diff --git a/docs/readme_fr.md b/docs/readme_fr.md
index 427f2971451c8..ddd003a46dfd3 100644
--- a/docs/readme_fr.md
+++ b/docs/readme_fr.md
@@ -90,18 +90,6 @@ Pour masquer des statistiques spécifiques, vous pouvez passer un paramètre de
 ![Les Stats GitHub de Anurag](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api?username=anuraghazra&hide=contribs,prs)
 ```
 
-### Ajouter le compte des contributions privées au compte des commits totaux
-
-Vous pouvez ajouter le compte de toutes vos contributions privées au compte total des engagements en utilisant le paramètre de requête `?count_private=true`.
-
-_Note: Si vous déployez vous-même ce projet, les contributions privées seront comptées par défaut ; sinon, vous devez choisir de partager les comptes de vos contributions privées._
-
-> Options: `&count_private=true`
-
-```md
-![Les Stats GitHub de Anurag](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api?username=anuraghazra&count_private=true)
-```
-
 ### Afficher les icônes
 
 Pour activer les icônes, vous pouvez passer `show_icons=true` dans le paramètre de requête, comme ceci :
@@ -160,7 +148,7 @@ Vous pouvez fournir plusieurs valeurs (suivie d'une virgule) dans l'option bg_co
 -   `hide_rank` - Masquer le rang _(boolean)_
 -   `show_icons` - Afficher les icônes _(boolean)_
 -   `include_all_commits` - Compter le total de commits au lieu de ne compter que les commits de l'année en cours _(boolean)_
--   `count_private` - Compter les commits privés _(boolean)_
+-   `count_private` - Compter les contributions privées _(boolean)_
 -   `line_height` - Fixer la hauteur de la ligne entre les textes _(number)_
 
 #### Repo Card Exclusive Options:
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index f59342f3ab9f4..5a430769b22f7 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -120,19 +120,6 @@ You can pass a query parameter `&hide=` to hide any specific stats with comma-se
 ![Anurag's GitHub stats](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api?username=anuraghazra&hide=contribs,prs)
 ```
 
-### Adding private contributions count to total commits count
-
-You can add the count of all your private contributions to the total commits count by using the query parameter `&count_private=true`.
-
-> **Note**
-> If you are deploying this project yourself, the private contributions will be counted by default. If you are using the public Vercel instance, you need to choose to [share your private contributions](https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/managing-contribution-settings-on-your-profile/showing-your-private-contributions-and-achievements-on-your-profile).
-
-> Options: `&count_private=true`
-
-```md
-![Anurag's GitHub stats](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api?username=anuraghazra&count_private=true)
-```
-
 ### Showing icons
 
 To enable icons, you can pass `&show_icons=true` in the query param, like so:
@@ -283,7 +270,7 @@ You can provide multiple comma-separated values in the bg_color option to render
 -   `rank_icon` - Shows alternative rank icon (i.e. `github` or `default`). Default: `default`.
 -   `show_icons` - _(boolean)_. Default: `false`.
 -   `include_all_commits` - Count total commits instead of just the current year commits _(boolean)_. Default: `false`.
--   `count_private` - Count private commits _(boolean)_. Default: `false`.
+-   `count_private` - Count private contributions _(boolean)_. Default: `false`.
 -   `line_height` - Sets the line height between text _(number)_. Default: `25`.
 -   `exclude_repo` - Exclude stars from specified repositories _(Comma-separated values)_. Default: `[] (blank array)`.
 -   `custom_title` - Sets a custom title for the card. Default:  `<username> GitHub Stats`.
diff --git a/src/calculateRank.js b/src/calculateRank.js
index 215c24d848c34..7648ad412ed67 100644
--- a/src/calculateRank.js
+++ b/src/calculateRank.js
@@ -1,105 +1,72 @@
-/**
- * Calculates the probability of x taking on x or a value less than x in a normal distribution
- * with mean and standard deviation.
- *
- * @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/5263759/10629172
- *
- * @param {string} mean The mean of the normal distribution.
- * @param {number} sigma The standard deviation of the normal distribution.
- * @param {number} to The value to calculate the probability for.
- * @returns {number} Probability.
- */
-const normalcdf = (mean, sigma, to) => {
-  var z = (to - mean) / Math.sqrt(2 * sigma * sigma);
-  var t = 1 / (1 + 0.3275911 * Math.abs(z));
-  var a1 = 0.254829592;
-  var a2 = -0.284496736;
-  var a3 = 1.421413741;
-  var a4 = -1.453152027;
-  var a5 = 1.061405429;
-  var erf =
-    1 - ((((a5 * t + a4) * t + a3) * t + a2) * t + a1) * t * Math.exp(-z * z);
-  var sign = 1;
-  if (z < 0) {
-    sign = -1;
-  }
-  return (1 / 2) * (1 + sign * erf);
-};
+function expsf(x, lambda = 1) {
+  return 2 ** (-lambda * x);
+}
 
