diff --git a/appview/pages/funcmap.go b/appview/pages/funcmap.go
index 6a8b9780..2944d510 100644
--- a/appview/pages/funcmap.go
+++ b/appview/pages/funcmap.go
@@ -178,6 +178,30 @@ func (p *Pages) funcMap() template.FuncMap {
 			s = append(s, values...)
 			return s
 		},
+		// scale numerics over 1000 to 1k
+		"scaleFmt": func(n any) string {
+			var v float64
+			switch x := n.(type) {
+			case int:
+				v = float64(x)
+			case int32:
+				v = float64(x)
+			case int64:
+				v = float64(x)
+			case float64:
+				v = x
+			default:
+				return fmt.Sprintf("%v", n)
+			}
+			if v < 1000 {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("%d", int(v))
+			}
+			k := v / 1000
+			if k < 10 {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("%.1fk", k)
+			}
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%dk", int(k))
+		},
 		"commaFmt":   humanize.Comma,
 		"plural":     english.Plural,
 		"relTimeFmt": humanize.Time,
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/fragments/starBtn.html b/appview/pages/templates/fragments/starBtn.html
index c9327969..e01833c8 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/fragments/starBtn.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/fragments/starBtn.html
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
                 class="btn-group-item"
                 title="Starred by"
             >
-                {{ .StarCount }}
+                {{ scaleFmt .StarCount }}
             </a>
         {{ else }}
             <span class="btn-group-item cursor-default">
-                {{ .StarCount }}
+                {{ scaleFmt .StarCount }}
             </span>
         {{ end }}
     </div>
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/layouts/profilebase.html b/appview/pages/templates/layouts/profilebase.html
index 57ca1086..fbe814dd 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/layouts/profilebase.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/layouts/profilebase.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             {{ i $icon "w-4 h-4 mr-2" }}
             {{ $key }}
             {{ if $meta }}
-              <span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded py-1/2 px-1 text-sm ml-1">{{ $meta }}</span>
+              <span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded py-1/2 px-1 text-sm ml-1">{{ scaleFmt $meta }}</span>
             {{ end }}
           </span>
         </div>
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/layouts/repobase.html b/appview/pages/templates/layouts/repobase.html
index 34aa76ad..b6438d10 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/layouts/repobase.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/layouts/repobase.html
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                                 {{ i $icon "w-4 h-4 mr-2" }}
                                 {{ $key }}
                                 {{ if $meta }}
-                                  <span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded py-1/2 px-1 text-sm ml-1">{{  $meta }}</span>
+                                  <span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded py-1/2 px-1 text-sm ml-1">{{ scaleFmt $meta }}</span>
                                 {{ end }}
                             </span>
                         </div>
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
           class="btn-group-item"
           title="Forked by"
         >
-          {{ .RepoInfo.Stats.ForkCount }}
+          {{ scaleFmt .RepoInfo.Stats.ForkCount }}
         </a>
       </div>
     {{ template "repo/fragments/feedDropdown" . }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/issues/issues.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/issues/issues.html
index bc63e81d..c8adf05e 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/issues/issues.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/issues/issues.html
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
        "Key" "open"
        "Value" "open"
        "Icon" "circle-dot"
-       "Meta" (string .RepoInfo.Stats.IssueCount.Open)) }}
+       "Meta" (scaleFmt .RepoInfo.Stats.IssueCount.Open)) }}
   {{ $closed :=
      (dict
        "Key" "closed"
        "Value" "closed"
        "Icon" "ban"
-       "Meta" (string .RepoInfo.Stats.IssueCount.Closed)) }}
+       "Meta" (scaleFmt .RepoInfo.Stats.IssueCount.Closed)) }}
   {{ $values := list $open $closed }}
 
   <div class="grid gap-2 grid-cols-[auto_1fr_auto] grid-row-2">
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pulls.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pulls.html
index 3373a8a6..63391554 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pulls.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pulls.html
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
        "Key" "open"
        "Value" "open"
        "Icon" "git-pull-request"
-       "Meta" (string .RepoInfo.Stats.PullCount.Open)) }}
+       "Meta" (scaleFmt .RepoInfo.Stats.PullCount.Open)) }}
   {{ $merged :=
      (dict
        "Key" "merged"
        "Value" "merged"
        "Icon" "git-merge"
-       "Meta" (string .RepoInfo.Stats.PullCount.Merged)) }}
+       "Meta" (scaleFmt .RepoInfo.Stats.PullCount.Merged)) }}
   {{ $closed :=
      (dict
        "Key" "closed"
        "Value" "closed"
        "Icon" "ban"
-       "Meta" (string .RepoInfo.Stats.PullCount.Closed)) }}
+       "Meta" (scaleFmt .RepoInfo.Stats.PullCount.Closed)) }}
   {{ $values := list $open $merged $closed }}
   <div class="grid gap-2 grid-cols-[auto_1fr_auto] grid-row-2">
     <form id="search-form" class="flex relative col-span-3 sm:col-span-1 sm:col-start-2" method="GET">
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/user/fragments/repoCard.html b/appview/pages/templates/user/fragments/repoCard.html
index 5ff88745..d26e9093 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/user/fragments/repoCard.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/user/fragments/repoCard.html
@@ -62,25 +62,25 @@
     {{ with .StarCount }}
       <div class="flex gap-1 items-center text-sm">
         {{ i "star" "w-3 h-3 fill-current" }}
-        <span>{{ . }}</span>
+        <span>{{ scaleFmt . }}</span>
       </div>
     {{ end }}
     {{ with .ForkCount }}
       <div class="flex gap-1 items-center text-sm">
         {{ i "git-fork" "w-3 h-3" }}
-        <span>{{ . }}</span>
+        <span>{{ scaleFmt . }}</span>
       </div>
     {{ end }}
     {{ with .IssueCount.Open }}
       <div class="flex gap-1 items-center text-sm">
         {{ i "circle-dot" "w-3 h-3" }}
-        <span>{{ . }}</span>
+        <span>{{ scaleFmt . }}</span>
       </div>
     {{ end }}
     {{ with .PullCount.Open }}
       <div class="flex gap-1 items-center text-sm">
         {{ i "git-pull-request" "w-3 h-3" }}
-        <span>{{ . }}</span>
+        <span>{{ scaleFmt . }}</span>
       </div>
     {{ end }}
   </div>