diff --git a/src/app/(home)/_components/dashboard/country-distribution.tsx b/src/app/(home)/_components/dashboard/country-distribution.tsx
index b90ceda..81e2827 100644
--- a/src/app/(home)/_components/dashboard/country-distribution.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(home)/_components/dashboard/country-distribution.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { formatShortNumber } from "@/lib/format-number";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import gsap from "gsap";
 import { useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ export function CountryDistribution({ countries, isLoading }: Props) {
               Total
             </div>
             <div className="text-2xl font-bold text-dark dark:text-white">
-              {isLoading ? "—" : totalShown}
+              {isLoading ? "—" : formatShortNumber(totalShown, { plus: true })}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/(home)/_components/dashboard/notice-types.tsx b/src/app/(home)/_components/dashboard/notice-types.tsx
index 3b7ff2c..bcfc66b 100644
--- a/src/app/(home)/_components/dashboard/notice-types.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(home)/_components/dashboard/notice-types.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { formatShortNumber } from "@/lib/format-number";
 import gsap from "gsap";
 import { useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import { TenderIcon } from "./icons";
@@ -94,7 +95,9 @@ export function NoticeTypeBreakdown({ noticeTypes, isLoading }: Props) {
                   {isLoading ? "Loading…" : labelize(n.type)}
                 </span>
                 <span className="tabular-nums text-xs font-semibold text-dark-5 dark:text-dark-6">
-                  {isLoading ? "—" : `${n.count} · ${pct}%`}
+                  {isLoading
+                    ? "—"
+                    : `${formatShortNumber(n.count, { plus: true })} · ${pct}%`}
                 </span>
               </div>
               <div className="relative h-2.5 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-gray-2 dark:bg-dark-3">
diff --git a/src/lib/format-number.ts b/src/lib/format-number.ts
index a4267e5..e6a6c8e 100644
--- a/src/lib/format-number.ts
+++ b/src/lib/format-number.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,56 @@
-export function compactFormat(value: number) {
-  const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en", {
-    notation: "compact",
-    compactDisplay: "short",
-  });
+export type FormatShortNumberOptions = {
+  /** Prefix positive values with "+" (e.g. +37k) */
+  plus?: boolean;
+  /** Fraction digits for K / M / B suffixes (default 1) */
+  maximumFractionDigits?: number;
+};
 
-  return formatter.format(value);
+function trimTrailingZeros(value: string) {
+  return value.replace(/\.0+$/, "").replace(/(\.[0-9]*?)0+$/, "$1");
+}
+
+function formatScaled(value: number, maximumFractionDigits: number) {
+  if (Number.isInteger(value)) return String(value);
+  return trimTrailingZeros(value.toFixed(maximumFractionDigits));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shortens large numbers for display: 37030 → "37k", 2500000 → "2.5M".
+ * Use `plus: true` for "+37k" style labels (e.g. chart totals).
+ */
+export function formatShortNumber(
+  value: number,
+  options?: FormatShortNumberOptions,
+): string {
+  const { plus = false, maximumFractionDigits = 1 } = options ?? {};
+
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) return "—";
+
+  const sign =
+    value < 0 ? "-" : plus && value > 0 ? "+" : "";
+  const abs = Math.abs(value);
+
+  let body: string;
+
+  if (abs < 1000) {
+    body =
+      abs % 1 === 0
+        ? String(Math.round(abs))
+        : trimTrailingZeros(abs.toFixed(maximumFractionDigits));
+  } else if (abs < 1_000_000) {
+    body = `${formatScaled(abs / 1000, maximumFractionDigits)}k`;
+  } else if (abs < 1_000_000_000) {
+    body = `${formatScaled(abs / 1_000_000, maximumFractionDigits)}M`;
+  } else {
+    body = `${formatScaled(abs / 1_000_000_000, maximumFractionDigits)}B`;
+  }
+
+  return `${sign}${body}`;
+}
+
+/** @deprecated Prefer `formatShortNumber` — kept for existing imports */
+export function compactFormat(value: number) {
+  return formatShortNumber(value);
 }
 
 export function standardFormat(value: number) {
@@ -12,4 +58,4 @@ export function standardFormat(value: number) {
     minimumFractionDigits: 2,
     maximumFractionDigits: 2,
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}