diff --git a/packages/twenty-shared/src/utils/__tests__/formatToShortNumber.test.ts b/packages/twenty-shared/src/utils/__tests__/formatToShortNumber.test.ts
index e2504cea10..05fe0e29cd 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-shared/src/utils/__tests__/formatToShortNumber.test.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-shared/src/utils/__tests__/formatToShortNumber.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ describe('formatToShortNumber', () => {
     expect(formatToShortNumber(0)).toBe('0');
   });
 
+  it('promotes to the next unit when rounding reaches the boundary', () => {
+    expect(formatToShortNumber(999999)).toBe('1m');
+    expect(formatToShortNumber(999950)).toBe('1m');
+    expect(formatToShortNumber(999999999)).toBe('1b');
+  });
+
+  it('does not promote just below a rounding boundary', () => {
+    expect(formatToShortNumber(999949)).toBe('999.9k');
+    expect(formatToShortNumber(999)).toBe('999');
+  });
+
   describe('negative numbers', () => {
     it('formats negative numbers less than 1000 correctly', () => {
       expect(formatToShortNumber(-500)).toBe('-500');
@@ -50,5 +61,9 @@ describe('formatToShortNumber', () => {
       expect(formatToShortNumber(-1200000000)).toBe('-1.2b');
       expect(formatToShortNumber(-987654321987)).toBe('-987.7b');
     });
+
+    it('promotes negative numbers when rounding reaches the boundary', () => {
+      expect(formatToShortNumber(-999999)).toBe('-1m');
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/twenty-shared/src/utils/format/formatToShortNumber.ts b/packages/twenty-shared/src/utils/format/formatToShortNumber.ts
index 43359643f4..fb83792ab5 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-shared/src/utils/format/formatToShortNumber.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-shared/src/utils/format/formatToShortNumber.ts
@@ -2,25 +2,17 @@ export const formatToShortNumber = (amount: number) => {
   const sign = amount < 0 ? '-' : '';
   const absoluteAmount = Math.abs(amount);
 
-  if (absoluteAmount < 1000) {
-    return sign + absoluteAmount.toFixed(1).replace(/\.?0+$/, '');
-  }
+  const format = (scaled: number, suffix: string) =>
+    sign + scaled.toFixed(1).replace(/\.?0+$/, '') + suffix;
 
-  if (absoluteAmount < 1_000_000) {
-    return (
-      sign + (absoluteAmount / 1000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.?0+$/, '') + 'k'
-    );
+  if (Number(absoluteAmount.toFixed(1)) < 1000) {
+    return format(absoluteAmount, '');
   }
-
-  if (absoluteAmount < 1_000_000_000) {
-    return (
-      sign + (absoluteAmount / 1_000_000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.?0+$/, '') + 'm'
-    );
+  if (Number((absoluteAmount / 1_000).toFixed(1)) < 1000) {
+    return format(absoluteAmount / 1_000, 'k');
   }
-
-  return (
-    sign +
-    (absoluteAmount / 1_000_000_000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.?0+$/, '') +
-    'b'
-  );
+  if (Number((absoluteAmount / 1_000_000).toFixed(1)) < 1000) {
+    return format(absoluteAmount / 1_000_000, 'm');
+  }
+  return format(absoluteAmount / 1_000_000_000, 'b');
 };