diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index e31506639..21f01d096 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -208,6 +208,13 @@ class User(Base):
 	def num_of_owned_hats(self):
 		return len(self.owned_hats)
 
+	@property
+	@lazy
+	def hats_owned_proportion_display(self):
+		total_num_of_hats = g.db.query(HatDef).filter(HatDef.submitter_id == None).count()
+		proportion = f'{float(self.num_of_owned_hats) / total_num_of_hats:.1%}'
+		return (proportion, total_num_of_hats)
+
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def num_of_designed_hats(self):
diff --git a/files/routes/users.py b/files/routes/users.py
index b3cef624d..2fa897d6c 100644
--- a/files/routes/users.py
+++ b/files/routes/users.py
@@ -994,9 +994,6 @@ def u_username(username, v=None):
 
 	listing = get_posts(ids, v=v)
 
-	# this is probably totalllly inefficient but maybe someone can fix it later
-	total_num_of_hats = g.db.query(HatDef).filter(HatDef.submitter_id == None).count()
-
 	if u.unban_utc:
 		if request.headers.get("Authorization") or request.path.endswith(".json"):
 			return {"data": [x.json for x in listing]}
@@ -1010,8 +1007,7 @@ def u_username(username, v=None):
 												sort=sort,
 												t=t,
 												next_exists=next_exists,
-												is_following=is_following,
-												total_num_of_hats=total_num_of_hats)
+												is_following=is_following)
 
 	if request.headers.get("Authorization") or request.path.endswith(".json"):
 		return {"data": [x.json for x in listing]}
@@ -1024,8 +1020,7 @@ def u_username(username, v=None):
 									sort=sort,
 									t=t,
 									next_exists=next_exists,
-									is_following=is_following,
-									total_num_of_hats=total_num_of_hats)
+									is_following=is_following)
 
 
 @app.get("/@<username>/comments")
diff --git a/files/templates/userpage.html b/files/templates/userpage.html
index 6875fe6cf..0cf8c89e1 100644
--- a/files/templates/userpage.html
+++ b/files/templates/userpage.html
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% import 'userpage_admintools.html' as userpage_admintools with context %}
+{% set hats_total = u.hats_owned_proportion_display[1] %}
+{% set hats_owned_percent = u.hats_owned_proportion_display[0] %}
 
 {% block desktopUserBanner %}
 
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@
 						<p id="profile--info--spent">Coins spent: {{u.coins_spent}}</p>
 						<p id="profile--info--truescore">True score: {{u.truecoins}}</p>
 						<p id="profile--info--winnings">Winnings: {{u.winnings}}</p>
-						<p id="profile--info--hats-owned" {% if u.num_of_owned_hats == total_num_of_hats %}class="profile-owned-all-hats"{% endif %}>{{u.num_of_owned_hats}} / {{total_num_of_hats}} hats owned ({{ '{:.0%}'.format(u.num_of_owned_hats / total_num_of_hats) }})</p>
+						<p id="profile--info--hats-owned" {% if u.num_of_owned_hats == hats_total %}class="profile-owned-all-hats"{% endif %}>{{u.num_of_owned_hats}} / {{hats_total}} hats owned ({{hats_owned_percent}})</p>
 						{% if u.is_private %}
 							<p id="profile--info--private">User has private mode enabled</p>
 						{% endif %}
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@
 					<p id="profile-mobile--info--spent">Coins spent: {{u.coins_spent}}</p>
 					<p id="profile-mobile--info--truescore">True score: {{u.truecoins}}</p>
 					<p id="profile-mobile--info--winnings">Winnings: {{u.winnings}}</p>
-					<p id="profile-mobile--info--hats-owned" {% if u.num_of_owned_hats == total_num_of_hats %}class="profile-owned-all-hats"{% endif %}>{{u.num_of_owned_hats}} / {{total_num_of_hats}} hats owned ({{ '{:.0%}'.format(u.num_of_owned_hats / total_num_of_hats) }})</p>
+					<p id="profile-mobile--info--hats-owned" {% if u.num_of_owned_hats == hats_total %}class="profile-owned-all-hats"{% endif %}>{{u.num_of_owned_hats}} / {{hats_total}} hats owned ({{hats_owned_percent}})</p>
 					{% if u.is_private %}
 						<p id="profile-mobile--info--private">User has private mode enabled</p>
 					{% endif %}