diff --git a/locales/index.d.ts b/locales/index.d.ts
index 5089f7802e..c9b6c6c816 100644
--- a/locales/index.d.ts
+++ b/locales/index.d.ts
@@ -4984,6 +4984,18 @@ export interface Locale extends ILocale {
      * お問い合わせ
      */
     "inquiry": string;
+    /**
+     * ページ閲覧数
+     */
+    "pageViewCount": string;
+    /**
+     * 人気のユーザーの算出基準
+     */
+    "preferPopularUserFactor": string;
+    /**
+     * ページ閲覧数はローカルユーザーにのみ適用されます（リモートユーザーはフォロワー数で表示されます）。「無効」に設定すると、ローカル・リモートどちらの「人気のユーザー」セクションも表示されなくなります。
+     */
+    "preferPopularUserFactorDescription": string;
     "_delivery": {
         /**
          * 配信状態
diff --git a/locales/ja-JP.yml b/locales/ja-JP.yml
index a03d792140..96fb3bae68 100644
--- a/locales/ja-JP.yml
+++ b/locales/ja-JP.yml
@@ -1242,6 +1242,9 @@ keepOriginalFilenameDescription: "この設定をオフにすると、アップ
 noDescription: "説明文はありません"
 alwaysConfirmFollow: "フォローの際常に確認する"
 inquiry: "お問い合わせ"
+pageViewCount: "ページ閲覧数"
+preferPopularUserFactor: "人気のユーザーの算出基準"
+preferPopularUserFactorDescription: "ページ閲覧数はローカルユーザーにのみ適用されます（リモートユーザーはフォロワー数で表示されます）。「無効」に設定すると、ローカル・リモートどちらの「人気のユーザー」セクションも表示されなくなります。"
 
 _delivery:
   status: "配信状態"
diff --git a/packages/backend/migration/1720879227657-preferPopularUserFactor.js b/packages/backend/migration/1720879227657-preferPopularUserFactor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b70e5b5aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/migration/1720879227657-preferPopularUserFactor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: syuilo and misskey-project
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+export class PreferPopularUserFactor1720879227657 {
+	name = 'PreferPopularUserFactor1720879227657'
+
+	async up(queryRunner) {
+		await queryRunner.query(`CREATE TYPE "meta_preferPopularUserFactor_enum" AS ENUM('follower', 'pv', 'none')`)
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" ADD "preferPopularUserFactor" "meta_preferPopularUserFactor_enum" NOT NULL DEFAULT 'follower'`);
+	}
+
+	async down(queryRunner) {
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "meta" DROP COLUMN "preferPopularUserFactor"`);
+		await queryRunner.query(`DROP TYPE "meta_preferPopularUserFactor_enum"`);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/entities/MetaEntityService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/entities/MetaEntityService.ts
index 09641ce485..b5b5ab5c03 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/entities/MetaEntityService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/entities/MetaEntityService.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ export class MetaEntityService {
 
 			mediaProxy: this.config.mediaProxy,
 			enableUrlPreview: instance.urlPreviewEnabled,
+
+			preferPopularUserFactor: instance.preferPopularUserFactor,
 		};
 
 		return packed;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/Meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/Meta.ts
index ad306fcad6..3ae7c0e1b4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/Meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/Meta.ts
@@ -620,4 +620,10 @@ export class MiMeta {
 		nullable: true,
 	})
 	public urlPreviewUserAgent: string | null;
+
+	@Column('enum', {
+		enum: ['follower', 'pv', 'none'],
+		default: 'follower',
+	})
+	public preferPopularUserFactor: 'follower' | 'pv' | 'none';
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/json-schema/meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/json-schema/meta.ts
index e7bc6356e5..42dfc65632 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/json-schema/meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/json-schema/meta.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ export const packedMetaLiteSchema = {
 			type: 'boolean',
 			optional: false, nullable: false,
 		},
+		preferPopularUserFactor: {
+			type: 'string',
+			optional: false, nullable: false,
+			enum: ['follower', 'pv', 'none'],
+		},
 		backgroundImageUrl: {
 			type: 'string',
 			optional: false, nullable: true,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/meta.ts
index eee02a7123..146ac48384 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/meta.ts
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ export const meta = {
 				type: 'string',
 				optional: false, nullable: true,
 			},
+			preferPopularUserFactor: {
+				type: 'string',
+				optional: false, nullable: false,
+				enum: ['follower', 'pv', 'none'],
+			},
 		},
 	},
 } as const;
@@ -614,6 +619,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 				urlPreviewRequireContentLength: instance.urlPreviewRequireContentLength,
 				urlPreviewUserAgent: instance.urlPreviewUserAgent,
 				urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl: instance.urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl,
+				preferPopularUserFactor: instance.preferPopularUserFactor,
 			};
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
index 4e28ee6877..13e291a046 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ export const paramDef = {
 		urlPreviewRequireContentLength: { type: 'boolean' },
 		urlPreviewUserAgent: { type: 'string', nullable: true },
 		urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl: { type: 'string', nullable: true },
+		preferPopularUserFactor: {
+			type: 'string',
+			enum: ['follower', 'pv', 'none'],
+		},
 	},
 	required: [],
 } as const;
@@ -617,6 +621,10 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 				set.urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl = value === '' ? null : value;
 			}
 
