diff --git a/app/api/subscriptions.py b/app/api/subscriptions.py
index 572ba48b..ce695240 100644
--- a/app/api/subscriptions.py
+++ b/app/api/subscriptions.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Public endpoints:
 """
 
 import logging
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from datetime import datetime, time, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import Annotated, Any
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, status
@@ -207,19 +207,29 @@ def platform_stats(request: Request, db: DbSession, _admin: AdminUser) -> dict[s
     from app.models import FileRecord, UserProfile
 
     today = datetime.now(timezone.utc).date()
+    day_start = datetime.combine(today, time.min, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    day_end = day_start + timedelta(days=1)
+    month_start = day_start.replace(day=1)
+    if month_start.month == 12:
+        month_end = month_start.replace(year=month_start.year + 1, month=1)
+    else:
+        month_end = month_start.replace(month=month_start.month + 1)
 
     # Total files
     total_files: int = db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id)).scalar() or 0
 
     # Files today
     files_today: int = (
-        db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id)).filter(func.date(FileRecord.created_at) == today).scalar() or 0
+        db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id))
+        .filter(FileRecord.created_at >= day_start, FileRecord.created_at < day_end)
+        .scalar()
+        or 0
     )
 
     # Files this month
     files_this_month: int = (
         db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id))
-        .filter(func.strftime("%Y-%m", FileRecord.created_at) == today.strftime("%Y-%m"))
+        .filter(FileRecord.created_at >= month_start, FileRecord.created_at < month_end)
         .scalar()
         or 0
     )
diff --git a/app/utils/subscription.py b/app/utils/subscription.py
index f0d1bd3e..7d98b773 100644
--- a/app/utils/subscription.py
+++ b/app/utils/subscription.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ At average usage (~40 % of quota) margins improve to 55-65 % after tax.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-from datetime import date, datetime, timezone
+from datetime import date, datetime, time, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import Any
 
 from sqlalchemy import func
@@ -317,6 +317,20 @@ def _today_utc() -> date:
     return datetime.now(timezone.utc).date()
 
 
+def _day_bounds_utc(day: date) -> tuple[datetime, datetime]:
+    start = datetime.combine(day, time.min, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    return start, start + timedelta(days=1)
+
+
+def _month_bounds_utc(day: date) -> tuple[datetime, datetime]:
+    start = datetime.combine(day.replace(day=1), time.min, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    if start.month == 12:
+        end = start.replace(year=start.year + 1, month=1)
+    else:
+        end = start.replace(month=start.month + 1)
+    return start, end
+
+
 def _scalar_count(query: Any) -> int:
     """Execute a count query and return an int, defaulting to 0 for NULL."""
     return query.scalar() or 0
@@ -335,12 +349,13 @@ def get_today_file_count(db: Session, owner_id: str) -> int:
     """Files processed by this user today (UTC, not counting duplicates)."""
     from app.models import FileRecord
 
-    today = _today_utc()
+    day_start, day_end = _day_bounds_utc(_today_utc())
     return _scalar_count(
         db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id)).filter(
             FileRecord.owner_id == owner_id,
             FileRecord.is_duplicate.is_(False),
-            func.date(FileRecord.created_at) == today,
+            FileRecord.created_at >= day_start,
+            FileRecord.created_at < day_end,
         )
     )
 
@@ -349,12 +364,13 @@ def get_month_file_count(db: Session, owner_id: str) -> int:
     """Files processed by this user this calendar month (UTC, not counting duplicates)."""
     from app.models import FileRecord
 
-    today = _today_utc()
+    month_start, month_end = _month_bounds_utc(_today_utc())
     return _scalar_count(
         db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id)).filter(
             FileRecord.owner_id == owner_id,
             FileRecord.is_duplicate.is_(False),
-            func.strftime("%Y-%m", FileRecord.created_at) == today.strftime("%Y-%m"),
+            FileRecord.created_at >= month_start,
+            FileRecord.created_at < month_end,
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/app/views/general.py b/app/views/general.py
index 6efb2a7f..fe7851f3 100644
--- a/app/views/general.py
+++ b/app/views/general.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 General routes for the application homepage and basic pages.
 """
 
-from datetime import date, datetime, timezone
+from datetime import date, datetime, time, timedelta, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, Request
@@ -64,17 +64,27 @@ async def serve_index(request: Request, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
 
     user = request.session.get("user") or {}
     is_admin = user.get("is_admin", False)
+    day_start = datetime.combine(today, time.min, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    day_end = day_start + timedelta(days=1)
+    month_start = day_start.replace(day=1)
+    if month_start.month == 12:
+        month_end = month_start.replace(year=month_start.year + 1, month=1)
+    else:
+        month_end = month_start.replace(month=month_start.month + 1)
 
     try:
         total_files: int = db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id)).scalar() or 0
 
         files_today: int = (
-            db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id)).filter(func.date(FileRecord.created_at) == today).scalar() or 0
+            db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id))
+            .filter(FileRecord.created_at >= day_start, FileRecord.created_at < day_end)
+            .scalar()
+            or 0
         )
 
         files_month: int = (
             db.query(func.count(FileRecord.id))
-            .filter(func.strftime("%Y-%m", FileRecord.created_at) == today.strftime("%Y-%m"))
+            .filter(FileRecord.created_at >= month_start, FileRecord.created_at < month_end)
             .scalar()
             or 0
         )