diff --git a/global/helpers/numbers.ts b/global/helpers/numbers.ts
index 23e04d0ff..989a153d6 100644
--- a/global/helpers/numbers.ts
+++ b/global/helpers/numbers.ts
@@ -80,3 +80,19 @@ export const adjustValueToStep = (value: number, step: number, precision?: numbe
 
   return setDecimalPrecision(floor, precision);
 };
+
+/**
+ * Format number to international locale string or fallback to default browser locale
+ * @param number - number to format
+ * @param locale - locale to format number to
+ * @returns formatted number
+ */
+export const formatNumber = (number: number, locale?: string) => {
+  if (!Intl.NumberFormat || !number || !navigator.language) return number;
+
+  const browserLocale = navigator.language;
+
+  const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat(locale || browserLocale);
+
+  return Number(formatter.format(number));
+};
diff --git a/packages/readtime/src/factory.ts b/packages/readtime/src/factory.ts
index 14d235b69..673159240 100644
--- a/packages/readtime/src/factory.ts
+++ b/packages/readtime/src/factory.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getInstanceIndex } from '$global/helpers';
+import { formatNumber, getInstanceIndex } from '$global/helpers';
 
 import { ATTRIBUTES, DEFAULT_WPM, queryElement } from './utils/constants';
 
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ export const initReadTime = (timeElement: Element) => {
 
   const readTime = wordsCount / wpm;
 
-  timeElement.textContent = !decimals && readTime < 0.5 ? '1' : readTime.toFixed(decimals);
+  timeElement.textContent = readTime < 0.5 ? '1' : formatNumber(readTime).toFixed(decimals);
 };