+			if (ps.preferPopularUserFactor !== undefined) {
+				set.preferPopularUserFactor = ps.preferPopularUserFactor;
+			}
+
 			const before = await this.metaService.fetch(true);
 
 			await this.metaService.update(set);
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings.vue b/packages/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings.vue
index 6f45c212ec..0acc956984 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings.vue
@@ -50,10 +50,24 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 						<template #caption>{{ i18n.ts.impressumDescription }}</template>
 					</MkInput>
 
-					<MkTextarea v-model="pinnedUsers">
-						<template #label>{{ i18n.ts.pinnedUsers }}</template>
-						<template #caption>{{ i18n.ts.pinnedUsersDescription }}</template>
-					</MkTextarea>
+					<FormSection>
+						<template #label>{{ i18n.ts.explore }}</template>
+
+						<div class="_gaps_m">
+							<MkTextarea v-model="pinnedUsers">
+								<template #label>{{ i18n.ts.pinnedUsers }}</template>
+								<template #caption>{{ i18n.ts.pinnedUsersDescription }}</template>
+							</MkTextarea>
+
+							<MkRadios v-model="preferPopularUserFactor">
+								<template #label>{{ i18n.ts.preferPopularUserFactor }}</template>
+								<template #caption>{{ i18n.ts.preferPopularUserFactorDescription }}</template>
+								<option value="follower">{{ i18n.ts.followersCount }}</option>
+								<option value="pv">{{ i18n.ts.pageViewCount }}</option>
+								<option value="none">{{ i18n.ts.disabled }}</option>
+							</MkRadios>
+						</div>
+					</FormSection>
 
 					<FormSection>
 						<template #label>{{ i18n.ts.files }}</template>
@@ -222,6 +236,8 @@ import { definePageMetadata } from '@/scripts/page-metadata.js';
 import MkButton from '@/components/MkButton.vue';
 import MkFolder from '@/components/MkFolder.vue';
 import MkSelect from '@/components/MkSelect.vue';
+import MkRadios from '@/components/MkRadios.vue';
+import { entities as MisskeyEntities } from 'misskey-js';
 
 const name = ref<string | null>(null);
 const shortName = ref<string | null>(null);
@@ -249,6 +265,7 @@ const urlPreviewMaximumContentLength = ref<number>(1024 * 1024 * 10);
 const urlPreviewRequireContentLength = ref<boolean>(true);
 const urlPreviewUserAgent = ref<string | null>(null);
 const urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl = ref<string | null>(null);
+const preferPopularUserFactor = ref<MisskeyEntities.MetaLite['preferPopularUserFactor']>('follower');
 
 async function init(): Promise<void> {
 	const meta = await misskeyApi('admin/meta');
@@ -278,6 +295,7 @@ async function init(): Promise<void> {
 	urlPreviewRequireContentLength.value = meta.urlPreviewRequireContentLength;
 	urlPreviewUserAgent.value = meta.urlPreviewUserAgent;
 	urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl.value = meta.urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl;
+	preferPopularUserFactor.value = meta.preferPopularUserFactor;
 }
 
 async function save() {
@@ -308,6 +326,7 @@ async function save() {
 		urlPreviewRequireContentLength: urlPreviewRequireContentLength.value,
 		urlPreviewUserAgent: urlPreviewUserAgent.value,
 		urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl: urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl.value,
+		preferPopularUserFactor: preferPopularUserFactor.value,
 	});
 
 	fetchInstance(true);
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/explore.users.vue b/packages/frontend/src/pages/explore.users.vue
index 398cb2c3f4..6c8ecd7ff8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/explore.users.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/explore.users.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 				<template #header><i class="ti ti-bookmark ti-fw" style="margin-right: 0.5em;"></i>{{ i18n.ts.pinnedUsers }}</template>
 				<MkUserList :pagination="pinnedUsers"/>
 			</MkFoldableSection>
-			<MkFoldableSection class="_margin" persistKey="explore-popular-users">
+			<MkFoldableSection v-if="instance.preferPopularUserFactor !== 'none'" class="_margin" persistKey="explore-popular-users">
 				<template #header><i class="ti ti-chart-line ti-fw" style="margin-right: 0.5em;"></i>{{ i18n.ts.popularUsers }}</template>
 				<MkUserList :pagination="popularUsers"/>
 			</MkFoldableSection>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 		</MkFoldableSection>
 
