diff --git a/ui/component/channelAbout/view.jsx b/ui/component/channelAbout/view.jsx
index a49adff3d..c40ece9ed 100644
--- a/ui/component/channelAbout/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/channelAbout/view.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import CreditAmount from 'component/common/credit-amount';
 import DateTime from 'component/dateTime';
 import YoutubeBadge from 'component/youtubeBadge';
 import SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES from 'constants/supported_languages';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 
 type Props = {
   claim: ChannelClaim,
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ function ChannelAbout(props: Props) {
           </div>
 
           <label>{__('Total Uploads')}</label>
-          <div className="media__info-text">{claim.meta.claims_in_channel}</div>
+          <div className="media__info-text">{formatNumber(claim.meta.claims_in_channel || 0, 2, true)}</div>
 
           <label>{__('Last Updated')}</label>
           <div className="media__info-text">
diff --git a/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx b/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
index 5664655af..9717eeec7 100644
--- a/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/claimPreview/view.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import * as COLLECTIONS_CONSTS from 'constants/collections';
 import { isChannelClaim } from 'util/claim';
 import { formatLbryUrlForWeb } from 'util/url';
 import { formatClaimPreviewTitle } from 'util/formatAriaLabel';
-import { toCompactNotation } from 'util/string';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 import Tooltip from 'component/common/tooltip';
 import FileThumbnail from 'component/fileThumbnail';
 import UriIndicator from 'component/uriIndicator';
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ const ClaimPreview = forwardRef<any, {}>((props: Props, ref: any) => {
     indexInContainer,
     channelSubCount,
     swipeLayout = false,
-    lang,
     showEdit,
     dragHandleProps,
     unavailableUris,
@@ -162,8 +161,8 @@ const ClaimPreview = forwardRef<any, {}>((props: Props, ref: any) => {
     if (channelSubCount === undefined) {
       return <span />;
     }
-    const formattedSubCount = toCompactNotation(channelSubCount, lang, 10000);
-    const formattedSubCountLocale = Number(channelSubCount).toLocaleString();
+    const formattedSubCount = formatNumber(channelSubCount, 2, true);
+    const formattedSubCountLocale = formatNumber(channelSubCount, 2, false);
     return (
       <div className="media__subtitle">
         <Tooltip title={formattedSubCountLocale} followCursor placement="top">
diff --git a/ui/component/claimPreviewSubtitle/view.jsx b/ui/component/claimPreviewSubtitle/view.jsx
index e2d0afb0d..6f67b44e1 100644
--- a/ui/component/claimPreviewSubtitle/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/claimPreviewSubtitle/view.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import DateTime from 'component/dateTime';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import FileViewCountInline from 'component/fileViewCountInline';
 import { parseURI } from 'util/lbryURI';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 
 type Props = {
   uri: string,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ function ClaimPreviewSubtitle(props: Props) {
             <>
               {isChannel &&
                 type !== 'inline' &&
-                `${claimsInChannel} ${claimsInChannel === 1 ? __('upload') : __('uploads')}`}
+                `${formatNumber(claimsInChannel, 2, true)} ${claimsInChannel === 1 ? __('upload') : __('uploads')}`}
 
               {!isChannel && (
                 <>
diff --git a/ui/component/comment/view.jsx b/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
index 9ec8925da..95444e158 100644
--- a/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_COMMENT } from 'constants/form-field';
 import { SITE_NAME, ENABLE_COMMENT_REACTIONS } from 'config';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { parseURI } from 'util/lbryURI';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 import DateTime from 'component/dateTime';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import Expandable from 'component/expandable';
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ function CommentView(props: Props) {
                       label={
                         numDirectReplies < 2
                           ? __('Show reply')
-                          : __('Show %count% replies', { count: numDirectReplies })
+                          : __('Show %count% replies', { count: formatNumber(numDirectReplies, 2, true) })
                       }
                       button="link"
                       onClick={() => {
diff --git a/ui/component/commentReactions/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentReactions/view.jsx
index 379eb62e6..d2ee3cf37 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentReactions/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentReactions/view.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Button from 'component/button';
 import ChannelThumbnail from 'component/channelThumbnail';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
 import { useIsMobile } from 'effects/use-screensize';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 
 type Props = {
   myReacts: Array<string>,
@@ -109,7 +110,11 @@ export default function CommentReactions(props: Props) {
           'comment__action--active': myReacts && myReacts.includes(REACTION_TYPES.LIKE),
         })}
         onClick={handleCommentLike}
-        label={<span className="comment__reaction-count">{getCountForReact(REACTION_TYPES.LIKE)}</span>}
+        label={
+          <span className="comment__reaction-count">
+            {formatNumber(getCountForReact(REACTION_TYPES.LIKE), 2, true)}
+          </span>
+        }
       />
       <Button
         title={__('Downvote')}
@@ -119,7 +124,11 @@ export default function CommentReactions(props: Props) {
           'comment__action--active': myReacts && myReacts.includes(REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE),
         })}
         onClick={handleCommentDislike}
-        label={<span className="comment__reaction-count">{getCountForReact(REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE)}</span>}
+        label={
+          <span className="comment__reaction-count">
+            {formatNumber(getCountForReact(REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE), 2, true)}
+          </span>
+        }
       />
 
