diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/ChannelsScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/ChannelsScreen.kt
index 2b5c424..1de2c73 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/ChannelsScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/ChannelsScreen.kt
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ import net.jeena.jtubetv.ui.screens.list.dpadCenterActivatable
  * Channels, SmartTube-style: one row per LOCAL user.
  *
  * - Row 1: the logged-in user ("<display name>'s Channels") — only when they own
- *   at least one channel WITH videos; then the other local users, rows and
- *   channels alike sorted by subscribers / videos / views (desc).
+ *   at least one channel WITH videos; then the other local users by total videos.
  * - Channels with no videos never render (watching-only accounts), at any level.
  * - Followed-instance channels at the end, grouped per platform.
  *
@@ -281,10 +280,13 @@ class ChannelsViewModel(private val store: TokenStore) : ViewModel() {
         val byOwner = locals.groupBy { ownerKey(it) }
         val groups = byOwner.values.map { row ->
             val sorted = row.sortedWith(
-                // One ordering everywhere: subscribers, videos, views (desc).
-                compareByDescending<VideoChannelDto> { it.followersCount }
-                    .thenByDescending { statOf(it) }
-                    .thenByDescending { playsOf(it) },
+                // Stable keys only: all of these come from the video listing and
+                // never change mid-load — subscriber counts arrive later per-
+                // channel and must not reorder anything while loading (rows that
+                // jump while stats stream in read as broken).
+                compareByDescending<VideoChannelDto> { statOf(it) }
+                    .thenByDescending { playsOf(it) }
+                    .thenByDescending { it.followersCount },
             )
             val own = row.firstOrNull { it.name in ownNames }
             UserGroup(
@@ -296,9 +298,9 @@ class ChannelsViewModel(private val store: TokenStore) : ViewModel() {
         }
         userRows = groups.sortedWith(
             compareByDescending<UserGroup> { g -> g.channels.any { it.name in ownNames } }
-                .thenByDescending { g -> g.channels.sumOf { it.followersCount } }
                 .thenByDescending { g -> g.channels.sumOf { statsMap[it.name + "@" + it.host]?.videos ?: 0 } }
-                .thenByDescending { g -> g.channels.sumOf { statsMap[it.name + "@" + it.host]?.plays ?: 0 } },
+                .thenByDescending { g -> g.channels.sumOf { statsMap[it.name + "@" + it.host]?.plays ?: 0 } }
+                .thenByDescending { g -> g.channels.sumOf { it.followersCount } },
         )
         Log.w(
             "JTube",