 		<template v-if="tag == null">
-			<MkFoldableSection class="_margin">
+			<MkFoldableSection v-if="instance.preferPopularUserFactor !== 'none'" class="_margin">
 				<template #header><i class="ti ti-chart-line ti-fw" style="margin-right: 0.5em;"></i>{{ i18n.ts.popularUsers }}</template>
 				<MkUserList :pagination="popularUsersF"/>
 			</MkFoldableSection>
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ import MkUserList from '@/components/MkUserList.vue';
 import MkFoldableSection from '@/components/MkFoldableSection.vue';
 import MkTab from '@/components/MkTab.vue';
 import { misskeyApi } from '@/scripts/misskey-api.js';
+import { instance } from '@/instance.js';
 import { i18n } from '@/i18n.js';
+import type { Paging } from '@/components/MkPagination.vue';
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	tag?: string;
@@ -94,34 +96,47 @@ const tagUsers = computed(() => ({
 	},
 }));
 
-const pinnedUsers = { endpoint: 'pinned-users', noPaging: true };
-const popularUsers = { endpoint: 'users', limit: 10, noPaging: true, params: {
+function createUserQueryPaging(params: Misskey.Endpoints['users']['req']): Paging {
+	return {
+		endpoint: 'users',
+		limit: 10,
+		noPaging: true,
+		params,
+	};
+}
+
+const pinnedUsers = {
+	endpoint: 'pinned-users',
+	noPaging: true,
+	limit: 10,
+} satisfies Paging;
+const popularUsers = createUserQueryPaging({
 	state: 'alive',
 	origin: 'local',
-	sort: '+pv',
-} };
-const recentlyUpdatedUsers = { endpoint: 'users', limit: 10, noPaging: true, params: {
+	sort: instance.preferPopularUserFactor === 'pv' ? '+pv' : '+follower',
+});
+const recentlyUpdatedUsers = createUserQueryPaging({
 	origin: 'local',
 	sort: '+updatedAt',
-} };
-const recentlyRegisteredUsers = { endpoint: 'users', limit: 10, noPaging: true, params: {
+});
+const recentlyRegisteredUsers = createUserQueryPaging({
 	origin: 'local',
 	state: 'alive',
 	sort: '+createdAt',
-} };
-const popularUsersF = { endpoint: 'users', limit: 10, noPaging: true, params: {
+});
+const popularUsersF = createUserQueryPaging({
 	state: 'alive',
 	origin: 'remote',
-	sort: '+follower',
-} };
-const recentlyUpdatedUsersF = { endpoint: 'users', limit: 10, noPaging: true, params: {
+	sort: '+follower', // リモートのpvは信用ならない
+});
+const recentlyUpdatedUsersF = createUserQueryPaging({
 	origin: 'combined',
 	sort: '+updatedAt',
-} };
-const recentlyRegisteredUsersF = { endpoint: 'users', limit: 10, noPaging: true, params: {
+});
+const recentlyRegisteredUsersF = createUserQueryPaging({
 	origin: 'combined',
 	sort: '+createdAt',
-} };
+});
 
 misskeyApi('hashtags/list', {
 	sort: '+attachedLocalUsers',
diff --git a/packages/misskey-js/src/autogen/types.ts b/packages/misskey-js/src/autogen/types.ts
index 25874d63c5..17c68b5e3e 100644
--- a/packages/misskey-js/src/autogen/types.ts
+++ b/packages/misskey-js/src/autogen/types.ts
@@ -4929,6 +4929,8 @@ export type components = {
       translatorAvailable: boolean;
       mediaProxy: string;
       enableUrlPreview: boolean;
+      /** @enum {string} */
+      preferPopularUserFactor: 'follower' | 'pv' | 'none';
       backgroundImageUrl: string | null;
       impressumUrl: string | null;
       logoImageUrl: string | null;
@@ -5124,6 +5126,8 @@ export type operations = {
             urlPreviewRequireContentLength: boolean;
             urlPreviewUserAgent: string | null;
             urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl: string | null;
+            /** @enum {string} */
+            preferPopularUserFactor: 'follower' | 'pv' | 'none';
           };
         };
       };
@@ -9367,6 +9371,8 @@ export type operations = {
           urlPreviewRequireContentLength?: boolean;
           urlPreviewUserAgent?: string | null;
           urlPreviewSummaryProxyUrl?: string | null;
+          /** @enum {string} */
+          preferPopularUserFactor?: 'follower' | 'pv' | 'none';
         };
       };
     };