diff --git a/src/app/[locale]/projects/ProjectsResultsClient.tsx b/src/app/[locale]/projects/ProjectsResultsClient.tsx
index cbfa6ee..0badf37 100644
--- a/src/app/[locale]/projects/ProjectsResultsClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[locale]/projects/ProjectsResultsClient.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { ProjectSortOption, ProjectWithFlatTags } from '@/hooks/useProjects
 import { ProjectCard } from '@/components/project/ProjectCard'
 import { AISearchResults } from '@/components/search/AISearchResults'
 
-const DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = 20
+const DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = 10
 const PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS = [10, 20, 50] as const
 
 type ProjectListItem = ProjectWithFlatTags
diff --git a/src/app/[locale]/projects/page.tsx b/src/app/[locale]/projects/page.tsx
index fe75f61..fe6a794 100644
--- a/src/app/[locale]/projects/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[locale]/projects/page.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function normalizePageLimit(value?: string): (typeof PAGE_LIMIT_OPTIONS)[number]
   if (PAGE_LIMIT_OPTIONS.includes(parsedValue as (typeof PAGE_LIMIT_OPTIONS)[number])) {
     return parsedValue as (typeof PAGE_LIMIT_OPTIONS)[number]
   }
-  return 20
+  return 10
 }
 
 export default async function ProjectsPage({
diff --git a/src/app/api/projects/route.ts b/src/app/api/projects/route.ts
index 12b5970..7ca8ebf 100644
--- a/src/app/api/projects/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/projects/route.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const ProjectsQuerySchema = z.object({
   projectType: z.string().trim().optional(),
   sort: z.enum(PROJECT_SORT_OPTIONS).default('latest'),
   page: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(1),
-  limit: z.coerce.number().int().positive().max(100).default(20),
+  limit: z.coerce.number().int().positive().max(100).default(10),
 })
 
 function parseSlugList(searchParams: URLSearchParams, key: string, repeatedKey: string): string[] {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useProjects.ts b/src/hooks/useProjects.ts
index 5c37184..8bdd3c6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useProjects.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useProjects.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export type FixedProjectTypeFilter = {
 export const PROJECT_SORT_OPTIONS = ['latest', 'stars_desc', 'stars_asc'] as const
 export type ProjectSortOption = (typeof PROJECT_SORT_OPTIONS)[number]
 const DEFAULT_PAGE = 1
-const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 20
+const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 10
 const MAX_LIMIT = 100
 
 export function normalizeProjectSort(value?: string): ProjectSortOption {