       {!shouldHide && ENABLE_CREATOR_REACTIONS && (canCreatorReact || creatorLiked) && (
diff --git a/ui/component/fileReactions/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileReactions/view.jsx
index bf3b639fc..5c046f59f 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileReactions/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileReactions/view.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 import React from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import Button from 'component/button';
-import { formatNumberWithCommas } from 'util/number';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 import NudgeFloating from 'component/nudgeFloating';
 type Props = {
   claim: StreamClaim,
@@ -18,16 +18,8 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 function FileReactions(props: Props) {
-  const {
-    claim,
-    uri,
-    doFetchReactions,
-    doReactionLike,
-    doReactionDislike,
-    myReaction,
-    likeCount,
-    dislikeCount,
-  } = props;
+  const { claim, uri, doFetchReactions, doReactionLike, doReactionDislike, myReaction, likeCount, dislikeCount } =
+    props;
 
   const claimId = claim && claim.claim_id;
   const channel = claim && claim.signing_channel && claim.signing_channel.name;
@@ -59,7 +51,7 @@ function FileReactions(props: Props) {
         className={classnames('button--file-action button-like', {
           'button--file-action-active': myReaction === REACTION_TYPES.LIKE,
         })}
-        label={<>{formatNumberWithCommas(likeCount, 0)}</>}
+        label={<>{formatNumber(likeCount, 2, true)}</>}
         iconSize={18}
         icon={likeIcon}
         onClick={() => doReactionLike(uri)}
@@ -70,7 +62,7 @@ function FileReactions(props: Props) {
         className={classnames('button--file-action button-dislike', {
           'button--file-action-active': myReaction === REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE,
         })}
-        label={<>{formatNumberWithCommas(dislikeCount, 0)}</>}
+        label={<>{formatNumber(dislikeCount, 2, true)}</>}
         iconSize={18}
         icon={dislikeIcon}
         onClick={() => doReactionDislike(uri)}
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewCount/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileViewCount/view.jsx
index 5c65b13e9..cb8c33a45 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewCount/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewCount/view.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import HelpLink from 'component/common/help-link';
 import Tooltip from 'component/common/tooltip';
-import { toCompactNotation } from 'util/string';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 
 type Props = {
   claimId: ?string, // this
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type Props = {
 
 function FileViewCount(props: Props) {
   const { claimId, uri, fetchViewCount, viewCount } = props; // claimId
-  const countCompact = toCompactNotation(viewCount);
-  const countFullResolution = Number(viewCount).toLocaleString();
+  const countCompact = formatNumber(Number(viewCount), 2, true);
+  const countFullResolution = formatNumber(Number(viewCount), 2, false);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (claimId) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function FileViewCount(props: Props) {
   }, [fetchViewCount, uri, claimId]);
 
   return (
-    <Tooltip label={countFullResolution}>
+    <Tooltip title={`${countFullResolution}`}>
       <span className="media__subtitle--centered">
         {viewCount !== 1 ? __('%view_count% views', { view_count: countCompact }) : __('1 view')}
         {<HelpLink href="https://lbry.com/faq/views" />}
diff --git a/ui/component/publishBid/bid-help-text.jsx b/ui/component/publishBid/bid-help-text.jsx
index b7d57d574..98f78c89f 100644
--- a/ui/component/publishBid/bid-help-text.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/publishBid/bid-help-text.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
+import { formatCredits } from 'util/format-credits';
+
 type Props = {
   uri: ?string,
   isResolvingUri: boolean,
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ function BidHelpText(props: Props) {
       bidHelpText = __(
         'If you bid more than %amount% LBRY Credits, when someone navigates to %uri%, it will load your published content. However, you can get a longer version of this URL for any bid.',
         {
-          amount: amountNeededForTakeover,
+          amount: formatCredits(amountNeededForTakeover, 2, true),
           uri: uri,
         }
       );
diff --git a/ui/page/channel/view.jsx b/ui/page/channel/view.jsx
index d263e948e..9cc4960c1 100644
--- a/ui/page/channel/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/channel/view.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 import * as PAGES from 'constants/pages';
 import React from 'react';
 import { parseURI } from 'util/lbryURI';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 import { YOUTUBE_STATUSES } from 'lbryinc';
 import Page from 'component/page';
 import SubscribeButton from 'component/subscribeButton';
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ function ChannelPage(props: Props) {
   const { channelName } = parseURI(uri);
   const { permanent_url: permanentUrl } = claim;
   const claimId = claim.claim_id;
-  const formattedSubCount = Number(subCount).toLocaleString();
+  const formattedSubCount = formatNumber(subCount, 2, true);
   const isBlocked = claim && blockedChannels.includes(claim.permanent_url);
   const isMuted = claim && mutedChannels.includes(claim.permanent_url);
   const isMyYouTubeChannel =
diff --git a/ui/util/comments.js b/ui/util/comments.js
index 3e7e65104..18a4593c7 100644
--- a/ui/util/comments.js
+++ b/ui/util/comments.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { SORT_COMMENTS_NEW, SORT_COMMENTS_BEST, SORT_COMMENTS_CONTROVERSIAL } from 'constants/comment';
 import { FREE_GLOBAL_STICKERS, PAID_GLOBAL_STICKERS } from 'constants/stickers';
 import * as REACTION_TYPES from 'constants/reactions';
+import { formatNumber } from 'util/number';
 
