diff --git a/src/applications/audit/application/PhabricatorAuditApplication.php b/src/applications/audit/application/PhabricatorAuditApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/audit/application/PhabricatorAuditApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/application/PhabricatorAuditApplication.php
@@ -54,28 +54,38 @@
     $query = id(new DiffusionCommitQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withAuthorPHIDs(array($user->getPHID()))
-      ->withAuditStatus(DiffusionCommitQuery::AUDIT_STATUS_CONCERN);
+      ->withAuditStatus(DiffusionCommitQuery::AUDIT_STATUS_CONCERN)
+      ->setLimit(self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS);
     $commits = $query->execute();
 
     $count = count($commits);
+    $count_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+      $count,
+      '%s Problem Commits',
+      '%d Problem Commit(s)');
     $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_NEEDS_ATTENTION;
     $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
       ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%d Problem Commit(s)', $count))
+      ->setText($count_str)
       ->setCount($count);
 
     $query = id(new DiffusionCommitQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withAuditorPHIDs($phids)
       ->withAuditStatus(DiffusionCommitQuery::AUDIT_STATUS_OPEN)
-      ->withAuditAwaitingUser($user);
+      ->withAuditAwaitingUser($user)
+      ->setLimit(self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS);
     $commits = $query->execute();
 
     $count = count($commits);
+    $count_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+      $count,
+      '%s Commits Awaiting Audit',
+      '%d Commit(s) Awaiting Audit');
     $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_WARNING;
     $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
       ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%d Commit(s) Awaiting Audit', $count))
+      ->setText($count_str)
       ->setCount($count);
 
     return $status;
diff --git a/src/applications/base/PhabricatorApplication.php b/src/applications/base/PhabricatorApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/base/PhabricatorApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/base/PhabricatorApplication.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  */
 abstract class PhabricatorApplication implements PhabricatorPolicyInterface {
 
+  const MAX_STATUS_ITEMS      = 100;
+
   const GROUP_CORE            = 'core';
   const GROUP_UTILITIES       = 'util';
   const GROUP_ADMIN           = 'admin';
@@ -231,6 +233,22 @@
     return array();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @return string
+   * @task ui
+   */
+  public static function formatStatusCount(
+    $count,
+    $limit_string = '%s',
+    $base_string = '%d') {
+    if ($count == self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS) {
+      $count_str = pht($limit_string, ($count - 1).'+');
+    } else {
+      $count_str = pht($base_string, $count);
+    }
+    return $count_str;
+  }
+
 
   /**
    * You can provide an optional piece of flavor text for the application. This
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/application/PhabricatorDifferentialApplication.php b/src/applications/differential/application/PhabricatorDifferentialApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/application/PhabricatorDifferentialApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/application/PhabricatorDifferentialApplication.php
@@ -100,35 +100,60 @@
       ->withResponsibleUsers(array($user->getPHID()))
       ->withStatus(DifferentialRevisionQuery::STATUS_OPEN)
       ->needRelationships(true)
+      ->setLimit(self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS)
       ->execute();
 
-    list($blocking, $active, $waiting) =
-      DifferentialRevisionQuery::splitResponsible(
-        $revisions,
-        array($user->getPHID()));
-
     $status = array();
-
-    $blocking = count($blocking);
-    $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_NEEDS_ATTENTION;
-    $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
-      ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%d Review(s) Blocking Others', $blocking))
-      ->setCount($blocking);
-
-    $active = count($active);
-    $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_WARNING;
-    $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
-      ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%d Review(s) Need Attention', $active))
-      ->setCount($active);
-
-    $waiting = count($waiting);
-    $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_INFO;
-    $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
-      ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%d Review(s) Waiting on Others', $waiting))
-      ->setCount($waiting);
+    if (count($revisions) == self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS) {
+      $all_count = count($revisions);
+      $all_count_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+        $all_count,
+        '%s Active Reviews',
+        '%d Active Review(s)');
+      $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_WARNING;
+      $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
+        ->setType($type)
+        ->setText($all_count_str)
+        ->setCount($all_count);
+    } else {
+      list($blocking, $active, $waiting) =
+        DifferentialRevisionQuery::splitResponsible(
+          $revisions,
+          array($user->getPHID()));
+
+      $blocking = count($blocking);
+      $blocking_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+        $blocking,
+        '%s Reviews Blocking Others',
+        '%d Review(s) Blocking Others');
+      $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_NEEDS_ATTENTION;
+      $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
+        ->setType($type)
+        ->setText($blocking_str)
+        ->setCount($blocking);
+
+      $active = count($active);
+      $active_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+        $active,
+        '%s Reviews Need Attention',
+        '%d Review(s) Need Attention');
+      $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_WARNING;
+      $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
+        ->setType($type)
+        ->setText($active_str)
+        ->setCount($active);
+
+      $waiting = count($waiting);
+      $waiting_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+        $waiting,
+        '%s Reviews Waiting on Others',
+        '%d Review(s) Waiting on Others');
+      $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_INFO;
+      $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
+        ->setType($type)
+        ->setText($waiting_str)
+        ->setCount($waiting);
+    }
 
     return $status;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/flag/application/PhabricatorFlagsApplication.php b/src/applications/flag/application/PhabricatorFlagsApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/flag/application/PhabricatorFlagsApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/flag/application/PhabricatorFlagsApplication.php
@@ -38,13 +38,18 @@
     $flags = id(new PhabricatorFlagQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withOwnerPHIDs(array($user->getPHID()))
+      ->setLimit(self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS)
       ->execute();
 
