diff --git a/alembic/versions/d371333159ab_video_view_count_bigint.py b/alembic/versions/d371333159ab_video_view_count_bigint.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9674ae54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/d371333159ab_video_view_count_bigint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Video view_count bigint.
+
+Revision ID: d371333159ab
+Revises: b2b9700f5048
+Create Date: 2026-02-08
+
+This migration changes the view_count column from INTEGER to BIGINT
+to accommodate YouTube videos with view counts exceeding 2,147,483,647.
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'd371333159ab'
+down_revision = 'b2b9700f5048'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.alter_column('video', 'view_count',
+                    existing_type=sa.Integer(),
+                    type_=sa.BigInteger())
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.alter_column('video', 'view_count',
+                    existing_type=sa.BigInteger(),
+                    type_=sa.Integer())
diff --git a/modules/videos/common.py b/modules/videos/common.py
index 15c16144..3eacdc2d 100644
--- a/modules/videos/common.py
+++ b/modules/videos/common.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ async def update_view_counts_and_censored(channel_id: int):
     with get_db_curs(commit=True) as curs:
         # Update the view_count for each video.
         stmt = '''
-               WITH source AS (select * from json_to_recordset(%s::json) as (id text, view_count int))
+               WITH source AS (select * from json_to_recordset(%s::json) as (id text, view_count bigint))
                UPDATE video
                SET view_count = s.view_count
                FROM source as s
diff --git a/modules/videos/models.py b/modules/videos/models.py
index 6a567381..e352f143 100644
--- a/modules/videos/models.py
+++ b/modules/videos/models.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Video(ModelHelper, Base):
     id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
 
     source_id = Column(String)  # The id from yt-dlp
-    view_count = Column(Integer)  # The view count from the ChannelDownloader (or from initial download)
+    view_count = Column(BigInteger)  # The view count from the ChannelDownloader (or from initial download)
     ffprobe_json = deferred(Column(JSONB))  # Data that is fetched once from ffprobe (ffmpeg)
     have_comments = Column(Boolean, default=False)  # see `get_missing_videos_comments`
     comments_failed = Column(Boolean, default=False)  # see `get_missing_videos_comments`