diff --git a/src/lib/microcosm/hydrate.ts b/src/lib/microcosm/hydrate.ts
index 053dab7..4fee298 100644
--- a/src/lib/microcosm/hydrate.ts
+++ b/src/lib/microcosm/hydrate.ts
@@ -194,12 +194,14 @@ async function hydrateEmbed(
 /**
  * Hydrate a `ProfileViewDetailed` for a DID or handle from microcosm.
  *
- * - `followersCount` comes from Constellation (backlinks of follows -> this DID).
- * - `followsCount` / `postsCount` are PRE-COMPUTED server-side counts that
- *   microcosm cannot reproduce (Constellation is target-indexed; PDS pagination
- *   is non-viable for busy accounts). If an `agent` is provided, we fetch just
- *   those two numbers from the AppView's getProfile. Everything else stays
- *   microcosm-sourced; without an agent the counts are simply omitted.
+ * Counts: `followersCount` / `followsCount` / `postsCount` are pre-computed
+ * server-side. `postsCount` and `followsCount` are not reproducible from
+ * microcosm at all (Constellation is target-indexed; PDS pagination is
+ * non-viable for busy accounts), and exact follower counts vary by index, so
+ * for consistency all three come from the AppView's getProfile when an `agent`
+ * is provided. Without an agent (logged out), `followersCount` falls back to
+ * Constellation and the other two are omitted. Identity, profile record, and
+ * avatar are always microcosm-sourced.
  */
 export async function hydrateProfile(
   identifier: string,
@@ -209,15 +211,12 @@ export async function hydrateProfile(
   const mini = await resolveMiniDoc(identifier, signal)
   const {did, handle} = mini
 
-  const [recordRes, followers, counts] = await Promise.all([
+  const [recordRes, counts] = await Promise.all([
     getRecordByUri(
       `at://${did}/app.bsky.actor.profile/self`,
       undefined,
       signal,
     ).catch(() => undefined),
-    constellation
-      .getBacklinksCount(did, constellation.Sources.followers, signal)
-      .catch(() => undefined),
     // Pre-computed counts the AppView already has; only these fields are read.
     agent
       ? agent
@@ -225,11 +224,22 @@ export async function hydrateProfile(
           .then(r => ({
             postsCount: r.data.postsCount,
             followsCount: r.data.followsCount,
+            followersCount: r.data.followersCount,
           }))
           .catch(() => undefined)
       : Promise.resolve(undefined),
   ])
 
+  // Without an agent (e.g. logged out), followers is still reconstructable from
+  // Constellation; posts/follows are not.
+  const followersFallback =
+    counts == null
+      ? await constellation
+          .getBacklinksCount(did, constellation.Sources.followers, signal)
+          .then(r => r.total)
+          .catch(() => undefined)
+      : undefined
+
   const profile = recordRes?.value as AppBskyActorProfile.Record | undefined
 
   return {
@@ -240,7 +250,7 @@ export async function hydrateProfile(
     description: profile?.description,
     avatar: cdnUrl('avatar', did, profile?.avatar),
     banner: cdnUrl('banner', did, profile?.banner),
-    followersCount: followers?.total,
+    followersCount: counts?.followersCount ?? followersFallback,
     followsCount: counts?.followsCount,
     postsCount: counts?.postsCount,
     labels: extractSelfLabels(did, profile),