     $count = count($flags);
+    $count_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+      $count,
+      '%s Flagged Objects',
+      '%d Flagged Object(s)');
     $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_WARNING;
     $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
       ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%d Flagged Object(s)', $count))
+      ->setText($count_str)
       ->setCount($count);
 
     return $status;
diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/application/PhabricatorManiphestApplication.php b/src/applications/maniphest/application/PhabricatorManiphestApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/application/PhabricatorManiphestApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/application/PhabricatorManiphestApplication.php
@@ -80,13 +80,18 @@
     $query = id(new ManiphestTaskQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withStatuses(ManiphestTaskStatus::getOpenStatusConstants())
-      ->withOwners(array($user->getPHID()));
+      ->withOwners(array($user->getPHID()))
+      ->setLimit(self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS);
     $count = count($query->execute());
+    $count_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+      $count,
+      '%s Assigned Tasks',
+      '%d Assigned Task(s)');
 
     $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_WARNING;
     $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
       ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%s Assigned Task(s)', new PhutilNumber($count)))
+      ->setText($count_str)
       ->setCount($count);
 
     return $status;
diff --git a/src/applications/meta/view/PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView.php b/src/applications/meta/view/PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView.php
--- a/src/applications/meta/view/PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView.php
+++ b/src/applications/meta/view/PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
           array(
             'class' => 'phabricator-application-attention-count',
           ),
-          $count);
+          PhabricatorApplication::formatStatusCount($count));
         }
 
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
           array(
             'class' => 'phabricator-application-warning-count',
           ),
-          $counts[$warning]);
+          PhabricatorApplication::formatStatusCount($counts[$warning]));
         }
         if (nonempty($count1) && nonempty($count2)) {
           $numbers = array($count1, ' / ', $count2);
diff --git a/src/applications/people/application/PhabricatorPeopleApplication.php b/src/applications/people/application/PhabricatorPeopleApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/people/application/PhabricatorPeopleApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/application/PhabricatorPeopleApplication.php
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withIsApproved(false)
       ->withIsDisabled(false)
+      ->setLimit(self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS)
       ->execute();
 
     if (!$need_approval) {
@@ -100,10 +101,14 @@
     $status = array();
 
     $count = count($need_approval);
+    $count_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+      $count,
+      '%s Users Need Approval',
+      '%d User(s) Need Approval');
     $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_NEEDS_ATTENTION;
     $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
       ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%d User(s) Need Approval', $count))
+      ->setText($count_str)
       ->setCount($count);
 
     return $status;
diff --git a/src/applications/phrequent/application/PhabricatorPhrequentApplication.php b/src/applications/phrequent/application/PhabricatorPhrequentApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/phrequent/application/PhabricatorPhrequentApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/phrequent/application/PhabricatorPhrequentApplication.php
@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@
     // Show number of objects that are currently
     // being tracked for a user.
 
-    $count = PhrequentUserTimeQuery::getUserTotalObjectsTracked($user);
+    $count = PhrequentUserTimeQuery::getUserTotalObjectsTracked(
+      $user,
+      self::MAX_STATUS_ITEMS);
+    $count_str = self::formatStatusCount(
+      $count,
+      '%s Objects Tracked',
+      '%d Object(s) Tracked');
     $type = PhabricatorApplicationStatusView::TYPE_NEEDS_ATTENTION;
     $status[] = id(new PhabricatorApplicationStatusView())
       ->setType($type)
-      ->setText(pht('%d Object(s) Tracked', $count))
+      ->setText($count_str)
       ->setCount($count);
 
     return $status;
diff --git a/src/applications/phrequent/query/PhrequentUserTimeQuery.php b/src/applications/phrequent/query/PhrequentUserTimeQuery.php
--- a/src/applications/phrequent/query/PhrequentUserTimeQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/phrequent/query/PhrequentUserTimeQuery.php
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@
   }
 
   public static function getUserTotalObjectsTracked(
-    PhabricatorUser $user) {
+    PhabricatorUser $user,
+    $limit = PHP_INT_MAX) {
 
     $usertime_dao = new PhrequentUserTime();
     $conn = $usertime_dao->establishConnection('r');
@@ -264,9 +265,11 @@
       $conn,
       'SELECT COUNT(usertime.id) N FROM %T usertime '.
       'WHERE usertime.userPHID = %s '.
-      'AND usertime.dateEnded IS NULL',
+      'AND usertime.dateEnded IS NULL '.
+      'LIMIT %d',
       $usertime_dao->getTableName(),
-      $user->getPHID());
+      $user->getPHID(),
+      $limit);
     return $count['N'];
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/application/PhabricatorPonderApplication.php b/src/applications/ponder/application/PhabricatorPonderApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/ponder/application/PhabricatorPonderApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/application/PhabricatorPonderApplication.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
   public function loadStatus(PhabricatorUser $user) {
     // replace with "x new unanswered questions" or some such
+    // make sure to use self::formatStatusCount and friends...!
     $status = array();
 
     return $status;
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/internationalization/translation/PhabricatorBaseEnglishTranslation.php b/src/infrastructure/internationalization/translation/PhabricatorBaseEnglishTranslation.php
--- a/src/infrastructure/internationalization/translation/PhabricatorBaseEnglishTranslation.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/internationalization/translation/PhabricatorBaseEnglishTranslation.php
@@ -172,11 +172,21 @@
         '%d Reviews Waiting on Others',
       ),
 
+      '%d Active Review(s)' => array(
+        '%d Active Review',
+        '%d Active Reviews',
+      ),
+
       '%d Flagged Object(s)' => array(
         '%d Flagged Object',
         '%d Flagged Objects',
       ),
 
+      '%d Object(s) Tracked' => array(
+        '%d Object Tracked',
+        '%d Objects Tracked',
+      ),
+
       '%d Unbreak Now Task(s)!' => array(
         '%d Unbreak Now Task!',
         '%d Unbreak Now Tasks!',