 /**
  * Calculates the users rank.
  *
  * @param {object} params Parameters on which the user's rank depends.
- * @param {number} params.totalRepos Total number of repos.
- * @param {number} params.totalCommits Total number of commits.
- * @param {number} params.contributions The number of contributions.
- * @param {number} params.followers The number of followers.
+ * @param {boolean} params.all_commits Whether `include_all_commits` was used.
+ * @param {number} params.commits Number of commits.
  * @param {number} params.prs The number of pull requests.
  * @param {number} params.issues The number of issues.
- * @param {number} params.stargazers The number of stars.
+ * @param {number} params.repos Total number of repos.
+ * @param {number} params.stars The number of stars.
+ * @param {number} params.followers The number of followers.
  * @returns {{level: string, score: number}}} The users rank.
  */
-const calculateRank = ({
-  totalRepos,
-  totalCommits,
-  contributions,
-  followers,
+function calculateRank({
+  all_commits,
+  commits,
   prs,
   issues,
-  stargazers,
-}) => {
-  const COMMITS_OFFSET = 1.65;
-  const CONTRIBS_OFFSET = 1.65;
-  const ISSUES_OFFSET = 1;
-  const STARS_OFFSET = 0.75;
-  const PRS_OFFSET = 0.5;
-  const FOLLOWERS_OFFSET = 0.45;
-  const REPO_OFFSET = 1;
-
-  const ALL_OFFSETS =
-    CONTRIBS_OFFSET +
-    ISSUES_OFFSET +
-    STARS_OFFSET +
-    PRS_OFFSET +
-    FOLLOWERS_OFFSET +
-    REPO_OFFSET;
-
-  const RANK_S_VALUE = 1;
-  const RANK_DOUBLE_A_VALUE = 25;
-  const RANK_A2_VALUE = 45;
-  const RANK_A3_VALUE = 60;
-  const RANK_B_VALUE = 100;
+  repos, // unused
+  stars,
+  followers,
+}) {
+  const COMMITS_MEAN = all_commits ? 1000 : 250,
+    COMMITS_WEIGHT = 2;
+  const PRS_MEAN = 50,
+    PRS_WEIGHT = 3;
+  const ISSUES_MEAN = 25,
+    ISSUES_WEIGHT = 1;
+  const STARS_MEAN = 250,
+    STARS_WEIGHT = 4;
+  const FOLLOWERS_MEAN = 25,
+    FOLLOWERS_WEIGHT = 1;
 
-  const TOTAL_VALUES =
-    RANK_S_VALUE +
-    RANK_DOUBLE_A_VALUE +
-    RANK_A2_VALUE +
-    RANK_A3_VALUE +
-    RANK_B_VALUE;
+  const TOTAL_WEIGHT =
+    COMMITS_WEIGHT +
+    PRS_WEIGHT +
+    ISSUES_WEIGHT +
+    STARS_WEIGHT +
+    FOLLOWERS_WEIGHT;
 
-  // prettier-ignore
-  const score = (
-    totalCommits * COMMITS_OFFSET +
-    contributions * CONTRIBS_OFFSET +
-    issues * ISSUES_OFFSET +
-    stargazers * STARS_OFFSET +
-    prs * PRS_OFFSET +
-    followers * FOLLOWERS_OFFSET +
-    totalRepos * REPO_OFFSET
-  ) / 100;
+  const rank =
+    (COMMITS_WEIGHT * expsf(commits, 1 / COMMITS_MEAN) +
+      PRS_WEIGHT * expsf(prs, 1 / PRS_MEAN) +
+      ISSUES_WEIGHT * expsf(issues, 1 / ISSUES_MEAN) +
+      STARS_WEIGHT * expsf(stars, 1 / STARS_MEAN) +
+      FOLLOWERS_WEIGHT * expsf(followers, 1 / FOLLOWERS_MEAN)) /
+    TOTAL_WEIGHT;
 