 const ALL_VALID_STICKERS = [...FREE_GLOBAL_STICKERS, ...PAID_GLOBAL_STICKERS];
 const stickerRegex = /(<stkr>:[A-Z0-9_]+:<stkr>)/;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export function getCommentsListTitle(totalComments: number) {
   const title =
     (totalComments === 0 && __('Leave a comment')) ||
     (totalComments === 1 && __('1 comment')) ||
-    __('%total_comments% comments', { total_comments: totalComments });
+    __('%total_comments% comments', { total_comments: formatNumber(totalComments, 2, true) });
 
   return title;
 }
diff --git a/ui/util/format-credits.js b/ui/util/format-credits.js
index 8c0ceb42e..b3b7d4eb1 100644
--- a/ui/util/format-credits.js
+++ b/ui/util/format-credits.js
@@ -1,39 +1,27 @@
-function numberWithCommas(x) {
-  var parts = x.toString().split('.');
-  parts[0] = parts[0].replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ',');
-  return parts.join('.');
-}
-
 export function formatCredits(amount, precision, shortFormat = false) {
-  let actualAmount = parseFloat(amount);
-  let actualPrecision = parseFloat(precision);
-  let suffix = '';
+  const actualAmount = Number(amount);
+  const safePrecision = Math.min(20, Math.max(1, precision));
 
   if (Number.isNaN(actualAmount) || actualAmount === 0) return '0';
 
-  if (actualAmount >= 1000000) {
-    if (precision <= 7) {
-      if (shortFormat) {
-        actualAmount = actualAmount / 1000000;
-        suffix = 'M';
-      } else {
-        actualPrecision -= 7;
-      }
-    }
-  } else if (actualAmount >= 1000) {
-    if (precision <= 4) {
-      if (shortFormat) {
-        actualAmount = actualAmount / 1000;
-        suffix = 'K';
-      } else {
-        actualPrecision -= 4;
-      }
-    }
+  if (shortFormat) {
+    const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat(undefined, {
+      minimumFractionDigits: safePrecision,
+      maximumFractionDigits: safePrecision,
+      roundingIncrement: 5,
+      // Display suffix (M, K, etc.)
+      notation: 'compact',
+      compactDisplay: 'short',
+    });
+    return formatter.format(actualAmount);
   }
 
-  return (
-    numberWithCommas(actualAmount.toFixed(actualPrecision >= 0 ? actualPrecision : 1).replace(/\.*0+$/, '')) + suffix
-  );
+  const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat(undefined, {
+    minimumFractionDigits: safePrecision,
+    maximumFractionDigits: safePrecision,
+    roundingIncrement: 5,
+  });
+  return formatter.format(actualAmount);
 }
 
 export function formatFullPrice(amount, precision = 1) {
diff --git a/ui/util/number.js b/ui/util/number.js
index fa5cac5c2..b162ff42d 100644
--- a/ui/util/number.js
+++ b/ui/util/number.js
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 // @flow
 
+export function formatNumber(num: number, numberOfDigits?: number, short: boolean = false): string {
+  const safePrecision = Math.min(20, numberOfDigits || 0);
+  const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat(undefined, {
+    maximumFractionDigits: safePrecision,
+    notation: short ? 'compact' : 'standard',
+    compactDisplay: 'short',
+  });
+  return formatter.format(num);
+}
+
 export function formatNumberWithCommas(num: number, numberOfDigits?: number): string {
   return num.toLocaleString('en', { minimumFractionDigits: numberOfDigits !== undefined ? numberOfDigits : 8 });
 }