diff --git a/ui/component/claimPreview/index.js b/ui/component/claimPreview/index.js
index 34028fca5..124705c73 100644
--- a/ui/component/claimPreview/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/claimPreview/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { doCollectionEdit } from 'redux/actions/collections';
 import { doFileGet } from 'redux/actions/file';
 import { selectBanStateForUri } from 'lbryinc';
 import { selectIsActiveLivestreamForUri } from 'redux/selectors/livestream';
-import { selectShowMatureContent } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
+import { selectLanguage, selectShowMatureContent } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { makeSelectHasVisitedUri } from 'redux/selectors/content';
 import { selectIsSubscribedForUri } from 'redux/selectors/subscriptions';
 import { isClaimNsfw } from 'util/claim';
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => {
     isCollectionMine: makeSelectCollectionIsMine(props.collectionId)(state),
     collectionUris: makeSelectUrlsForCollectionId(props.collectionId)(state),
     collectionIndex: makeSelectIndexForUrlInCollection(props.uri, props.collectionId)(state),
+    lang: selectLanguage(state),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx b/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
index 523c89671..7d84b9faa 100644
--- a/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { isChannelClaim } from 'util/claim';
 import { formatLbryUrlForWeb } from 'util/url';
 import { formatClaimPreviewTitle } from 'util/formatAriaLabel';
 import { toCompactNotation } from 'util/string';
+import Tooltip from 'component/common/tooltip';
 import FileThumbnail from 'component/fileThumbnail';
 import UriIndicator from 'component/uriIndicator';
 import PreviewOverlayProperties from 'component/previewOverlayProperties';
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ type Props = {
   indexInContainer?: number, // The index order of this component within 'containerId'.
   channelSubCount?: number,
   swipeLayout: boolean,
+  lang: string,
 };
 
 const ClaimPreview = forwardRef<any, {}>((props: Props, ref: any) => {
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ const ClaimPreview = forwardRef<any, {}>((props: Props, ref: any) => {
     indexInContainer,
     channelSubCount,
     swipeLayout = false,
+    lang,
   } = props;
 
   const isCollection = claim && claim.value_type === 'collection';
@@ -166,13 +169,13 @@ const ClaimPreview = forwardRef<any, {}>((props: Props, ref: any) => {
     if (channelSubCount === undefined) {
       return <span />;
     }
-
+    const formattedSubCount = toCompactNotation(channelSubCount, lang, 10000);
     return (
-      <span className="claim-preview__channel-sub-count">
-        {channelSubCount === 1
-          ? __('1 Follower')
-          : __('%formattedSubCount% Followers', { formattedSubCount: toCompactNotation(channelSubCount) })}
-      </span>
+      <Tooltip title={channelSubCount} followCursor placement="top">
+        <span className="claim-preview__channel-sub-count">
+          {channelSubCount === 1 ? __('1 Follower') : __('%formattedSubCount% Followers', { formattedSubCount })}
+        </span>
+      </Tooltip>
     );
   }, [channelSubCount]);
   const isValid = uri && isURIValid(uri, false);
diff --git a/ui/component/common/tooltip.jsx b/ui/component/common/tooltip.jsx
index 11753e539..14f794a3e 100644
--- a/ui/component/common/tooltip.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/common/tooltip.jsx
@@ -9,10 +9,20 @@ type Props = {
   disableInteractive?: boolean,
   enterDelay?: number,
   title?: string | Node,
+  followCursor?: boolean,
+  placement?: string, // https://mui.com/api/tooltip/
 };
 
 function Tooltip(props: Props) {
-  const { arrow = true, children, disableInteractive = true, enterDelay = 300, title } = props;
+  const {
+    arrow = true,
+    children,
+    disableInteractive = true,
+    enterDelay = 300,
+    title,
+    followCursor = false,
+    placement = 'bottom',
+  } = props;
 
   return (
     <MUITooltip
@@ -21,6 +31,8 @@ function Tooltip(props: Props) {
       enterDelay={enterDelay}
       enterNextDelay={enterDelay}
       title={title}
+      followCursor={followCursor}
+      placement={placement}
     >
       {children}
     </MUITooltip>
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewCount/index.js b/ui/component/fileViewCount/index.js
index 3cbe99db3..4573f2f4b 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewCount/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewCount/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { selectClaimIdForUri } from 'redux/selectors/claims';
 import { selectViewersForId } from 'redux/selectors/livestream';
+import { selectLanguage } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { doFetchViewCount, selectViewCountForUri } from 'lbryinc';
 import FileViewCount from './view';
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => {
     claimId,
     viewCount: selectViewCountForUri(state, props.uri),
     activeViewers: props.livestream && claimId ? selectViewersForId(state, claimId) : undefined,
+    lang: selectLanguage(state),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewCount/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileViewCount/view.jsx
index 45a001a9f..2bd6af440 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewCount/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewCount/view.jsx
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ type Props = {
   uri: string,
   viewCount: string,
   activeViewers?: number,
+  lang: string,
 };
 
 function FileViewCount(props: Props) {
-  const { claimId, fetchViewCount, viewCount, livestream, activeViewers, isLive = false } = props;
+  const { claimId, fetchViewCount, viewCount, livestream, activeViewers, isLive = false, lang } = props;
   const count = livestream ? activeViewers || 0 : viewCount;
-  const countCompact = toCompactNotation(count);
+  const countCompact = toCompactNotation(count, lang, 10000);
   const countFullResolution = Number(count).toLocaleString();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function FileViewCount(props: Props) {
   }, [claimId]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
   return (
-    <Tooltip title={countFullResolution}>
+    <Tooltip title={countFullResolution} followCursor placement="top">
       <span className="media__subtitle--centered">
         {livestream &&
           __('%viewer_count% currently %viewer_state%', {
diff --git a/ui/util/string.js b/ui/util/string.js
index d5784e9ad..2c7f761a3 100644
--- a/ui/util/string.js
+++ b/ui/util/string.js
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@ export function toCapitalCase(string: string) {
   return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
 }
 
-export function toCompactNotation(number: string | number, lang: ?string) {
-  try {
-    return Number(number).toLocaleString(lang || 'en', {
-      compactDisplay: 'short',
-      notation: 'compact',
-    });
-  } catch (err) {
-    // Not all browsers support the addition options.
-    return Number(number).toLocaleString();
+export function toCompactNotation(number: string | number, lang: ?string, minThresholdToApply?: string | number) {
+  const locale = lang || 'en';
+
+  if (minThresholdToApply && Number(number) >= Number(minThresholdToApply)) {
+    try {
+      return Number(number).toLocaleString(locale, {
+        compactDisplay: 'short',
+        notation: 'compact',
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Not all browsers support the additional options.
+      return Number(number).toLocaleString(locale);
+    }
+  } else {
+    return Number(number).toLocaleString(locale);
   }
 }