-  const normalizedScore = normalcdf(score, TOTAL_VALUES, ALL_OFFSETS) * 100;
+  const RANK_S_PLUS = 0.025;
+  const RANK_S = 0.1;
+  const RANK_A_PLUS = 0.25;
+  const RANK_A = 0.5;
+  const RANK_B_PLUS = 0.75;
 
   const level = (() => {
-    if (normalizedScore < RANK_S_VALUE) return "S+";
-    if (normalizedScore < RANK_DOUBLE_A_VALUE) return "S";
-    if (normalizedScore < RANK_A2_VALUE) return "A++";
-    if (normalizedScore < RANK_A3_VALUE) return "A+";
-    return "B+";
+    if (rank <= RANK_S_PLUS) return "S+";
+    if (rank <= RANK_S) return "S";
+    if (rank <= RANK_A_PLUS) return "A+";
+    if (rank <= RANK_A) return "A";
+    if (rank <= RANK_B_PLUS) return "B+";
+    return "B";
   })();
 
-  return { level, score: normalizedScore };
-};
+  return { level, score: rank * 100 };
+}
 
 export { calculateRank };
 export default calculateRank;
diff --git a/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js b/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
index 8603e38bbf59d..8fecffa466f8d 100644
--- a/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
+++ b/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ const fetchStats = async (
     totalIssues: 0,
     totalStars: 0,
     contributedTo: 0,
-    rank: { level: "C", score: 0 },
+    rank: { level: "B", score: 0 },
   };
 
   let res = await statsFetcher(username);
@@ -220,53 +220,44 @@ const fetchStats = async (
 
   const user = res.data.data.user;
 
-  // populate repoToHide map for quick lookup
-  // while filtering out
-  let repoToHide = {};
-  if (exclude_repo) {
-    exclude_repo.forEach((repoName) => {
-      repoToHide[repoName] = true;
-    });
-  }
-
   stats.name = user.name || user.login;
-  stats.totalIssues = user.openIssues.totalCount + user.closedIssues.totalCount;
-
-  // normal commits
-  stats.totalCommits = user.contributionsCollection.totalCommitContributions;
 
-  // if include_all_commits then just get that,
-  // since totalCommitsFetcher already sends totalCommits no need to +=
+  // if include_all_commits, fetch all commits using the REST API.
   if (include_all_commits) {
     stats.totalCommits = await totalCommitsFetcher(username);
+  } else {
+    stats.totalCommits = user.contributionsCollection.totalCommitContributions;
   }
 
-  // if count_private then add private commits to totalCommits so far.
+  // if count_private, add private contributions to totalCommits.
   if (count_private) {
     stats.totalCommits +=
       user.contributionsCollection.restrictedContributionsCount;
   }
 
   stats.totalPRs = user.pullRequests.totalCount;
+  stats.totalIssues = user.openIssues.totalCount + user.closedIssues.totalCount;
   stats.contributedTo = user.repositoriesContributedTo.totalCount;
 
-  // Retrieve stars while filtering out repositories to be hidden
+  // Retrieve stars while filtering out repositories to be hidden.
+  let repoToHide = new Set(exclude_repo);
+
   stats.totalStars = user.repositories.nodes
     .filter((data) => {
-      return !repoToHide[data.name];
+      return !repoToHide.has(data.name);
     })
     .reduce((prev, curr) => {
       return prev + curr.stargazers.totalCount;
     }, 0);
 
   stats.rank = calculateRank({
-    totalCommits: stats.totalCommits,
-    totalRepos: user.repositories.totalCount,
-    followers: user.followers.totalCount,
-    contributions: stats.contributedTo,
-    stargazers: stats.totalStars,
+    all_commits: include_all_commits,
+    commits: stats.totalCommits,
     prs: stats.totalPRs,
     issues: stats.totalIssues,
+    repos: user.repositories.totalCount,
+    stars: stats.totalStars,
+    followers: user.followers.totalCount,
   });
 
