diff --git a/intake/app.py b/intake/app.py
index 14221d7..328724d 100644
--- a/intake/app.py
+++ b/intake/app.py
@@ -115,10 +115,23 @@ def root():
     if channels_config_path.exists():
         channels = json.loads(channels_config_path.read_text(encoding="utf8"))
 
+    channel_counts = {
+        channel: len(
+            [
+                item
+                for source in sources
+                for item in LocalSource(data_path, source).get_all_items()
+                if not item.is_hidden
+            ]
+        )
+        for channel, sources in channels.items()
+    }
+
     return render_template(
         "home.jinja2",
         sources=sources,
         channels=channels,
+        channel_counts=channel_counts,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/intake/templates/home.jinja2 b/intake/templates/home.jinja2
index 36d4128..bbf20d2 100644
--- a/intake/templates/home.jinja2
+++ b/intake/templates/home.jinja2
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ summary:focus {
 <p>No channels found.</p>
 {% else %}
 {% for channel in channels %}
-<p><a href="{{ url_for('channel_feed', name=channel) }}">{{ channel }}</a></p>
+<p><a href="{{ url_for('channel_feed', name=channel) }}">
+{%- if channel_counts[channel] -%}
+({{ channel_counts[channel] }}) {{ channel }}
+{%- else -%}
+{{ channel }}
+{%- endif -%}
+</a></p>
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 <p><a href="{{ url_for('channels_edit') }}">Edit channels</a></p>