The relays are not very accurate with follower counts. Most people have been conditioned to focus on that - here we are not really focused on how many followers we have. we just engaged in conversations. However, if you want a more accurate count. I think you can try Nostr.Band
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I was mostly worried that in trying to follow people but it doesn’t work. I see now it shows how many people I’m following. It was not because I want to have more followers, I wasn’t sure if the follow button was working because my profile said a lower number than the number of profiles I was following. Thanks for the explanation.