   return stats;
diff --git a/tests/api.test.js b/tests/api.test.js
index f11832ef9141c..0f14378312435 100644
--- a/tests/api.test.js
+++ b/tests/api.test.js
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ const stats = {
   totalCommits: 200,
   totalIssues: 300,
   totalPRs: 400,
-  contributedTo: 500,
+  contributedTo: 50,
   rank: null,
 };
+
 stats.rank = calculateRank({
-  totalCommits: stats.totalCommits,
-  totalRepos: 1,
-  followers: 0,
-  contributions: stats.contributedTo,
-  stargazers: stats.totalStars,
+  all_commits: false,
+  commits: stats.totalCommits,
   prs: stats.totalPRs,
   issues: stats.totalIssues,
+  repos: 1,
+  stars: stats.totalStars,
+  followers: 0,
 });
 
 const data_stats = {
@@ -229,38 +230,6 @@ describe("Test /api/", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("should add private contributions", async () => {
-    const { req, res } = faker(
-      {
-        username: "anuraghazra",
-        count_private: true,
-      },
-      data_stats,
-    );
-
-    await api(req, res);
-
-    expect(res.setHeader).toBeCalledWith("Content-Type", "image/svg+xml");
-    expect(res.send).toBeCalledWith(
-      renderStatsCard(
-        {
-          ...stats,
-          totalCommits: stats.totalCommits + 100,
-          rank: calculateRank({
-            totalCommits: stats.totalCommits + 100,
-            totalRepos: 1,
-            followers: 0,
-            contributions: stats.contributedTo,
-            stargazers: stats.totalStars,
-            prs: stats.totalPRs,
-            issues: stats.totalIssues,
-          }),
-        },
-        {},
-      ),
-    );
-  });
-
   it("should allow changing ring_color", async () => {
     const { req, res } = faker(
       {
diff --git a/tests/calculateRank.test.js b/tests/calculateRank.test.js
index 235b1b5f20b04..3bfd7f4376248 100644
--- a/tests/calculateRank.test.js
+++ b/tests/calculateRank.test.js
@@ -2,17 +2,87 @@ import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
 import { calculateRank } from "../src/calculateRank.js";
 
 describe("Test calculateRank", () => {
-  it("should calculate rank correctly", () => {
+  it("new user gets B rank", () => {
     expect(
       calculateRank({
-        totalCommits: 100,
-        totalRepos: 5,
+        all_commits: false,
+        commits: 0,
+        prs: 0,
+        issues: 0,
+        repos: 0,
+        stars: 0,
+        followers: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({ level: "B", score: 100 });
+  });
+
+  it("average user gets A rank", () => {
+    expect(
+      calculateRank({
+        all_commits: false,
+        commits: 250,
+        prs: 50,
+        issues: 25,
+        repos: 0,
+        stars: 250,
+        followers: 25,
+      }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({ level: "A", score: 50 });
+  });
+
+  it("average user gets A rank (include_all_commits)", () => {
+    expect(
+      calculateRank({
+        all_commits: true,
+        commits: 1000,
+        prs: 50,
+        issues: 25,
+        repos: 0,
+        stars: 250,
+        followers: 25,
+      }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({ level: "A", score: 50 });
+  });
+
+  it("more than average user gets A+ rank", () => {
+    expect(
+      calculateRank({
+        all_commits: false,
+        commits: 500,
+        prs: 100,
+        issues: 50,
+        repos: 0,
+        stars: 500,
+        followers: 50,
+      }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({ level: "A+", score: 25 });
+  });
+
+  it("expert user gets S rank", () => {
+    expect(
+      calculateRank({
+        all_commits: false,
+        commits: 1000,
+        prs: 200,
+        issues: 100,
+        repos: 0,
+        stars: 1000,
         followers: 100,
-        contributions: 61,
-        stargazers: 400,
-        prs: 300,
-        issues: 200,
       }),
-    ).toStrictEqual({ level: "A+", score: 49.25629684876535 });
+    ).toStrictEqual({ level: "S", score: 6.25 });
+  });
+
+  it("ezyang gets S+ rank", () => {
+    expect(
+      calculateRank({
+        all_commits: false,
+        commits: 1000,
+        prs: 4000,
+        issues: 2000,
+        repos: 0,
+        stars: 5000,
+        followers: 2000,
+      }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({ level: "S+", score: 1.1363983154296875 });
   });
 });
diff --git a/tests/fetchStats.test.js b/tests/fetchStats.test.js
index 08523f3362e0e..3b27e8a6bc356 100644
--- a/tests/fetchStats.test.js
+++ b/tests/fetchStats.test.js
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
   it("should fetch correct stats", async () => {
     let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra");
     const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 100,
-      totalRepos: 5,
-      followers: 100,
-      contributions: 61,
-      stargazers: 300,
+      all_commits: false,
+      commits: 100,
       prs: 300,
       issues: 200,
+      repos: 5,
+      stars: 300,
+      followers: 100,
     });
 
