diff --git a/client/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
index 120ed36..33badbb 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export default function VideoPage() {
     enabled: !!videoId,
     retry: 3,
     retryDelay: 1000,
-    // Real-time refresh for view counts - refresh every 30 seconds
-    refetchInterval: 30000,
+    // Real-time refresh for view counts - refresh every 2 minutes for better performance
+    refetchInterval: 120000,
     refetchOnWindowFocus: true,
     refetchOnReconnect: true,
   });
diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index 50f5707..b4ae45d 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export default function Home() {
     gcTime: 10 * 60 * 1000,
     refetchOnWindowFocus: true,
     refetchOnReconnect: true,
-    // Real-time refresh for view counts - refresh every 30 seconds
-    refetchInterval: 30000
+    // Real-time refresh for view counts - refresh every 2 minutes for better performance
+    refetchInterval: 120000
   });
 
   // Update videos when new data comes in