diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/user.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/user.ts
index aa224b6674..0455b9a5f7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/user.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/user.ts
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ export const UserRepository = db.getRepository(User).extend({
 						birthday: profile!.birthday,
 						lang: profile!.lang,
 						fields: profile!.fields,
-						followersCount: followersCount || 0,
-						followingCount: followingCount || 0,
+						followersCount: followersCount || '?',
+						followingCount: followingCount || '?',
 						notesCount: user.notesCount,
 						pinnedNoteIds: pins.map((pin) => pin.noteId),
 						pinnedNotes: Notes.packMany(
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
index 16b265b0b3..f4f792df15 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
@@ -198,9 +198,36 @@ export async function createPerson(
 	const url = getOneApHrefNullable(person.url);
 
 	if (url && !url.startsWith("https://")) {
-		throw new Error(`unexpected shcema of person url: ${url}`);
+		throw new Error(`unexpected schema of person url: ${url}`);
 	}
 
+	let followersCount: number | undefined;
+
+	if (typeof person.followers === "string") {
+		try {
+			let data = await fetch(person.followers, { headers: { "Accept": "application/json" } });
+			let json_data = JSON.parse(await data.text());
+
+			followersCount = json_data.totalItems;
+		} catch {
+			followersCount = undefined;
+		}
+	}
+
+	let followingCount: number | undefined;
+
+	if (typeof person.following === "string") {
+		try {
+			let data = await fetch(person.following, { headers: { "Accept": "application/json" } });
+			let json_data = JSON.parse(await data.text());
+
+			followingCount = json_data.totalItems;
+		} catch (e) {
+			followingCount = undefined;
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	// Create user
 	let user: IRemoteUser;
 	try {
@@ -228,6 +255,16 @@ export async function createPerson(
 					followersUri: person.followers
 						? getApId(person.followers)
 						: undefined,
+					followersCount: followersCount !== undefined
+						? followersCount
+						: person.followers && typeof person.followers !== "string" && isCollectionOrOrderedCollection(person.followers)
+							? person.followers.totalItems
+							: undefined,
+					followingCount: followingCount !== undefined
+						? followingCount
+						: person.following && typeof person.following !== "string" && isCollectionOrOrderedCollection(person.following)
+							? person.following.totalItems
+							: undefined,
 					featured: person.featured ? getApId(person.featured) : undefined,
 					uri: person.id,
 					tags,
@@ -396,7 +433,34 @@ export async function updatePerson(
 	const url = getOneApHrefNullable(person.url);
 
 	if (url && !url.startsWith("https://")) {
-		throw new Error(`unexpected shcema of person url: ${url}`);
+		throw new Error(`unexpected schema of person url: ${url}`);
+	}
+
+	let followersCount: number | undefined;
+
+	if (typeof person.followers === "string") {
+		try {
+			let data = await fetch(person.followers, { headers: { "Accept": "application/json" } } );
+			let json_data = JSON.parse(await data.text());
+
+			followersCount = json_data.totalItems;
+		} catch {
+			followersCount = undefined;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	let followingCount: number | undefined;
+
+	if (typeof person.following === "string") {
+		try {
+			let data = await fetch(person.following, { headers: { "Accept": "application/json" } } );
+			let json_data = JSON.parse(await data.text());
+
+			followingCount = json_data.totalItems;
+		} catch {
+			followingCount = undefined;
+		}
 	}
 
 	const updates = {
@@ -406,6 +470,16 @@ export async function updatePerson(
 			person.sharedInbox ||
 			(person.endpoints ? person.endpoints.sharedInbox : undefined),
 		followersUri: person.followers ? getApId(person.followers) : undefined,
+		followersCount: followersCount !== undefined
+			? followersCount
+			: person.followers && typeof person.followers !== "string" && isCollectionOrOrderedCollection(person.followers)
+				? person.followers.totalItems
+				: undefined,
+		followingCount: followingCount !== undefined
+			? followingCount
+			: person.following && typeof person.following !== "string" && isCollectionOrOrderedCollection(person.following)
+				? person.following.totalItems
+				: undefined,
 		featured: person.featured,
 		emojis: emojiNames,
 		name: truncate(person.name, nameLength),