diff --git a/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx b/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
index e20f288fa4..0f60b71c51 100644
--- a/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
+++ b/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ export const Explorer = ({
                       explorerFields={explorerFields}
                       timeStampField={queryRef.current![SELECTED_TIMESTAMP]}
                       rawQuery={appBasedRef.current || queryRef.current![RAW_QUERY]}
-                      totalHits={explorerData?.datarows?.length || 0}
+                      totalHits={_.sum(countDistribution.data['count()'])}
                       requestParams={requestParams}
                       startTime={appLogEvents ? startTime : dateRange[0]}
                       endTime={appLogEvents ? endTime : dateRange[1]}