diff --git a/bravo_api/blueprints/status/status.py b/bravo_api/blueprints/status/status.py
index 8ed48f9..6c8dd8a 100644
--- a/bravo_api/blueprints/status/status.py
+++ b/bravo_api/blueprints/status/status.py
@@ -86,10 +86,23 @@ def total_user_count(collection: pymongo.collection.Collection) -> int:
     return len([item for item in cursor])
 
 
-def new_user_count(collection: pymongo.collection.Collection) -> dict:
+def add_running_user_count(user_counts: list) -> list:
+    """
+    Given list of monthly user counts in ascending date order,
+    return same list with running sum of users added to each month.
+    """
+    acc = 0
+    for month in user_counts:
+        acc = acc + month['new_users']
+        month['run_total'] = acc
+
+    return user_counts
+
+
+def new_user_count(collection: pymongo.collection.Collection) -> list:
     """
     Given users collection, query for new users that agreed to terms per month.
-    Return array of dicts one per month. E.g.
+    Return array of dicts one per month in date descending order. E.g.
 
     [{'month': 10, 'new_users': 20, 'year': 2023},
     {'month': 9, 'new_users': 30, 'year': 2023},
@@ -109,11 +122,13 @@ def new_user_count(collection: pymongo.collection.Collection) -> dict:
                     "year": "$_id.year",
                     "month": "$_id.month",
                     "new_users": 1}},
-        {"$sort": {"year": -1, "month": -1}}
+        {"$sort": {"year": 1, "month": 1}}
     ]
 
     user_counts = collection.aggregate(user_counts_pline)
-    return [item for item in user_counts]
+    count_list = add_running_user_count([item for item in user_counts])
+
+    return count_list[::-1]
 
 
 def active_user_count(collection: pymongo.collection.Collection) -> dict:
diff --git a/tests/status/test_usage_status.py b/tests/status/test_usage_status.py
index 977bdaf..ecdd656 100644
--- a/tests/status/test_usage_status.py
+++ b/tests/status/test_usage_status.py
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
                       {'max_user_per_day': 1, 'month': 9, 'year': 2023},
                       {'max_user_per_day': 1, 'month': 8, 'year': 2023}]
 
-NEW_USERS_EXPECTED = [{'month': 10, 'new_users': 1, 'year': 2023},
-                      {'month': 9, 'new_users': 2, 'year': 2023},
-                      {'month': 8, 'new_users': 1, 'year': 2023}]
-
+NEW_USERS_EXPECTED = [{'month': 10, 'new_users': 1, 'run_total': 4, 'year': 2023},
+                      {'month': 9, 'new_users': 2, 'run_total': 3, 'year': 2023},
+                      {'month': 8, 'new_users': 1, 'run_total': 1, 'year': 2023}]
 
 TOTAL_USERS_EXPECTED = 4