diff --git a/backend/src/stats/statsRepository.test.ts b/backend/src/stats/statsRepository.test.ts
index 9c05852..e8ed525 100644
--- a/backend/src/stats/statsRepository.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/stats/statsRepository.test.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test('canonical charts coalesce six high-volume dimensions into one maintained a
   assert.match(aggregateSql, /SELECT \* FROM rollup_24h\s+UNION ALL\s+SELECT \* FROM raw_24h/);
   assert.equal(
     calls.filter((sql) =>
-      sql.includes("time_bucket('1 hour', p.time) AS bucket, COUNT(*)::int AS count")).length,
+      sql.includes("time_bucket('1 hour', p.time) AS bucket, COUNT(DISTINCT p.packet_hash)::int AS count")).length,
     0,
   );
   assert.deepEqual(result.ptResult.rows, [{ packet_type: 4, count: '3' }]);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ test('canonical charts coalesce six high-volume dimensions into one maintained a
   await repository.fetchChartsData('ukmesh', 'A'.repeat(64));
   assert.equal(calls.filter((sql) => sql.includes('FROM packet_hourly_stats')).length, 0);
   assert.ok(calls.some((sql) =>
-    sql.includes("time_bucket('1 hour', p.time) AS bucket, COUNT(*)::int AS count")));
+    sql.includes("time_bucket('1 hour', p.time) AS bucket, COUNT(DISTINCT p.packet_hash)::int AS count")));
 });
 
 test('map summary uses the same coordinate, role, and 14-day freshness rules as the map', async () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/stats/statsRepository.ts b/backend/src/stats/statsRepository.ts
index f6348a3..a35752f 100644
--- a/backend/src/stats/statsRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/src/stats/statsRepository.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
     return query<{ channel: string; count: string; total_count: string }>(`
       WITH decoded_group_packets AS (
         SELECT
+          p.packet_hash AS packet_hash,
           COALESCE(p.payload->>'_summary', '') AS summary,
           NULLIF(TRIM((regexp_match(COALESCE(p.payload->>'_summary', ''), '^\\[([^\\]]+)\\]'))[1]), '') AS parsed_channel
         FROM packets p
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
       ),
       group_packets AS (
         SELECT
+          packet_hash,
           COALESCE(
             CASE
               WHEN parsed_channel IS NOT NULL
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
         FROM decoded_group_packets
       ),
       channel_counts AS (
-        SELECT channel, COUNT(*)::text AS count
+        SELECT channel, COUNT(DISTINCT p.packet_hash)::text AS count
         FROM group_packets
         GROUP BY channel
       )
@@ -707,7 +709,7 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
           ) AS bucket
         ),
         counts AS (
-          SELECT time_bucket('1 hour', p.time) AS bucket, COUNT(*)::int AS count
+          SELECT time_bucket('1 hour', p.time) AS bucket, COUNT(DISTINCT p.packet_hash)::int AS count
           FROM packets p
           WHERE p.time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours'
             ${filters.packetsAlias('p')}
@@ -719,7 +721,7 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
         ORDER BY b.bucket
       `, filters.params)),
       aggregateRows('packetsPerDay', () => query(`
-        SELECT time_bucket('1 day', time) AS day, COUNT(*) AS count
+        SELECT time_bucket('1 day', time) AS day, COUNT(DISTINCT packet_hash) AS count
         FROM packets
         WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days' ${filters.packets}
         GROUP BY day ORDER BY day
@@ -754,13 +756,13 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
         GROUP BY day ORDER BY day
       `, filters.params),
       aggregateRows('packetTypes', () => query(`
-        SELECT packet_type, COUNT(*) AS count
+        SELECT packet_type, COUNT(DISTINCT packet_hash) AS count
         FROM packets
         WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours' ${filters.packets}
         GROUP BY packet_type ORDER BY count DESC
       `, filters.params)),
       aggregateRows('hopDistribution', () => query(`
-        SELECT hop_count AS hops, COUNT(*) AS count
+        SELECT hop_count AS hops, COUNT(DISTINCT packet_hash) AS count
         FROM packets
         WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days'
           AND hop_count IS NOT NULL
@@ -789,8 +791,8 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
       `, filters.params),
       query(`
         SELECT
-          (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM packets WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours' ${filters.packets}) AS total_24h,
-          (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM packets WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days' ${filters.packets}) AS total_7d,
+          (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT packet_hash) FROM packets WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours' ${filters.packets}) AS total_24h,
+          (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT packet_hash) FROM packets WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days' ${filters.packets}) AS total_7d,
           (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT meshcore_canonical_node_id(src_node_id))
              FROM packets
             WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours'
@@ -1061,7 +1063,7 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
         filters.params,
       ),
       aggregateRows('routeTypes', () => query<{ route_type: string; count: string }>(
-        `SELECT COALESCE(p.route_type::text, 'Unknown') AS route_type, COUNT(*)::text AS count
+        `SELECT COALESCE(p.route_type::text, 'Unknown') AS route_type, COUNT(DISTINCT p.packet_hash)::text AS count
          FROM packets p
          WHERE p.time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours'
            ${filters.packetsAlias('p')}
@@ -1073,10 +1075,10 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
         `SELECT
            NULLIF(TRIM(p.transport_codes), '') AS transport_code,
            NULLIF(TRIM(p.region_scope), '') AS region_scope,
-           COUNT(*)::text AS count
-         FROM packets p
-         WHERE p.time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours'
-           AND NULLIF(TRIM(p.transport_codes), '') IS NOT NULL
+           COUNT(DISTINCT p.packet_hash)::text AS count
+                   FROM packets
+                   WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours'
+                     AND NULLIF(TRIM(p.transport_codes), '') IS NOT NULL
            ${filters.packetsAlias('p')}
          GROUP BY 1, 2
          ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC, region_scope ASC, transport_code ASC
@@ -1303,7 +1305,7 @@ export function createStatsRepository(deps: StatsRepositoryDeps) {
             AND rx_node_id NOT IN (SELECT rx_node_id FROM test_active)
             ${filters.packets}
         `, filters.params),
-      query(`SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM packets WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours' ${filters.packets}`, filters.params),
+      query(`SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT packet_hash) AS count FROM packets WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours' ${filters.packets}`, filters.params),
       query(`SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM node_identity_nodes nodes
              WHERE ${publicMapBasePredicate('nodes')}
                AND ${nodeEffectiveLastSeenSql('nodes')}