diff --git a/geo-scout.py b/geo-scout.py
index f9578d6..7d7820e 100644
--- a/geo-scout.py
+++ b/geo-scout.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ geo-scout — geo-targeted network scanner
 masscan for port discovery, nmap for fingerprinting, probe engine for matching
 """
 
+import ipaddress
 import json
 import os
 import sys
@@ -90,6 +91,33 @@ def collect_all_ports(targets: list[dict]) -> list[int]:
     return sorted(ports)
 
 
+def count_ips(cidrs: list[str]) -> int:
+    total = 0
+    for c in cidrs:
+        try:
+            total += ipaddress.ip_network(c, strict=False).num_addresses
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+    return total
+
+
+def fmt_ip_count(n: int) -> str:
+    if n >= 1_000_000:
+        return f"{n/1_000_000:.1f}M"
+    if n >= 1_000:
+        return f"{n/1_000:.0f}K"
+    return str(n)
+
+
+def fmt_eta(total_ips: int, n_ports: int, rate: int) -> str:
+    if rate <= 0:
+        return "?"
+    secs = int(total_ips * n_ports / rate)
+    m, s = divmod(secs, 60)
+    h, m = divmod(m, 60)
+    return f"{h}h {m:02d}m" if h else f"{m}m {s:02d}s"
+
+
 # ── Probe worker ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 def probe_host(ip: str, port: int, targets: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
     matches = []
@@ -183,8 +211,10 @@ def cmd_run(args):
                 if max_hosts:
                     cidrs = cidrs[:max_hosts // 256 + 1]
 
-                print(f"\n{C}[{idx}/{n_countries}]{RST} {BOLD}{cc}{RST} — {len(cidrs)} CIDR blocks")
-                info(f"{cc}: running masscan at {rate} pps  (Ctrl-C once = skip country, twice = abort all)...")
+                total_ips = count_ips(cidrs)
+                eta = fmt_eta(total_ips, len(all_ports), rate)
+                print(f"\n{C}[{idx}/{n_countries}]{RST} {BOLD}{cc}{RST} — {len(cidrs)} CIDR blocks  {W}({fmt_ip_count(total_ips)} IPs  ~{eta} at {rate} pps){RST}")
+                info(f"{cc}: running masscan  (Ctrl-C once = skip country, twice = abort all)...")
 
                 try:
                     open_ports = masscan_sweep(cidrs, all_ports, rate, tmp)
diff --git a/lib/scanner.py b/lib/scanner.py
index 0911f9b..5f3eb6c 100644
--- a/lib/scanner.py
+++ b/lib/scanner.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import json
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-import tempfile
+import threading
+import time
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -14,6 +15,12 @@ def check_deps() -> list[str]:
     return missing
 
 
+def _fmt_elapsed(seconds: int) -> str:
+    m, s = divmod(seconds, 60)
+    h, m = divmod(m, 60)
+    return f"{h}h{m:02d}m{s:02d}s" if h else f"{m}m{s:02d}s"
+
+
 def masscan_sweep(cidrs: list[str], ports: list[int], rate: int, output_dir: Path) -> list[dict]:
     if not cidrs or not ports:
         return []
@@ -32,8 +39,26 @@ def masscan_sweep(cidrs: list[str], ports: list[int], rate: int, output_dir: Pat
         "--wait", "3",
     ]
 
+    stop = threading.Event()
+    start = time.time()
+
+    def _progress():
+        while not stop.is_set():
+            found = 0
+            if out_file.exists():
+                try:
+                    found = out_file.read_text(errors="replace").count('"ip"')
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            elapsed = _fmt_elapsed(int(time.time() - start))
+            print(f"\r  [{elapsed}] masscan running — {found} hosts found so far   ", end="", flush=True)
+            stop.wait(timeout=4)
+
+    t = threading.Thread(target=_progress, daemon=True)
+    t.start()
+
     try:
-        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
         proc.wait(timeout=3600)
     except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
         proc.kill()
@@ -41,10 +66,20 @@ def masscan_sweep(cidrs: list[str], ports: list[int], rate: int, output_dir: Pat
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         proc.kill()
         proc.wait()
+        stop.set()
+        t.join(timeout=2)
+        print()
         raise
     except FileNotFoundError:
+        stop.set()
+        t.join(timeout=2)
+        print()
         raise RuntimeError("masscan not found — install it first")
 
+    stop.set()
+    t.join(timeout=2)
+    print()
+
     if not out_file.exists():
         return []