diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/extractors/PeertubeAccountExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/extractors/PeertubeAccountExtractor.java
index 73dda98c2..c8d6258c8 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/extractors/PeertubeAccountExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/extractors/PeertubeAccountExtractor.java
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public class PeertubeAccountExtractor extends ChannelExtractor {
 
     @Override
     public long getSubscriberCount() throws ParsingException {
+        // The subscriber count cannot be retrieved directly. It needs to be calculated.
+        // An accounts subscriber count is the number of the channel owner's subscriptions
+        // plus the sum of all sub channels subscriptions.
         long subscribersCount = json.getLong("followersCount");
         String accountVideoChannelUrl = baseUrl + PeertubeChannelLinkHandlerFactory.API_ENDPOINT;
         if (getId().contains(ACCOUNTS)) {