+    // First, get the first page to estimate total pages
+    const firstResp = await fetch(
+      `https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORG}/${repoName}/pulls?state=closed&per_page=100&page=1`,
+      { headers }
+    );
+    
+    if (!firstResp.ok) {
+      console.warn(`Failed to fetch PRs for ${repoName}: ${firstResp.status} ${firstResp.statusText}`);
+      return [];
+    }
+    
+    const firstPRs: PullRequestItem[] = await firstResp.json();
+    if (!Array.isArray(firstPRs) || firstPRs.length === 0) return [];
+    
+    const firstPageMerged = firstPRs.filter((pr) => Boolean(pr.merged_at));
+    mergedPRs.push(...firstPageMerged);
+    
+    // If we got less than 100, that's all there is
+    if (firstPRs.length < 100) return mergedPRs;
+    
+    // Estimate remaining pages (with a reasonable limit)
+    const maxPages = Math.min(MAX_PAGES_PER_REPO, 10); // Conservative estimate
+    
+    // Create parallel requests for remaining pages
+    for (let i = 2; i <= maxPages; i++) {
+      pagePromises.push(
+        fetch(
+          `https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORG}/${repoName}/pulls?state=closed&per_page=100&page=${i}`,
+          { headers }
+        )
+        .then(async (resp) => {
+          if (!resp.ok) return [];
+          const prs: PullRequestItem[] = await resp.json();
+          if (!Array.isArray(prs)) return [];
+          return prs.filter((pr) => Boolean(pr.merged_at));
+        })
+        .catch(() => [])
       );
-      if (!resp.ok) {
-        console.warn(`Failed to fetch PRs for ${repoName}: ${resp.status} ${resp.statusText}`);
-        break;
-      }
-      const prs: PullRequestItem[] = await resp.json();
-      if (!Array.isArray(prs) || prs.length === 0) break;
-
-      const merged = prs.filter((pr) => Boolean(pr.merged_at));
-      mergedPRs.push(...merged);
-
-      if (prs.length < 100) break;
-      page++;
     }
+    
+    // Wait for all pages in parallel
+    const remainingPages = await Promise.all(pagePromises);
+    remainingPages.forEach(pagePRs => {
+      if (pagePRs.length > 0) mergedPRs.push(...pagePRs);
+    });
+    
     return mergedPRs;
   }, []);
 
-  // NEW: Concurrent processing function with controlled concurrency
+  // Concurrent processing function with controlled concurrency
   const processBatch = useCallback(async (
     repos: any[],
     headers: Record<string, string>
@@ -184,6 +223,17 @@ export function CommunityStatsProvider({ children }: CommunityStatsProviderProps
   const fetchAllStats = useCallback(async (signal: AbortSignal) => {
     setLoading(true);
     setError(null);
+    
+    // Check cache first
+    const now = Date.now();
+    if (cache.data && (now - cache.timestamp) < CACHE_DURATION) {
+      // console.log('Using cached leaderboard data');
+      setContributors(cache.data.contributors);
+      setStats(cache.data.stats);
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    
     if (!token) {
         setError("GitHub token not found. Please set customFields.gitToken in docusaurus.config.js.");
         setLoading(false);
@@ -196,8 +246,13 @@ export function CommunityStatsProvider({ children }: CommunityStatsProviderProps
             Accept: "application/vnd.github.v3+json",
         };
 
-        // Fetch general organization stats (unchanged)
-        const orgStats: GitHubOrgStats = await githubService.fetchOrganizationStats(signal);
+        // Fetch both org stats and repos in parallel
+        const [orgStats, repos] = await Promise.all([
+          githubService.fetchOrganizationStats(signal),
+          fetchAllOrgRepos(headers)
+        ]);
+        
+        // Set org stats immediately
         setGithubStarCount(orgStats.totalStars);
         setGithubContributorsCount(orgStats.totalContributors);
         setGithubForksCount(orgStats.totalForks);
@@ -205,20 +260,26 @@ export function CommunityStatsProvider({ children }: CommunityStatsProviderProps
         setGithubDiscussionsCount(orgStats.discussionsCount);
         setLastUpdated(new Date(orgStats.lastUpdated));
 
-        // Fetch leaderboard data with concurrent processing
-        const repos = await fetchAllOrgRepos(headers);
-        
-        // NEW: Use concurrent processing instead of sequential
+        // Process leaderboard data with concurrent processing
         const { contributorMap, totalMergedPRs } = await processBatch(repos, headers);
 
         const sortedContributors = Array.from(contributorMap.values()).sort(
           (a, b) => b.points - a.points || b.prs - a.prs
         );
-        setContributors(sortedContributors);
-        setStats({
+        
+        const statsData = {
           flooredTotalPRs: totalMergedPRs,
           totalContributors: sortedContributors.length,
           flooredTotalPoints: sortedContributors.reduce((sum, c) => sum + c.points, 0),
+        };
+        
+        setContributors(sortedContributors);
+        setStats(statsData);
+        
+        // Cache the results
+        setCache({
+          data: { contributors: sortedContributors, stats: statsData },
+          timestamp: now
         });
 
       } catch (err: any) {
@@ -236,12 +297,13 @@ export function CommunityStatsProvider({ children }: CommunityStatsProviderProps
       } finally {
         setLoading(false);
       }
-  }, [token, fetchAllOrgRepos, processBatch]);
+  }, [token, fetchAllOrgRepos, processBatch, cache]);
 
   const clearCache = useCallback(() => {
     githubService.clearCache();
+    setCache({ data: null, timestamp: 0 }); // Clear local cache too
     const abortController = new AbortController();
-    fetchAllStats(abortController.signal);
+    fetchAllStats(abortController.signal);// Refetch data after clearing cache
   }, [fetchAllStats]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -296,16 +358,16 @@ export const useCommunityStatsContext = (): ICommunityStatsContext => {
 
 export const convertStatToText = (num: number): string => {
   const hasIntlSupport =
-    typeof Intl === "object" && Intl && typeof Intl.NumberFormat === "function";
+    typeof Intl === "object" && Intl && typeof Intl.NumberFormat === "function"; 
 
   if (!hasIntlSupport) {
-    return `${(num / 1000).toFixed(1)}k`;
+    return `${(num / 1000).toFixed(1)}k`; // Fallback for environments without Intl support
   }
 
   const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
-    notation: "compact",
+    notation: "compact", 
     compactDisplay: "short",
-    maximumSignificantDigits: 3,
+    maximumSignificantDigits: 3, // More precise formatting
   });
   return formatter.format(num);
 };
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