diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
index e2593e68e5..9bf29c7bf8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
@@ -165,11 +165,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 
             AddUntilStep("wait for room join", () => RoomJoined);
 
-            AddStep("join other user (ready)", () =>
-            {
-                MultiplayerClient.AddUser(new APIUser { Id = PLAYER_1_ID });
-                MultiplayerClient.ChangeUserState(PLAYER_1_ID, MultiplayerUserState.Ready);
-            });
+            AddStep("join other user", void () => MultiplayerClient.AddUser(new APIUser { Id = PLAYER_1_ID }));
+            AddUntilStep("wait for user populated", () => MultiplayerClient.ClientRoom!.Users.Single(u => u.UserID == PLAYER_1_ID).User, () => Is.Not.Null);
+            AddStep("other user ready", () => MultiplayerClient.ChangeUserState(PLAYER_1_ID, MultiplayerUserState.Ready));
 
             ClickButtonWhenEnabled<MultiplayerSpectateButton>();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/UserLookupCache.cs b/osu.Game/Database/UserLookupCache.cs
index e581d5ce82..8c96b34666 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/UserLookupCache.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/UserLookupCache.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Database
 {
-    public partial class UserLookupCache : OnlineLookupCache<int, APIUser, GetUsersRequest>
+    public partial class UserLookupCache : OnlineLookupCache<int, APIUser, LookupUsersRequest>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Perform an API lookup on the specified user, populating a <see cref="APIUser"/> model.
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         /// <returns>The populated users. May include null results for failed retrievals.</returns>
         public Task<APIUser?[]> GetUsersAsync(int[] userIds, CancellationToken token = default) => LookupAsync(userIds, token);
 
-        protected override GetUsersRequest CreateRequest(IEnumerable<int> ids) => new GetUsersRequest(ids.ToArray());
+        protected override LookupUsersRequest CreateRequest(IEnumerable<int> ids) => new LookupUsersRequest(ids.ToArray());
 
-        protected override IEnumerable<APIUser>? RetrieveResults(GetUsersRequest request) => request.Response?.Users;
+        protected override IEnumerable<APIUser>? RetrieveResults(LookupUsersRequest request) => request.Response?.Users;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetUsersRequest.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetUsersRequest.cs
index 6f7e9c07d2..cd75ff4e31 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetUsersRequest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetUsersRequest.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Looks up users with the given <see cref="UserIds"/>.
+    /// In comparison to <see cref="LookupUsersRequest"/>, the response here contains <see cref="APIUser.RulesetsStatistics"/>,
+    /// but in exchange is subject to more stringent rate limiting.
+    /// </summary>
     public class GetUsersRequest : APIRequest<GetUsersResponse>
     {
         public readonly int[] UserIds;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/LookupUsersRequest.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/LookupUsersRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e98ce064e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/LookupUsersRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Looks up users with the given <see cref="UserIds"/>.
+    /// In comparison to <see cref="GetUsersRequest"/>, the response here does not contain <see cref="APIUser.RulesetsStatistics"/>,
+    /// but in exchange is subject to less stringent rate limiting, making it suitable for mass user listings.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class LookupUsersRequest : APIRequest<GetUsersResponse>
+    {
+        public readonly int[] UserIds;
+
+        private const int max_ids_per_request = 50;
+
+        public LookupUsersRequest(int[] userIds)
+        {
+            if (userIds.Length > max_ids_per_request)
+                throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(LookupUsersRequest)} calls only support up to {max_ids_per_request} IDs at once");
+
+            UserIds = userIds;
+        }
+
+        protected override string Target => @"users/lookup/?ids[]=" + string.Join(@"&ids[]=", UserIds);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APIUser.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APIUser.cs
index c69e45b3fd..5d80fde515 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APIUser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APIUser.cs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses
         public APIUserHistoryCount[] ReplaysWatchedCounts;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// All user statistics per ruleset's short name (in the case of a <see cref="GetUsersRequest"/> response).
+        /// All user statistics per ruleset's short name (in the case of a <see cref="GetUsersRequest"/> or <see cref="GetMeRequest"/> response).
         /// Otherwise empty. Can be altered for testing purposes.
         /// </summary>
         // todo: this should likely be moved to a separate UserCompact class at some point.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
index 4aa0d92098..5fd8b8b337 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer.Countdown;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
 
                 // Populate users.
                 Debug.Assert(joinedRoom.Users != null);
-                await Task.WhenAll(joinedRoom.Users.Select(PopulateUser)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await PopulateUsers(joinedRoom.Users).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 // Update the stored room (must be done on update thread for thread-safety).
                 await runOnUpdateThreadAsync(() =>
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
 
         async Task IMultiplayerClient.UserJoined(MultiplayerRoomUser user)
         {
-            await PopulateUser(user).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await PopulateUsers([user]).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             Scheduler.Add(() =>
             {
@@ -803,10 +804,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Populates the <see cref="APIUser"/> for a given <see cref="MultiplayerRoomUser"/>.
+        /// Populates the <see cref="APIUser"/> for a given collection of <see cref="MultiplayerRoomUser"/>s.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="multiplayerUser">The <see cref="MultiplayerRoomUser"/> to populate.</param>
-        protected async Task PopulateUser(MultiplayerRoomUser multiplayerUser) => multiplayerUser.User ??= await userLookupCache.GetUserAsync(multiplayerUser.UserID).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        /// <param name="multiplayerUsers">The <see cref="MultiplayerRoomUser"/>s to populate.</param>
+        protected async Task PopulateUsers(IEnumerable<MultiplayerRoomUser> multiplayerUsers)
+        {
+            var request = new GetUsersRequest(multiplayerUsers.Select(u => u.UserID).Distinct().ToArray());
+
+            await API.PerformAsync(request).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            if (request.Response == null)
+                return;
+
+            Dictionary<int, APIUser> users = request.Response.Users.ToDictionary(user => user.Id);
+
+            foreach (var multiplayerUser in multiplayerUsers)
+            {
+                if (users.TryGetValue(multiplayerUser.UserID, out var user))
+                    multiplayerUser.User = user;
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Updates the local room settings with the given <see cref="MultiplayerRoomSettings"/>.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OnlinePlay/TestRoomRequestsHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OnlinePlay/TestRoomRequestsHandler.cs
index cb05180d17..592e4c6eee 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OnlinePlay/TestRoomRequestsHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OnlinePlay/TestRoomRequestsHandler.cs
@@ -214,6 +214,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.OnlinePlay
                     getBeatmapSetRequest.TriggerSuccess(OsuTestScene.CreateAPIBeatmapSet(baseBeatmap));
                     return true;
                 }
+
+                case GetUsersRequest getUsersRequest:
+                {
+                    getUsersRequest.TriggerSuccess(new GetUsersResponse
+                    {
+                        Users = getUsersRequest.UserIds.Select(id => id == TestUserLookupCache.UNRESOLVED_USER_ID
+                                                   ? null
+                                                   : new APIUser
+                                                   {
+                                                       Id = id,
+                                                       Username = $"User {id}"
+                                                   })
+                                               .Where(u => u != null).ToList(),
+                    });
+                    return true;
+                }
             }
 
             List<APIBeatmap> createResponseBeatmaps(params int[] beatmapIds)