     expect(stats).toStrictEqual({
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
 
     let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra");
     const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 100,
-      totalRepos: 5,
-      followers: 100,
-      contributions: 61,
-      stargazers: 300,
+      all_commits: false,
+      commits: 100,
       prs: 300,
       issues: 200,
+      repos: 5,
+      stars: 300,
+      followers: 100,
     });
 
     expect(stats).toStrictEqual({
@@ -161,49 +161,26 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("should fetch and add private contributions", async () => {
-    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", true);
-    const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 150,
-      totalRepos: 5,
-      followers: 100,
-      contributions: 61,
-      stargazers: 300,
-      prs: 300,
-      issues: 200,
-    });
-
-    expect(stats).toStrictEqual({
-      contributedTo: 61,
-      name: "Anurag Hazra",
-      totalCommits: 150,
-      totalIssues: 200,
-      totalPRs: 300,
-      totalStars: 300,
-      rank,
-    });
-  });
-
   it("should fetch total commits", async () => {
     mock
       .onGet("https://api.github.com/search/commits?q=author:anuraghazra")
       .reply(200, { total_count: 1000 });
 
-    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", true, true);
+    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", false, true);
     const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 1050,
-      totalRepos: 5,
-      followers: 100,
-      contributions: 61,
-      stargazers: 300,
+      all_commits: true,
+      commits: 1000,
       prs: 300,
       issues: 200,
+      repos: 5,
+      stars: 300,
+      followers: 100,
     });
 
     expect(stats).toStrictEqual({
       contributedTo: 61,
       name: "Anurag Hazra",
-      totalCommits: 1050,
+      totalCommits: 1000,
       totalIssues: 200,
       totalPRs: 300,
       totalStars: 300,
@@ -216,21 +193,21 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
       .onGet("https://api.github.com/search/commits?q=author:anuraghazra")
       .reply(200, { total_count: 1000 });
 
-    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", true, true, ["test-repo-1"]);
+    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", false, true, ["test-repo-1"]);
     const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 1050,
-      totalRepos: 5,
-      followers: 100,
-      contributions: 61,
-      stargazers: 200,
+      all_commits: true,
+      commits: 1000,
       prs: 300,
       issues: 200,
+      repos: 5,
+      stars: 200,
+      followers: 100,
     });
 
     expect(stats).toStrictEqual({
       contributedTo: 61,
       name: "Anurag Hazra",
-      totalCommits: 1050,
+      totalCommits: 1000,
       totalIssues: 200,
       totalPRs: 300,
       totalStars: 200,
@@ -243,13 +220,13 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
 
     let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra");
     const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 100,
-      totalRepos: 5,
-      followers: 100,
-      contributions: 61,
-      stargazers: 400,
+      all_commits: false,
+      commits: 100,
       prs: 300,
       issues: 200,
+      repos: 5,
+      stars: 400,
+      followers: 100,
     });
 
     expect(stats).toStrictEqual({
@@ -268,13 +245,13 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
 
     let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra");
     const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 100,
-      totalRepos: 5,
-      followers: 100,
-      contributions: 61,
-      stargazers: 300,
+      all_commits: false,
+      commits: 100,
       prs: 300,
       issues: 200,
+      repos: 5,
+      stars: 300,
+      followers: 100,
     });
 
     expect(stats).toStrictEqual({
@@ -293,13 +270,13 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
 
     let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra");
     const rank = calculateRank({
-      totalCommits: 100,
-      totalRepos: 5,
-      followers: 100,
-      contributions: 61,
-      stargazers: 300,
+      all_commits: false,
+      commits: 100,
       prs: 300,
       issues: 200,
+      repos: 5,
+      stars: 300,
+      followers: 100,
     });
 
     expect(stats).toStrictEqual({