diff --git a/libs/stats.js b/libs/stats.js
index 9977256..5c31ccb 100644
--- a/libs/stats.js
+++ b/libs/stats.js
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ module.exports = function(logger, portalConfig, poolConfigs){
 
     var redisClients = [];
 
-    /*var algoMultipliers = {
-        'x11': Math.pow(2, 16),
-        'scrypt': Math.pow(2, 16),
-        'scrypt-jane': Math.pow(2,16),
-        'sha256': Math.pow(2, 32)
-    };*/
-
     var canDoStats = true;
 
     Object.keys(poolConfigs).forEach(function(coin){
@@ -55,7 +48,6 @@ module.exports = function(logger, portalConfig, poolConfigs){
     this.stats = {};
     this.statsString = '';
 
-
     this.getGlobalStats = function(callback){
 
         var allCoinStats = {};
@@ -76,6 +68,7 @@ module.exports = function(logger, portalConfig, poolConfigs){
 
             var commandsPerCoin = redisComamndTemplates.length;
 
+
             client.coins.map(function(coin){
                 redisComamndTemplates.map(function(t){
                     var clonedTemplates = t.slice(0);
@@ -84,6 +77,7 @@ module.exports = function(logger, portalConfig, poolConfigs){
                 });
             });
 
+
             client.client.multi(redisCommands).exec(function(err, replies){
                 if (err){
                     console.log('error with getting hashrate stats ' + JSON.stringify(err));
@@ -121,6 +115,7 @@ module.exports = function(logger, portalConfig, poolConfigs){
                     workers: 0,
                     hashrate: 0
                 },
+                algos: {},
                 pools: allCoinStats
             };
 
@@ -143,8 +138,27 @@ module.exports = function(logger, portalConfig, poolConfigs){
                 coinStats.hashrate = hashratePre / 1e3 | 0;
                 portalStats.global.hashrate += coinStats.hashrate;
                 portalStats.global.workers += Object.keys(coinStats.workers).length;
+
+                /* algorithm specific global stats */
+                 var algo = coinStats.algorithm;
+                if (!portalStats.algos.hasOwnProperty(algo)){
+                    portalStats.algos[algo] = {
+                        workers: 0,
+                        hashrate: 0,
+                        hashrateString: null
+                    };
+                } 
+                portalStats.algos[algo].hashrate += coinStats.hashrate;
+                portalStats.algos[algo].workers += Object.keys(coinStats.workers).length;
+
                 delete coinStats.hashrates;
                 delete coinStats.shares;
+                coinStats.hashrateString = _this.getReadableHashRateString(coinStats.hashrate);
+            });
+
+            Object.keys(portalStats.algos).forEach(function(algo){
+                var algoStats = portalStats.algos[algo];
+                algoStats.hashrateString = _this.getReadableHashRateString(algoStats.hashrate);
             });
 
             _this.stats = portalStats;
@@ -153,5 +167,16 @@ module.exports = function(logger, portalConfig, poolConfigs){
         });
 
     };
+
+    this.getReadableHashRateString = function(hashrate){
+        var i = -1;
+        var byteUnits = [ ' KH', ' MH', ' GH', ' TH', ' PH' ];
+        do {
+            hashrate = hashrate / 1024;
+			i++;
+        } while (hashrate > 1024);
+        return hashrate.toFixed(2) + byteUnits[i];
+    };
+
 };