diff --git a/api/dbv1/get_playlists.sql.go b/api/dbv1/get_playlists.sql.go
index 8e9c5984..04fde37e 100644
--- a/api/dbv1/get_playlists.sql.go
+++ b/api/dbv1/get_playlists.sql.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ WITH my_follows AS (
     AND follower_user_id = $1
     AND follows.is_delete = false
   ORDER BY follower_count DESC
-  LIMIT 5000
+  -- See get_tracks.sql for rationale.
+  LIMIT 200
 )
 SELECT
   p.description,
diff --git a/api/dbv1/get_tracks.sql.go b/api/dbv1/get_tracks.sql.go
index f5ee3142..09592ef9 100644
--- a/api/dbv1/get_tracks.sql.go
+++ b/api/dbv1/get_tracks.sql.go
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ WITH my_follows AS (
     AND follower_user_id = $1
     AND follows.is_delete = false
   ORDER BY follower_count DESC
-  LIMIT 5000
+  -- The two consumers (followee_reposts, followee_favorites) both
+  -- emit at most 3 rows ordered by follower_count DESC. Caring about
+  -- followees ranked >200 by follower_count is wasted work: they're
+  -- ~always dominated by the top-200 in social-proof terms.
+  LIMIT 200
 )
 SELECT
   t.track_id,
diff --git a/api/dbv1/queries/get_playlists.sql b/api/dbv1/queries/get_playlists.sql
index 4fe07d44..03324895 100644
--- a/api/dbv1/queries/get_playlists.sql
+++ b/api/dbv1/queries/get_playlists.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ WITH my_follows AS (
     AND follower_user_id = @my_id
     AND follows.is_delete = false
   ORDER BY follower_count DESC
-  LIMIT 5000
+  -- See get_tracks.sql for rationale.
+  LIMIT 200
 )
 SELECT
   p.description,
diff --git a/api/dbv1/queries/get_tracks.sql b/api/dbv1/queries/get_tracks.sql
index 4702daaa..794766bc 100644
--- a/api/dbv1/queries/get_tracks.sql
+++ b/api/dbv1/queries/get_tracks.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ WITH my_follows AS (
     AND follower_user_id = @my_id
     AND follows.is_delete = false
   ORDER BY follower_count DESC
-  LIMIT 5000
+  -- The two consumers (followee_reposts, followee_favorites) both
+  -- emit at most 3 rows ordered by follower_count DESC. Caring about
+  -- followees ranked >200 by follower_count is wasted work: they're
+  -- ~always dominated by the top-200 in social-proof terms.
+  LIMIT 200
 )
 SELECT
   t.track_id,